Constituency Communication in Changing Times (1st ed. 2022)

This volume employs a comparative approach to cast light on representation and representative processes from a communications perspective. It focuses on online constituency communication, aiming to provide a perspective from which to empirically study the changes taking place in the relationship between citizens and their representatives. The (hyper)mediatisation of politics and society is here considered a relevant enabling factor, because it creates the conditions leading to change in the nature of democratic processes. The chapters discuss Podemos, the Lega, Law and Justice, and the Five-star Movement as good examples of this phenomenon. Populist and nationalist forces have emerged as bottom-up and top-down entities aiming to embody the will of the people, or to push for democratic processes to be more inclusive. Until now, however, the intersection between populist and nationalist discourses and the related question of representation have been largely ignored. By analysing the transformations that have taken place in MPs’ communication practices in non-election periods, the contributors illuminate how social media is affecting MPs’ communication and examine the strains in the relationship between executives and legislatures that populist and nationalist parties exploit.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Political Campaigning and Communication
Release date:	March 2023
First published:	2022
Editors:	Luigi Ceccarini • Rosanna De Rosa • James L. Newell
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Pages:	337
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-091372-4
Categories:	Books
LSN:	3-03-091372-4
Barcode:	9783030913724

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