Political Communication in Postmodern Democracy

MAUD ADRIAANSEN PhD candidate at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), the NetherlandsTOM BAKKER PhD candidate at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), the NetherlandsJAY BLUMLER Emeritus Emeritus Professor of Public Communication at the University of Leeds, UKHAJO G. BOOMGAARDEN Assistant Professor for Political Communication at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research, University of Amsterdam, the NetherlandsJELLE W. BOUMANS Graduate of the Research Master Programme in Communication Science at the University of Amsterdam, the NetherlandsROBIN BROWN Senior Lecturer in the Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds, UKVALENTINA CARDO Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Political, Social and International Studies at the University of East Anglia, UKSTEPHEN COLEMAN Professor of Political Communication at the Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds, UKJOHN CORNER Visiting Professor in the Institute for Communication Studies at the University of Leeds and an Emeritus Professor of the University of Liverpool, UKJOS DE BEUS Professor of Political Theory, Culture and History at the Department of Political Science, University of Amsterdam, the NetherlandsCLAES DE VREESE Professor of Political Communication and Scientific Director of The Amsterdam School of Communication Research ASCoR, the NetherlandsMATHIJS ELENBAAS PhD candidate at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR),the NetherlandsTODD GRAHAM Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Journalism Studies and Media, University of Groningen, the NetherlandsANKE KUIK Masters graduate in Communication Science at the University of Amsterdam, the NetherlandsDAVID MORRISON Professor of Communications Research at the Institute of Communications Studies, the University of Leeds, UKCHRIS PATERSON Lecturer in the Institute of Communications Studies of the University of Leeds, UKJUDITH STAMPER Principal Teaching Fellow in Broadcast Journalism at the Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds, UKPHILIP VAN PRAAG Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Bachelor programme in Political Science at the University of Amsterdam, the NetherlandsLIESBET VAN ZOONEN Chair in Media and Communication at Loughborough University, UKRENS VLIEGENTHART Assistant Professor in Political Communication at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), the Netherlands JANELLE WARD Assistant Professor in the Department of Media and Communication at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the NetherlandsSIMEON YATES Professor at Sheffield Hallam University, UK

'A timely collection of essays by some of the most authoritative researchers and scholars in the field of political communication. The essays combine rigorous research on everything from advertising to reality TV, game shows and social networking with lively and accessible writing, and will be essential reading for students of political communication all over the world.' - Brian McNair, Professor of Journalism & Communication, University of Strathclyde, UK 'The [book]is relevant and well written, and definitely has the potential to appeal to people who are not familiar with the study of political communication. The authors use popular examples to explain their points, which works to great effect ... While it will undoubtedly be useful for scholars of politics and political communication, it is also recommended to anyone interested in the intricate relationships between politics, media, and citizens.' - Ashley Mog, LSE blog 'The book offers much that is thought-provoking for students and scholars of political communication, providing new perspectives on long-standing debates.' - Darren G Lilleker, European Journal of Communication

• List of Illustrations Foreword; J.Blumler Introduction; K.Brants & K.Voltmer PART I: NEW APPROACHES TO POLITICAL COMMUNICATION Audience democracy: an emerging pattern in post-modern political communication; J.de Beus Representation and mediated politics: representing representation in an age of iron; S.Coleman PART II: MEDIATIZATION – THE CHANGING POWER GAME BETWEEN POLITICS AND THE MEDIA Mediatization and news management in comparative institutional perspective; R.Brown Spin and political publicity: Effects on news coverage and public opinion; C.de Vreese & M.Elenbaas Changes in political news coverage: personalization, conflict and negativity in British and Dutch newspapers; R.Vliegenthart, H.G.Boomgaarden & J.W. Boumans A changing culture of political television journalism; J.Stamper & K.Brants A question of control: journalists and politicians in political broadcast interviews; K.Voltmer & K.Brants The elephant trap: politicians performing in television comedy; L.van Zoonen, S.Coleman & A.Kuik PART III: DE-CENTRALIZATION – NEW FORMS OF CITIZENSHIP AND POLITICAL COMMUNICATION Political consumerism as political participation?; J.Ward The new frontiers of journalism: citizen participation in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands; T.Bakker & C.Paterson The new cultural cleavage: immigration and the challenge to Dutch politics and media; P.Van Praag & M.Adriaansen The mediation of political disconnection; S.Coleman, D.Morrison & S.Yates 'Voting is easy, just press the red button': communicating politics in the age of Big Brother; V.Cardo What's reality television got to do with it? Talking politics in the net-based public sphere; T.Graham Afterword; J.Corner Index