Television, Democracy, and the Mediatization of Chilean Politics

This study examines Chile's 1988 Franja Electoral, the month-long nationally televised political program that gave space to both sides ahead of the country's national plebiscite. The author argues that the "mediatization" of Chilean politics through this practice enabled the peaceful transition of power from Pinochet's military dictatorship.

List of contents

Part I: Historical Context
Chapter 1: Pinochet's Enduring Legacy
Chapter 2: The Rainbow that Brought Down a Dictatorship
Part II: Mediatization as a Theoretical Framework
Chapter 3: A Fictive Self-Representation of Chilean Democracy
Chapter 4: A Democratic Transition? NO. A Shift in Political Culture? SÍ.
Part III: The Empirical Study
Chapter 5: The Production of the 1988 Franja Electoral
Chapter 6: The Content Analysis of the 1988 Franja Electoral
Part IV: Conclusion
Conclusion: 1990 to 2013: The Arc of La Concertación

About the author

By Harry L. Simón Salazar

Summary

This study examines Chile’s 1988 Franja Electoral, the month-long nationally televised political program that gave space to both sides ahead of the country’s national plebiscite. The author argues that the “mediatization” of Chilean politics through this practice enabled the peaceful transition of power from Pinochet’s military dictatorship.

Product details

• Authors: Harry Simon Salazar, Harry L. Simon Salazar, Harry L Simón Salazar, Harry L. Simón Salazar, Simon Salazar Harry L.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781498559546
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-5954-6
• No. of pages: 190
• Series: Communication, Globalization & Cultural Identity; Communication, Globalization,; Communication, Globalization, and Cultural Identity
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; Chile, South America, Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, HISTORY / Latin America / South America, Caribbean islands, Politics & government, Communication Studies, Politics and government, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, History of the Americas