Political communication and social theory /
Aeron Davis.
- xviii, 196 pages ; 24 cm.
- Communication and society .
Includes index
Includes bibliographical references (p. [164]-187)
In search of the 'good' democracy: comparing political and media systems -- Citizens, political representation and parliamentary public spheres -- professionalized parties, the electoral mechanism and the new wave of party leaders: the rise of David Cameron -- The production of policy and news: liquid politics and the working cultures of the new capitalism -- Journalist -- source relations, mediated reflexivity and the politics of politics -- Celebrity politics, symbolic communication and media capital in the political field -- New media and fat democracy: the paradox of online participation -- Politics and communication between the national and the global: determining the boundaries and significance of 'international political communication' -- Foreign policy-making, war and the disembedding of cosmopolitan elite networks: the case of Iraq 2003 -- The 'crisis' of politics and communication in aging democracies.
"'Davis skilfully blends social theory with a wealth of "insider" accounts from senior politicians and journalists to produce a classic text which sets a new benchmark for political communication scholarship.'-Bob Franklin, Professor of Journalism Studies, Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, UK.