Political Campaigning in Referendums

Framing the Referendum Issue
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-415-41132-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 371 g

This book reviews the research on campaigns and elections and investigates the effects of campaigning in referendums, drawing on panel survey data, media content data, focus groups, and interviews with journalists and campaign managers. The authors argue that the media coverage not only influences public perceptions of the campaign, the referendum issue and the party leaders, but that, in a close race, it also shapes the voting and the political future of the incumbent party.

The first study to investigate the dynamics and effects of a referendum campaign on politicians, media and citizens, this innovative volume will be of interest to students and researchers of political communication.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Semetko, Holli A.

De Vreese, Claes H.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikation & Medien in der Politik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Propaganda & Kampagnen, Politik & Medien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part One: The Importance of Information in Referendums 1. The Dynamics of a Referendum Campaign 2. The Context of the Campaign Part Two: The Political Parties' Campaigns 3. The Yes and No Camps Part Three: The Campaign in the News: Polls, Personalities and the Multi-faceted Issue 4. The Campaign in the News 5. Elite Framing of the Issue Part Four: Campaign Effects on the Public 6. Public Understanding of the Referendum Issue 7. Polls, Strategy News and Political Cynicism 8. Priming Public Evaluations of Political Leaders

Über Autor(innen)

Claes H. Vreese is Assistant Professor and Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Amsterdam, He is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Center for European Studies at Harvard University. Holli A. Semetko, is Vice Provost of International Affairs and Director of the Claus M. Halle Institute for Global Learning, and Professor of Political Science at Emory University, USA.