ISBN:
9783658055042
Language:
English
Pages:
XVI, 211 p. 28 illus
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
DDC:
302.2
Keywords:
Social sciences
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Gipfelkonferenz
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Nichtstaatliche Organisation
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Regierung
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Politische Kommunikation
;
Öffentliche Meinung
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Transnationalisierung
Abstract:
Processes of global governance are mostly invisible to ordinary citizens, due to an overall lack of accompanying transnational public discourse. However, there are exceptional occasions on which media around the world do pay attention to global governance: high-level summits, such as the UN climate change conferences. Through a detailed case study of UN climate summits, Manuel Adolphsen investigates the transnational communication strategies and behind-the-scenes coordination processes that prominent governments and NGOs carry out on such occasions. His research reveals political actors conscious use of summits as public diplomacy resources as well as the prevalence of on-site coproduction routines among journalists and PR professionals. Summits feature complex public diplomacy constellations interweaving transnational, international, and also solely domestic processes.
Description / Table of Contents:
Preface; Table of contents; List of tables; List of figures; List of abbreviations; 1. Summits in an age of global governance; 1.1 Research focus and normative implications; 1.2 Research questions; 1.3 Overall assumptions and clarification of terms; 1.4 Structure of the study; 2. Public discourse beyond national borders; 2.1 Public discourse and the notion of the public sphere; 2.1.1 Modeling the public sphere as network of fora; 2.1.2 The public sphere and the national context; 2.2 Different perspectives on transnational public spheres
Description / Table of Contents:
2.2.1 Transnational public spheres as autonomous 'superstructures'2.2.2 Transnational public spheres as outcome of transnationalization; 2.3 Transnationalization of national public spheres; 2.3.1 Long-term restructuring of discursive communication; 2.3.2 Short-term episodes of ritualistic communication; 2.4 The summit as transnational forum and provider of symbolic resources; 3. Summits as strategic communication resources; 3.1 Public diplomacy: strategic communication on the international stage; 3.1.1 Definitional issues; 3.1.2 Previous research: governments' public diplomacy
Description / Table of Contents:
3.1.3 Previous research: NGOs' public diplomacy3.2 Conceptualizing high-level international political summits (HIPS); 3.2.1 A closer look: History and functions of summits; 3.2.2 Provision of symbolic resources; 3.2.3 Participation of civil society; 3.3 Public diplomacy at HIPS; 3.3.1 Previous research; 3.3.2 Conceptual model of the development of communication strategies; 3.4 Summary of theoretical argument; 4. Investigating strategic communication at summits; 4.1 The case study approach: basic features and specific configuration; 4.1.1 Causality in case study research
Description / Table of Contents:
4.1.2 Properties and value of case study findings4.1.3 Nomenclature: 'classes of events', 'units', and 'cases'; 4.1.4 Integrating process-tracing and structured, focused comparison; 4.2 Unit selection: the Cancún summit and the climate change debate; 4.3 Case selection: governments and NGOs at the Cancún summit; 4.6 Chapter summary; 5. Structuring the analysis and laying foundations; 5.1 'Dissecting' the summit: the structure of the analysis; 5.2 Setting and infrastructure of the 2010 UN climate summit; 5.2.1 Organization and participation; 5.2.2 Location and venues
Description / Table of Contents:
5.2.3 Communication infrastructure5.3 Chapter summary; 6. Political actors' communication structures, processes, and preplanned strategies; 6.2 Political actors' communication strategies and activities; 6.2.1 Governments' messaging strategies; 6.2.2 NGOs' messaging strategies; 6.2.3 A closer look: Dissent over strategy among NGOs; 6.2.4 Media relations activities; 6.2.5 Public outreach activities; 6.2.6 A closer look: NGOs' staging of photo opportunities; 6.3 The influence of long-term factors on strategy choice; 6.3.1 Type of actor; 6.3.2 Worldviews and standpoints
Description / Table of Contents:
6.3.3 Degree of professionalization
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-658-05504-2
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