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This book focuses on the personalization of politics - whereby politicians increasingly become the main focus of political processes - a prominent phenomenon in modern democracies that has received considerable attention in national politics.
List of contents
- Part I. Facing Europe
- 1: Why Study the Personalization of Politics in the European Union?
- 2: An Integrated Theory of Personalization in European Union Politics
- Part II. Media Personalization of European Union Politics
- 3: European Integration and Media Personalization
- 4: Media Personalization in Domestic Political Contexts
- Part III. Personalization and Politicians in the European Union
- 5: Personalization of Politics Inside the European Parliament
- 6: Members of the European Parliament and Political Communication
- Part IV. Consequences of Personalized Politics in the European Union
- 7: Towards the Humanization of European Union Politics?
- 8: Voter Preferences for Personalized Political News in the European Union
- 9: Consequences and Implications of (De-)Personalized Politics in the European Union
About the author
Katjana Gattermann is Assistant Professor of Political Communication and Journalism at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research, Department of Communication Science, University of Amsterdam. Her research interests comprise political communication and journalism, public opinion and political behaviour with a regional focus on Europe and the European Union. Her work addresses questions that concern the relationship between representatives and represented, and particularly the linking role of the media in that relationship. Her work has appeared in journals such as the European Journal of Political Research, European Union Politics, the International Journal of Press/Politics, the Journal of European Public Policy, and West European Politics.
Summary
This book focuses on the personalization of politics - whereby politicians increasingly become the main focus of political processes - a prominent phenomenon in modern democracies that has received considerable attention in national politics.
Additional text
Gattermann argues that the personalization of European politics makes voters more receptive to political information, that voters are more likely to adopt media logic in European affairs, and that voters prefer personalized political news. Methodologically, the book uses longitudinal and cross-country comparative research design as well as experimental design conducted in three European countries. The style of presentation is academic, with abundant use of specialized vocabulary.
