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"This volume addresses the challenges that political communication is facing today from a comparative perspective, using principles and methods of comparison both across space (cross-national) and across time (longitudinal), thereby advancing the understanding of global trends and cultural differences. It covers a wide range of countries and cultures from advanced Western democracies and beyond. The research tools employed include quantitative and qualitative content analyses, comparative case studies, document analysis, opinion surveys, elite interviews and a combination of various methods. Employing different research strategies and theoretical approaches, this book sheds new light on key concepts in the literature on comparative political communication research, such as professionalization, personalization and globalization. It also investigates processes of change and transformation, such as negativization of campaigns, internationalization of campaign coverage, professionalization of government communication, democratization, commercialization of the media and transnationalization of national public spheres. "--
List of contents
1. Comparing Political Communication across Time and Space: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges in a Globalized World - An Introduction; Maria Jose Canel and Katrin Voltmer PART I: CHALLENGES OF COMPARATIVE POLITICAL COMMUNICATION RESEARCH: DESIGN, METHODS AND MEASUREMENT 2. Methodological Challenges in Comparative Communication Research: Advancing Cross-National Research in Times of Globalization; Frank Esser 3. The Role of Measurement Invariance in Comparative Communication Research; Christian Schemer, Rinaldo Kuhne and Jorg Matthes 4. Using Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis in Comparative Political Communication Research: Applying Fuzzy Set Theoretic Thinking to Small-N Case Oriented Research; John Downey and James Stanyer PART II: COMMUNICATING TO CITIZENS: CAMPAIGNS, POLITICAL PR AND THE MEDIA 5. Negativity in the Public Space: Comparing Hundred Years of Negative Campaigning on Election Posters in Sweden; Bengt Johansson 6. U.S. and International Coverage of the Election of Barak Obama: Trends and Differences; Salma Ghanem 7. Is It Enough to be Strategic? Comparing and Defining Professional Government Communication across Disciplinary Fields and between Countries; Maria Jose Canel and Karen Sanders 8. Comparing Political Participation in Different Institutional Environments: The Mobilizing Effect of Direct Democracy on Young People; Ruth Kunz, Judith Moeller, Frank Esser and Claes de Vreese PART III: JOURNALISM AND MEDIA REALITIES: JOURNALISTIC CULTURES, THE MARKET AND POLITICAL NEWS 9. Political Trust among Journalists: Comparative Evidence from 21 Countries; Thomas Hanitzsch and Rosa Berganza 10. Making Sense of Press Freedom: A Comparison of Journalists' Perceptions of Press Freedom in Eastern Europe and East Asia; Katrin Voltmer 11. A Hedge Between Keeps Friendship Green: Comparing Concurrence and Conflict between Politicians and Journalists in Nine European Democracies; Barbara Pfetsch, Eva Mayerhoffer, Peter Maurer and Tom Moring 12. It Didn't Happen Here: Commercialization and Political News in Swedish Television 1998-2010; Lars W, Nord and Jesper Stromback 13. Global Climate Change, Global Public Sphere? Media Attention for Climate Change in Twenty-Seven Countries; Ana Ivanova, Andreas Schmidt and Mike S. Schafer 14. Conclusion: Comparing across Space and Time: Challenges and Achievements in Political Communication Research; Barbara Pfetsch
About the author
Rosa Berganza, University of Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
María Jose Canel, Complutense University, Spain
Claes de Vreese, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
John Downey, Loughborough University, UK
Frank Esser, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Salma Ghanem, Central Michigan University
Thomas Hanitzsch, LMU Munich, Germany
Ana Ivanova, University of Hamburg, Germany
Bengt Johansson, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Thomas Hanitzsch, LMU Munich, Germany
Rinaldo Kühne, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jörg Matthes, University of Vienna, Austria
Peter Maurer, University of Vienna, Austria
Eva Mayerhöffer, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Judtih Moeller, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tom Moring, Sámi University College in Kautokeino, Norway
Lars Nord, Mid Sweden University, Sweden
Barbara Pfetsch, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Karen Sanders, CEU San Pablo University, Spain
Mike S. Schäfer, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Christian Schemer, Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany
Andreas Schmidt, University of Hamburg, Germany
James Stanyer, Loughborough University, UK
Jesper Strömbäck, Mid Sweden University, Sweden
Katrin Voltmer, University of Leeds, UK
