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In this edited volume, renowned scholars from around the globe rethink and update important political communication concepts in the light of the most recent changes that have been occurring in media environments. In particular, the authors discuss those caused by the use of social media in politics, e.g. prevalent disinformation, populism, political polarization, etc. This collection of key texts addresses the major concerns that arise in our rapidly changing media and political environments and provides a basis for discussions on the current state of political communication research.
This makes this volume a must-read for students, researchers, and scholars of political communication, interested in a better understanding of key concepts and the current state of the research in the field.
List of contents
Chapter 1. The Old Meets the New: 'old' Political Communication Concepts in a 'new' Social Media Era.- Chapter 2. Features of the Digital Era: Deinstitutionalization and Reinstitutionalization.- Chapter 3. Ever More Dynamic, Complex and Transnational - Comparing Political Communication Under the Conditions of Digital Environments and Disrupted Democracy.- Chapter 4. A Brief History of the Disinformation Age: Information Wars and the Decline of Institutional Authority.- Chapter 5. Media Populism Revisited.- Chapter 6. Political Corruption Scandals in the (Social) Media Environment.- Chapter 7. Digital Election Campaigns: Does Professionalization Still Matter?.- Chapter 8. Political (Election) Advertising.- Chapter 9. Strategic Political Public Relations in the "age of Populism".
