ISBN:
9780203858493
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (252 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Series Statement:
Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science Ser.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
302.23
Keywords:
Mass media Political aspects
;
Mass media Social aspects
;
Mass media Influence
;
Communication in politics
;
Mass media - Social aspects
;
Mass media - Social aspects
;
Electronic books
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Massenmedien
;
Politik
;
Entscheidungsfindung
;
Politische Entscheidung
Abstract:
The mass media are playing an increasingly central role in modern political life that expands beyond their traditional function as mediators between the world of politics and the citizens. This volume explores the extent and circumstances under which the media affects public policy; whether the political impact of the media is confined to the public representation of politics or whether their influence goes further to also affect the substance of political decisions. It provides an in-depth understanding of the conditions under which the media might, or might not, play a role in the policy process and what the nature of their influence is. Bringing together conceptual and methodological approaches from both political science and communications studies, this book presents an interdisciplinary perspective. It presents empirical evidence of the processes involved in the interaction between mass communication and policy and features case studies from Western Europe and the US and across different policy fields. The book will be of interest to students of public policy, political communication and comparative politics.
Abstract:
Book Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Contributors -- Series editor's preface -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: Mass media and public policy - is there a link? -- Part I: Policy issues, agendas and the media -- 2 Public policy and the mass media: An information processing approach -- 3 Do the media shape parties' agenda preferences?: An empirical study of party manifestos in Belgium (1987-2003) -- 4 Closing the circle: A case study in the role of spin in the policy cycle -- 5 Knowledge culture and power: Biotechnology and the popular press -- 6 Aid organizations, governments and the media: The critical role of journalists in signaling authority recognition -- Part II: Policy institutions, constellations of actors and the media -- 7 The media and the policy process: A policy centric approach -- 8 Contested processes, contested influence: A case study of genetically modified food in Britain -- 9 Going public?: (Re)presentation of women's policy in the media -- 10 Public pushing for pension reform?: The short-term impact of media coverage on long-term policy making in Germany, Britain and the United States -- 11 Condemned to repeat: The media and the accountability gap in Iraq war policy -- 12 Conclusion: The interplay of mass communication and political decision making - policy matters! -- Index.
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Series editor's preface; Preface; 1 Introduction: Mass media and public policy - is there a link?; Part I: Policy issues, agendas and the media; 2 Public policy and the mass media: An information processing approach; 3 Do the media shape parties' agenda preferences?: An empirical study of party manifestos in Belgium (1987-2003); 4 Closing the circle: A case study in the role of spin in the policy cycle; 5 Knowledge culture and power: Biotechnology and the popular press
Description / Table of Contents:
6 Aid organizations, governments and the media: The critical role of journalists in signaling authority recognitionPart II: Policy institutions, constellations of actors and the media; 7 The media and the policy process: A policy centric approach; 8 Contested processes, contested influence: A case study of genetically modified food in Britain; 9 Going public?: (Re)presentation of women's policy in the media; 10 Public pushing for pension reform?: The short-term impact of media coverage on long-term policy making in Germany, Britain and the United States
Description / Table of Contents:
11 Condemned to repeat: The media and the accountability gap in Iraq war policy12 Conclusion: The interplay of mass communication and political decision making - policy matters!; Index;
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