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This edited collection examines the changing faces of political communication in contemporary democracy. Based on comparative investigations of recent trends in the Netherlands and Great Britain, the essays provide fresh insights and new empirical evidence into the public representation of media-centred politics

In this new book, Mark Wheeler offers the first in-depth analysis of the history, nature and global reach of celebrity politics today. Celebrity politicians and politicized celebrities have had a profound impact upon the practice of politics and the way in which it is now communicated. New forms of political participation have emerged as a result and the political classes have increasingly absorbed the values of celebrity into their own PR strategies. Celebrity activists, endorsers, humanitarians and diplomats also play a part in reconfiguring politics for a more fragmented and image-conscious public arena. In academic circles, celebrity may be viewed as a 'manufactured product'; one fabricated by media exposure so that celebrity activists are no more than 'bards of the powerful.' Mark Wheeler, however, provides a more nuanced critique contending that both celebrity politicians and politicized stars should be defined by their 'affective capacity' to operate within the public sphere. This timely book will be a valuable resource for students of media and communication studies and political science as well as general readers keen to understand the nature and reach of contemporary celebrity culture.

The loss of credibility of traditional media and democratic institutions points to the important challenges for the democratic system. Social networks have allowed new political and social actors to disseminate their messages, which has raised diversity. However, it has also lowered the standards for the circulation of messages and has increased disinformation and hate speech. Contemporary Politics, Communication, and the Impact on Democracy addresses communication and politics and the impact on democracy. This book offers a valuable contribution regarding the challenges and threats faced by traditional and stable democracies while disinformation, polarization, and populism have a main role in the present hybrid communicative scenario. Covering topics such as digital authoritarianism, emotional and rational frames, and political conflict on social media, this is an essential resource for political scientists, communication specialists, analysts, policymakers, politicians, critical media scholars, graduate students, professors, researchers, and academicians.

Simona Bevern addresses the questions what and why political parties communicate in the time between elections, focusing on the dynamic rise and fall of policy issues. Despite the central role of political parties and the alleged importance of communication, only few scholars have taken a closer look at the content and dynamics of parties' communication in routine times of politics. In this study, interactions between parties' communication, their party competitors, the legislative agenda and public opinion are studied in Germany for the years 2004-2009, making use of a novel data set and quan

Current Soviet politics have been somewhat neglected as an object of study in the American academic community, in favor of research on social and political institutions for which there is considerable data. Investigation of Soviet elite politics has been left largely to journalists and government analysts, some of them able scholars. However, these specialists are chiefly engaged in assessing the existing situation and basic trends in the USSR, rather than in testing significant hypotheses or in working out fruitful methods of research. Unfortunately, the products of their inquiry tend to be somewhat ephemeral, and their potential contribution to progress in understanding the character of Soviet politics has not been adequately realized.

1. Introduction: Populist Communication and Performative Leadership in International politics -- Part 1. Populist Communication and Foreign Policy in Global Context -- 2. The Populist Moralization of Foreign Policy Issues -- 3. Populist Communication and Foreign Policy in a Competitive Authoritarian Context -- 4. Populist Representational Practices and Foreign Policy: The Case of Poland -- 5. Self-Other, and the Oppositional Discursive Logic behind Populist Foreign Policy: The Case of the Lega Nord -- 6. Beliefs Systems of Latin American Populist Leaders towards the International -- 7. When Populist Friends Abroad hurt you at Home: How Populist Leaders in Italy and the Netherlands Coped with the Russo-Ukrainian War -- 8. Clash of Populisms: The Unravelling of Populist Politics in Turkey -- 9. The End of the World is Always Better in Theory: The Strained Relationship Between Populist Radical Right Parties and the State-of-Crisis Narrative -- 10. Saying the Unspeakable: Populism, Performance, and the Politics of Covid-19 -- Part 2: The Impact of Populist Communication on International Politics -- 11. Performing the Populist Repertoire on the Global Stage: A Critical Approach to IR and Populist Communication -- 12. Populist Bullshit and International Politics -- 13. Populism beyond Borders: Modi's Discursive Strategy with the Indian Diaspora in the United States of America -- 14. International Constellations of the Populist Radical Right: An Analysis of Jair Bolsonaro's International Speeches (2019 - 2020) -- 15. Populist Foreign Policy Rhetoric: More Confrontational, Less Consensual? -- 16. Transatlantic Diplomacy in the Age of Populism: A Story of Resilience? -- 17. Populist Humiliation Narratives and the Mobilization of Resistance.

"The authors gathered here are distinguished representatives of the interdisciplinary perspectives of history, political science, sociology, law, and communication - fields that are all helpful to understanding the origins and importance of the problem. While some observers approach disinformation as something that has just emerged seemingly from nowhere, the chapters in this book trace various origins such as: the history of business deception to promote corporate interests over the public interest, government lying to promote dubious policies, and the rise of political influence networks that limit government capacities to represent the public interest. These historical factors have contributed to the erosion of trust in public institutions, and related declines in confidence in the news media that have traditionally connected public authorities and citizens. As authoritative information becomes increasingly challenged, new digital platforms and social media networks supply the demand for alternative political truths that are actively consumed by disaffected citizens. The growing volume of disinformation fuels political movements and parties largely on the radical right, resulting in attacks on the press, the spread of hate and propaganda, efforts to exclude various minority groups, and the rise of ethnic nationalism in many nations. The book traces the origins of this decline of institutional authority, the state of current disinformation systems, the historical origins of systemic disinformation, the importance of independent public media, and possible regulatory and political remedies for these problems"--

Illustrated by an evaluation of the Reagan administration's advocacy of SDI. Suggests a method for evaluating appeals made by government officials trying to gain domestic support for deterrence policies.