Media and Political Engagement: Citizens, Communication and

Media and Political Engagement: Citizens, Communication and Democracy (Communication, Society and Politics)

One of the most difficult problems facing Western democracy today is the decline in citizens' political engagement. There are many elements that contribute to this, including fundamental socio-cultural changes. The book summarizes these contexts and situates itself within them, while focusing on the media's key role in shaping the character of civic engagement. In particular, it examines the new interactive electronic media in terms of their civic potential. Looking at the evolution of the media landscape, the book interrogates key notions such citizenship, public sphere, agency, identity, deliberation, and practice, and offers a multi-dimensional analytic framework called 'civic cultures'. This framework is then applied to several settings, including television, popular culture, journalism, the EU, and global activism, to illuminate the role of the media in deflecting and enhancing political engagement, as well as in contributing to new forms of political involvement and new understandings of what constitutes the political.

Country	USA
Author	Peter Dahlgren
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Cambridge University Press
EAN	9780521527897
Edition	1
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0521527899
Label	Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer	Cambridge University Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	246
PublicationDate	2009-02-23
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Studio	Cambridge University Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Media and Political Engagement: Citizens, Communication and Democracy (Communication, Society and Politics)