Political Communication Books

New and Published Books

1. Political Marketing in Retrospective and Prospective

   Edited by Christine B. Williams, Bruce I. Newman

   Political marketing coalesced as a subfield in the mid-1990s, and in 2002 the Journal of Political Marketing began publication. This anniversary collection reviews the existing theory, empirical evidence and practice of political marketing and explores emerging topics and lines of inquiry within...

   Published December 5th 2012 by Routledge
2. The Politicization of Europe

   Contesting the Constitution in the Mass Media

   By Paul Statham, Hans-Jörg Trenz

   Series: Routledge Studies on Democratising Europe

   This book examines how mass media debates have contributed to the politicization of the European Union. The public controversies over the EU’s attempted Constitution-making (and its failure) sowed the seeds for a process of politicization that has advanced ever since: an increasing visibility for...

   Published September 24th 2012 by Routledge
3. E-Participation in Southern Europe and the Balkans

   Issues of Democracy and Participation Via Electronic Media

   Edited by Euripidis Loukis, Ann Macintosh, Yannis Charalabidis

   The rapid development and the growing penetration of information and communication technologies (ICT) provide tremendous opportunities for a wide and cost effective application of the ideas of participative democracy and public participation in government decision and policy making. ICT can drive...

   Published September 19th 2012 by Routledge
4. Routledge Handbook of Political Management

   By Dennis W. Johnson

   The Routledge Handbook of Political Management is a comprehensive overview of the field of applied politics, encompassing political consulting, campaigns and elections, lobbying and advocacy, grass roots politics, fundraising, media and political communications, the role of the parties, political...

   Published September 4th 2012 by Routledge
5. Political Communication in China

   Convergence or Divergence Between the Media and Political System?

   Edited by Wenfang Tang, Shanto Iyengar

   It is widely recognised that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uses the media to set the agenda for political discourse, propagate official policies, monitor public opinion, and rally regime support. State agencies in China control the full spectrum of media programming, either through ownership or...

   Published July 26th 2012 by Routledge
6. Encoding the Olympics

   The Beijing Olympic Games and the Communication Impact Worldwide

   Edited by Luo Qing, Giuseppe Richeri

   Series: Sport in the Global Society - Historical perspectives

   Encoding the Olympics assembles a uniquely representative international team of media experts to provide a comprehensive review of the global impact of media and cultural communications associated with the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Commissioned by the IOC, this pioneering comparative study – the...

   Published May 13th 2012 by Routledge
7. Neoliberalism and Applied Linguistics

   By David Block, John Gray, Marnie Holborow

   This book explores neoliberalism – a view of the world that puts the market at its centre- from the perspective of applied linguistics. Neoliberalism and Applied Linguistics argues that while applied linguistics has become more interdisciplinary in orientation, it has ignored or downplayed the...

   Published February 8th 2012 by Routledge
8. Political Discourse Analysis

   A Method for Advanced Students

   By Isabela Fairclough, Norman Fairclough

   In this accessible new textbook, Isabela and Norman Fairclough present their innovative approach to analysing political discourse. Political Discourse Analysis integrates analysis of arguments into critical discourse analysis and political discourse analysis. The book is grounded in a view of...

   Published January 22nd 2012 by Routledge
9. How Media Inform Democracy

   A Comparative Approach

   Edited by Toril Aalberg, James Curran

   Series: Routledge New Developments in Communication and Society Research

   In this timely book, leading researchers consider how media inform democracy in six countries – the United States, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. Taking as their starting point the idea that citizens need to be briefed adequately with a full and intelligent...

   Published September 22nd 2011 by Routledge
10. Literature, Migration and the 'War on Terror'

    Edited by Fiona Tolan, Stephen Morton, Anastasia Valassopoulos, Robert Spencer

    This is a major new collection of essays on literary and cultural representations of migration and terrorism, the cultural impact of 9/11, and the subsequent ‘war on terror’. The collection commences with analyses of the relationship between migration and terrorism, which has been the focus of much...

    Published September 21st 2011 by Routledge