Platforms, Power, and Politics
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Platforms, Power, and Politics

An Introduction to Political Communication in the Digital Age

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eBook - ePub

Platforms, Power, and Politics

An Introduction to Political Communication in the Digital Age

About this book

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. With global examples beyond the context of Western democracies, the text reveals how digital technologies such as social media and search engines are increasingly shaping political communication in countries around the world. It shows how the core 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.

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Yes, you can access Platforms, Power, and Politics by Ulrike Klinger,Daniel Kreiss,Bruce Mutsvairo in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Languages & Linguistics & Communication Studies. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. 1 Introduction: Political Communication in the Platform Era
  6. 2 Definitions and Variations of Political Communication
  7. 3 Platforms and Their Power
  8. 4 Platforms, Public Spheres, and Public Opinion
  9. 5 Platforms and Journalism
  10. 6 Platforms and Strategic Political Communication
  11. 7 Platforms, Campaigns, and Campaigning
  12. 8 Platforms and Movements
  13. 9 Platform Governance
  14. 10 Platforms, Misinformation, Disinformation, and Propaganda
  15. 11 Platforms and Populism, Radicalism, and Extremism
  16. 12 Platforms, Politics, and Entertainment
  17. 13 Conclusion: Platforms and the Future of Political Communication
  18. Revision: Chapter Objectives Revisited
  19. References
  20. Index
  21. End User License Agreement