This chapter reviews research on strategic political communication in election campaigns,
which still is a rather fragmented field despite its long tradition. To structure this area of …

This book proposes a framework for comparative analysis of the relation between the media
and the political system. Building on a survey of media institutions in eighteen West …

Der gegenüber der ersten Afulge vollständig überarbeitete und erweiterte Band gibt einen
Überblick über die wichtigsten Ansätze und Ergebnisse empirischer Forschung zum …

This article argues that digital media are introducing a new grassroots-based mode of
'citizen-initiated campaigning'(CIC) that challenges the dominant professionalized model of …

Elections lie at the heart of the relationship between parties and democracy. Just as it is
impossible to conceive of a definition of representative democracy which does not place …

The task of this opening chapter is to introduce some of the main themes of the book by
providing an overview of the current state of the literature and research on parties and the …

The internet is now a mainstay of contemporary political life, and captivates researchers from
across the social sciences. From debates about its impact on parties and election …

What is political marketing? There is no single unambiguous answer from the field. There is
a broad and rapidly expanding international literature connected by a focus on …

Politics in the Middle East is now'seen'and the image is playing a central part in processes of
political struggle. This is the first book in the literature to engage directly with these changing …

This paper analyses strategic thinking around election campaign communication in a rapidly
evolving media environment, characterized by the rise of digital communication channels …