Platforms, Power, and Politics - An Introduction to Political Communication in the Digital Age

Political Communication has fundamentally transformed as digital technologies have become increasingly important in everyday life. Technology platforms have become powerful political instruments for world leaders, campaigns, social movements, journalists, and non-governmental organizations. Moreover, they are essential to how people communicate about politics, encounter and share political information, and take action to pursue their political goals. This is the first textbook to center digital platforms in understanding political communication. Taking a global approach beyond the context of Western democracies, the text reveals how digital technologies like social media and search engines are increasingly shaping political communication in countries around the world. It shows how the core concepts, theories and processes of political communication are being reshaped by platforms, from how elections are contested to how issues make it onto policymaking agendas. Topics covered include public opinion, journalism, strategic communication, political parties, social movements, governance, disinformation, propaganda, populism, race, ethnicity, and democratic backsliding. Full of lively examples and pedagogical features, Platforms, Power and Politics offers an exciting and innovative new approach to political communication. It is essential reading for students of political communication and an important resource for scholars, journalists and policymakers.

General

Imprint:	Polity Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Ulrike Klinger • Daniel Kreiss • Bruce Mutsvairo
Pages:	261
ISBN-13:	978-1-5095-5358-7
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	1-5095-5358-4
Barcode:	9781509553587

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