Political communications
Encyclopedia
Political communication is a field of communication
s that is concerned with politics
. Communication often influences political decisions and vice versa.
According to James Chesebro
, there are five critical approaches to contemporary Political communications:
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
s that is concerned with politics
Politics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
. Communication often influences political decisions and vice versa.
Fields and areas of Study
The field of political communication concern 2 main areas:- Election campaigns - Political communications involved in campaigning for elections.
- Government operationsGovernment operationsThis article aims to describe the financial expenditure associated with the operations and processes of world governments of all levels.-Size of economic footprint:...
- This role is usually fulfilled by a Ministry of CommunicationsMinistry of CommunicationsMinistry of Communications may refer to:* Ministry of Communications * Ministry of Communications * Ministry of Communications * Ministry of Communications of Morocco...
, Information TechnologyInformation technologyInformation technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
or similar political entity. Such an entity is in charge of maintaining communication legislation and would be responsible for setting telecommunications policy and regulations as well as issuing broadcasting licenses, comments press releases, etc...
According to James Chesebro
James Chesebro
James W. Chesebro is Distinguished Professor of Telecommunications in the Department of Telecommunications at Ball State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1972.-Previous educational institutions:Dr...
, there are five critical approaches to contemporary Political communications:
- Machiavellian - i.e. power relationships
- Iconic - symbols are important
- Ritualistic - Redundant and superficial nature of political acts - manipulation of symbols.
- Confirmation - political aspects looked at as people we endorse
- Dramatistic - politics is symbolically constructed. (Kenneth Burke)
See also
- Political campaignPolitical campaignA political campaign is an organized effort which seeks to influence the decision making process within a specific group. In democracies, political campaigns often refer to electoral campaigns, wherein representatives are chosen or referendums are decided...
- Government operationsGovernment operationsThis article aims to describe the financial expenditure associated with the operations and processes of world governments of all levels.-Size of economic footprint:...
- List of basic political science topics
- Technological nationalismTechnological nationalismTechnological nationalism is the belief that Canada’s existence as a sovereign, independent nation hinges on its use of communication technology. Communication theorist Maurice Charland developed this concept in relation to the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway .Canada's greatest...
External links
- Centre for European Political Communications
- The Political Communication Lab - Stanford University
- Working Papers on Political Communications - Kennedy School of Government
- Political Communications Web Archive Project
- A list of Political communications books
- Power and Persuasion (blog): Where Politics Meets Communication
- Digital Crusades: observing the political communications of populist-nativist parties SVP, PVV & the FN