Mass Media and Political Decision-Making

Mass Media and Political Decision-Making

by Nino Landerer
Mass Media and Political Decision-Making

Mass Media and Political Decision-Making

by Nino Landerer

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Overview

To what extent have political decision-making processes become mediatized? Based on this question, the author analyzes media coverage and parliamentary actors' (MPs) strategies and perceptions in three conflicted decision-making processes in Switzerland. Mediatization of politics refers to behavioral changes and adaptations of political actors, institutions, and processes that are related to (mass) media. According to some scholars, mediatization may lead to politics of immediacy, conflict, drama, and personalization, thereby challenging established institutions and processes in liberal democracies.

The quantitative and qualitative analyses of MPs' strategies and perceptions provide new insights into how political actors may “self-mediatize” in the advent of globalization and polarization. Overall, the book adopts an actor-centric approach and shows that mediatization of politics is not a fate, but a strategic choice.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781474259217
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 10/20/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 304
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Nino Landerer is based at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. He has been awarded the Susan Strange Dissertation Prize by the London School of Economics, UK.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Politics and Mass Media
2. Mediatization of Politics: Literature, Concepts, and Context
3. Research Design: Analyzing the Mediatization of Political Decision-Making
4. Operationalizing the Mediatization of Political Decision-Making
5. Describing the Cases: Three Legislative Decision-Making Processes
6. Mediatization of Press Coverage
7. Mediatization of Parliamentary Actors' Strategies and Perceptions
8. Discussion and Conclusion
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