Power in Ideas - A Case Based Argument for Taking Ideas Seriously in Political

This Element argues that understanding media and democracy requires an analytical framework that takes seriously the role of ideas in political life and communication. Using three case studies, we trace the landscapes within which these ideas emerged and were articulated within, the fields they travelled across, and how they became powerful.

List of contents

1. The Ideas of Politics; 2. The Power of Ta-Nehisi Coates's 'The Case for Reparations'; 3. Free Expression and Facebook in Mark Zuckerberg's Georgetown Speech; 4. Universal Basic Income: An Idea Finds Its Messenger and Moment; 5. Ideas and the Study of Political Communication; 6. References.

Summary

This Element argues that understanding media and democracy requires an analytical framework that takes seriously the role of ideas in political life and communication. Using three case studies, we trace the landscapes within which these ideas emerged and were articulated within, the fields they travelled across, and how they became powerful.

Product details

• Authors: Kirsten Adams, Kirsten Kreiss Adams, Daniel Kreiss, Kreiss Daniel
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781108948104
• ISBN: 978-1-108-94810-4
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Politics and Communication
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Propaganda, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Political science & theory, Communication Studies, Political campaigning & advertising, Political science and theory, Political campaigning and advertising, Elections & referenda, Political control and freedoms, Public Opinion & Polls, Public opinion and polls, Elections and referenda / suffrage