Comparing Political Communication across Time and Space

1. Front Matter

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2. Comparing Political Communication across Time and Space: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges in a Globalized World — An Introduction

   1. Comparing Political Communication across Time and Space: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges in a Globalized World — An Introduction

      • María José Canei, Katrin Voltmer

      Pages 1-12

3. Challenges of Comparative Political Communication Research: Design, Methods and Measurement

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13

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   2. Methodological Challenges in Comparative Communication Research: Advancing Cross-National Research in Times of Globalization

      • Frank Esser

      Pages 15-30

   3. The Role of Measurement Invariance in Comparative Communication Research

      • Christian Schemer, Rinaldo Kühne, Jörg Matthes

      Pages 31-46

   4. Using Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis in Comparative Political Communication Research: Applying Fuzzy Set Theoretic Thinking to Small-N Case-Oriented Research

      • John Downey, James Stanyer

      Pages 47-63

4. Communicating with Citizens: Campaigns, Political PR and the Media

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65

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   2. Negativity in the Public Space: Comparing a Hundred Years of Negative Campaigning on Election Posters in Sweden

      • Bengt Johansson

      Pages 67-82

   3. US and International Coverage of the Election of Barack Obama: Trends and Differences

      • Salma Ghanem

      Pages 83-97

   4. Is It Enough to Be Strategic? Comparing and Defining Professional Government Communication across Disciplinary Fields and between Countries

      • María José Canel, Karen Sanders

      Pages 98-116

   5. Comparing Political Participation in Different Institutional Environments: The Mobilizing Effect of Direct Democracy on Young People

      • Ruth Kunz, Judith Moeller, Frank Esser, Claes de Vreese

      Pages 117-134

5. Journalism and Media Realities: Journalistic Cultures, the Market and Political News

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135

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   2. Political Trust among Journalists: Comparative Evidence from 21 Countries

      • Thomas Hanitzsch, Rosa Berganza

      Pages 137-156

   3. Making Sense of Press Freedom: A Comparison of Journalists’ Perceptions of Press Freedom in Eastern Europe and East Asia

      • Katrin Voltmer

      Pages 157-171

   4. A Hedge between Keeps Friendship Green — Concurrence and Conflict between Politicians and Journalists in Nine European Democracies

      • Barbara Pfetsch, Peter Maurer, Eva Mayerhöffer, Tom Moring

      Pages 172-191

   5. It Didn’t Happen Here: Commercialization and Political News Coverage in Swedish Television 1998–2010

      • Lars W. Nord, Jesper Strömbäck

      Pages 192-209

   6. Global Climate Change, Global Public Sphere? Media Attention for Climate Change in 27 Countries

      • Ana Ivanova, Andreas Schmidt, Mike S. Schäfer

      Pages 210-227

   7. Conclusion: Comparing across Space and Time — Challenges and Achievements in Political Communication Research

      • Barbara Pfetsch

      Pages 228-240

6. Back Matter

   Pages 241-247

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By using a wide diversity of theoretical and methodological approaches and by encompassing both cross-national and longitudinal analyses, this volume sheds new light on comparative political communication research, such as personalization, globalization, democratization, and the changing nature of journalism,

• Political communication
• comparative research
• election campaigns
• journalism
• media-politics relationships
• climate change
• communication
• democracy
• democratization
• Design
• environment
• globalization
• Institution
• Nation
• participation
• Passing
• political communication
• political participation
• television
• trust

• University Complutense Madrid, Spain

  María José Canel

• University of Leeds, UK

  Katrin Voltmer

Rosa Berganza, University of Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain María Jose Canel, Complutense University, Spain Claes de Vreese, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands John Downey, Loughborough University, UK Frank Esser, University of Zurich, Switzerland Salma Ghanem, Central Michigan University Thomas Hanitzsch, LMU Munich, Germany Ana Ivanova, University of Hamburg, Germany Bengt Johansson, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Thomas Hanitzsch, LMU Munich, Germany Rinaldo Kühne, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Jörg Matthes, University of Vienna, Austria Peter Maurer, University of Vienna, Austria Eva Mayerhöffer, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany Judtih Moeller, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Tom Moring, Sámi University College in Kautokeino, Norway Lars Nord, Mid Sweden University, Sweden Barbara Pfetsch, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany Karen Sanders, CEU San Pablo University, Spain Mike S. Schäfer, University of Zurich, Switzerland Christian Schemer, Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany Andreas Schmidt, University of Hamburg, Germany James Stanyer, Loughborough University, UK Jesper Strömbäck, Mid Sweden University, Sweden Katrin Voltmer, University of Leeds, UK

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