Vowe / Henn Political Communication in the Online World

Theoretical Approaches and Research Designs
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-317-48001-3
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 310 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Research in Political Communication

As a consequence of the rapid diffusion of online media, the conditions for political communication, and research concerning it have radically changed. Is empirical communication research capable of consistently describing and explaining the changes in political communication in the online world both from a theoretical and methodological perspective?

In this book, Gerhard Vowe, Philipp Henn, and a group of leading international experts in the field of communication studies guide the reader through the complexities of political communication, and evaluate whether and to what extent existing theoretical approaches and research designs are relevant to the online world. In the first part of the book, nine chapters offer researchers the opportunity to test the basic assumptions of prominent theories in the field, to specify them in terms of the conditions of political communication in the online world and to modify them in view of the systematically gained experiences. The second methodological section tests the variations of content analysis, surveys, expert interviews and network analyses in an online environment and documents how successful these methods of empirical analysis have proven to be in political communication.

Written accessibly and contributing to key debates on political communication, this bookshelf essential presents an indispensable account of the necessary tools needed to allow researchers decide which approach and method is better suited to answer their online problem.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vowe, Gerhard

Henn, Philipp

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents: Introduction: Political Communication Research in the Online World Philipp Henn & Gerhard Vowe Part I: Theoretical approaches revisited 1. The Traditional Paradigm of Political Communication Research Reconstructed Philipp Henn, Olaf Jandura, & Gerhard Vowe 2. A New Agenda for Agenda-Setting Research in the Digital Era Gabriel Weimann & Hans-Bernd Brosius 3. Old and New Dynamics of Agenda Building in a Hybrid Media System Barbara Pfetsch, Peter Miltner, & Daniel Maier 4. Gatekeeping Revisited Katja Friedrich, Till Keyling, & Hans-Bernd Brosius 5. The Influence of Online Media on Political Knowledge Marcus Maurer & Corinna Oschatz 6. The Spiral of Silence Revisited Christiane Eilders & Pablo Porten-Cheé 7. Third-person Effect and Influence of Presumed Media Influence Approach Revisited Marco Dohle & Uli Bernhard 8. The New Institutionalism Revisited Patrick Donges & Paula Nitschke 9. Theoretical Approaches to Grasp the Changing Relations Between Media and Political Actors Juliana Raupp & Jan Niklas Kocks Part II: Research designs revisited 10. Fundamental Methodological Principles for Political Communication Research: Validity Even in the Online World? Gerhard Vowe & Philipp Henn 11. Database Driven Content Analysis Marcus Maurer, Jörg Haßler, & Thomas Holbach 12. Observing Online Content Till Keyling & Jakob Jünger 13. Mining Big Data with Computational Methods Annie Waldherr, Gerhard Heyer, Patrick Jähnichen, Andreas Niekler, & Gregor Wiedemann 14. Survey Research Online Uli Bernhard, Pablo Porten-Cheé, & Martin Schultze 15. Identifying and Analyzing Hyperlink Issue Networks Silke Adam, Thomas Häußler, Hannah Schmid-Petri, & Ueli Reber 16. Flesh and Bone or the Integration of Perspectives in Social Network Analysis Jan Niklas Kocks & Juliana Raupp 17. Organizations as an Analytical Category: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges Paula Nitschke & Kim Murphy Conclusion: Political Communication Research in the Online World Philipp Henn & Gerhard Vowe Contributor Biographies Index

Über Autor(innen)

Gerhard Vowe is Professor of Communication and Media Studies at the University of Duesseldorf, Germany. He is spokesperson of the research group "Political communication in the online world." His research focuses on political communication and media policy.

Philipp Henn is research assistant at the Department of Communication and Media Studies, University of Duesseldorf, Germany. He is coordinator of the research group "Political communication in the online world". His research focuses on political communication and security issues in mass media.