Media and the British General Elections of 2015-2019

Susan Banducci is Professor of Political Science at the University of Birmingham Laszlo Horvath is Senior Lecturer at Birkbeck, University of London and Deputy Director of the Birkbeck Centre for British Political Life Ekaterina Kolpinskaya is Senior Lecturer at the University of Exeter, Cornwall Daniel Stevens is Professor of Politics at the University of Exeter, Cornwall

‘What is the impact of both the legacy and digital media on citizens in election campaigns? Political communications are often widely assumed to play a decisive role on voters’ knowledge, choice,’ and participation, especially in close contests. Yet, previous research has often documented fairly modest media effects. This book takes a fresh look at this debate by analysing new evidence from recent British elections to address these classic questions. It is essential reading for scholars of political communications, elections and voting behaviour.’

• Preface and AcknowledgementsList of Tables and FiguresList of ContributorsIntroduction: Media Effects in British Electoral PoliticsDaniel Stevens, Susan Banducci, Laszlo Horvath and Ekaterina Kolpinskaya1. The 2015-19 British General Elections in Broadcast and Print News: Topics, Actors and SentimentLaszlo Horvath and Ekaterina Kolpinskaya2. Intermedia Agenda-setting in the 2015, 2017 and 2019 General ElectionsDaniel Stevens, Susan Banducci, Laszlo Horvath and Ekaterina Kolpinskaya3. Flows of Information in Election Campaigns: Who Influences Whom?Charlotte James, Susan Banducci and Iulia Cioroianu4. Ageing and Agenda-setting in the 2015, 2017 and 2019 General ElectionsDaniel Stevens, Shukru Esmene, Catherine Leyshon and Michael Leyshon5. Media Partisanship, Issue Coverage and Individuals’ Perceptions of Issue Stance ImportanceDaniel Ziebarth6. Chucking Britain into the Cor-bin?: Newspapers and Perceptions of Party Leaders in the 2017 and 2019 General ElectionsDaniel Stevens7. Candidate Experience and the ‘Gender Penalty’ in the 2019 General ElectionKiran Arabaghatta Basavaraj, Patrick English and Susan Banducci8. How does Media Exposure to Candidates with Shared Gender and Ethnicity Impact Individuals’ Political Engagement?Amanda Haraldsson9. Constituency Competitiveness and Candidate Coverage: Exploring the Gendered Sentiment of News Media during Recent British General ElectionsHannah Bunting and Laszlo HorvathConcluding Thoughts: Emerging Trends in Political Communication and Electoral Politics in BritainDaniel Stevens, Susan Banducci, Laszlo Horvath and Ekaterina Kolpinskaya