Political Communication and Social Theory by Aeron Davis - 9780415547130

Political Communication and Social TheoryAuthor(s): Aeron Davis\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415547130, 978-0415547130\nSynopsis\nPolitical Communication and Social Theory presents an advanced and challenging text for students and scholars of political communication and mass media in democracies. It draws together work from across political communication, media sociology and political sociology, and includes a mix of theoretical debate and current examples from several democratic media systems. Its wide ranging discussions both introduce and contest the traditional scholarship on a number of contemporary topics and issues. These include:\n\ncomparative political and media systems\n\ntheories of democracy, representation and the public sphere\n\npolitical party communication, marketing and elections\n\nthe production of news media and public policy\n\nmedia sociology and journalist-source relations\n\ncelebri.