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Political communication is the study of how information, messages, and symbols are created, disseminated, and interpreted within the context of politics. It encompasses the interactions between political actors, media, and the public, focusing on the influence of communication on political behavior, public opinion, and policy-making.
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Political communication is the study of how information, messages, and symbols are created, disseminated, and interpreted within the context of politics. It encompasses the interactions between political actors, media, and the public, focusing on the influence of communication on political behavior, public opinion, and policy-making.

Key research themes

1. How do digital platforms and new ICTs reshape political communication and citizen engagement?

This research theme examines how digital information and communication technologies (ICTs), including social media platforms, experimental online methods, and algorithmic tools, transform political communication practices, citizen political talk, and political mobilization. It explores both empirical opportunities and challenges of digitally mediated interaction, the adaptation of political actors to digital contexts, and the evolving nature of deliberation and political discussion online. Understanding these dynamics is vital as digital platforms increasingly dominate information flows and electoral campaigning, shaping political participation and public discourse.

Key finding: This paper identifies three empirical opportunities brought by new ICTs: innovative experimentation techniques to manipulate political messaging, novel data collection methods such as online panels with growing... Read more
Key finding: The authors propose the goals–sense-making–justification (GSJ) model, elucidating how citizens' political communication varies contextually between non-deliberative informal talk and deliberative discourse during major... Read more
Key finding: This work synthesizes a general model for strategic communication involving political actors, campaign goals (vote-, office-, policy-seeking), and organizational orientations (product-, sales-, market-oriented). It... Read more
Key finding: Applying Social Movement Theory, this paper shows how social media platforms in Nigeria have become critical for political mobilization and civic engagement, providing alternative channels beyond state-controlled traditional... Read more
Key finding: This paper documents recent theoretical innovations incorporating concepts such as technopolitics and algorithmic communication, explaining how digital practices reconfigure electoral campaigns and political participation. It... Read more

2. How does political spectacularization and entertainment influence political communication and public engagement in digital contexts?

This research theme investigates the increasing intertwining of entertainment formats and political communication, termed 'politainment', especially in digital environments. It analyzes how spectacularization strategies—such as audiovisual content, social media performances, and infotainment—affect political engagement, shape political discourse, and challenge traditional norms of political information quality and democratic deliberation. Understanding the consequences of this shift is crucial for evaluating democracy's media ecology and citizen political attitudes.

Key finding: Drawing on a thematic issue, this paper evidences how political spectacularization through 'politainment' prevails on social networks like Twitter and emergent digital platforms (TikTok, Instagram). It shows that political... Read more
Key finding: Through qualitative analysis of Portuguese anti-austerity movements on Facebook, this research reveals humor and satire as cautious but potent mobilization strategies. Activists strategically leverage these forms to reinforce... Read more
Key finding: Using Van Dijk's critical discourse analysis, this study explores election songs as political communication tools that mobilize voters emotionally and construct political identities in Turkey’s 2023 elections. It finds that... Read more

3. How do methodological advancements enable more nuanced analysis of political communication, including elite messaging and complex socio-political phenomena like hate speech and digital colonialism?

This theme focuses on methodological innovations facilitating deeper investigation into political communication processes, such as cross-medium analyses of elite communication, computational tools for detecting online hate speech contextualized by crises, and novel discourse-analytical approaches to digital colonialism’s systemic dynamics. It underscores the importance of interdisciplinary, computational, and discourse-based methods to capture complex political communication phenomena across actors, platforms, and contexts.

Key finding: Analyzing data from U.S. House representatives’ press releases, e-newsletters, Facebook, and Twitter (2015–2021), this study shows that institutional status, individual legislator characteristics (e.g., seniority, gender),... Read more
Key finding: By applying a rule-based natural language processing tool to over 4 million Greek tweets between 2015-2022, this study demonstrates differentiated patterns of hate speech targeting ethnic and religious minorities during... Read more
Key finding: Using an ethnographic textual analysis, this article traces digital colonialism to historical imperial and capitalist expansion, articulating how multinational corporations and states replicate colonial power through control... Read more
Key finding: This experimental study capitalizes on a natural variation in camera rules for U.S. House Speaker elections in 2023, comparing conventional restricted camera coverage (embodied gatekeeping) to freer, photojournalistic visual... Read more

All papers in Political communication

Political parties of Indonesia today have created their own websites in which the patterns of the use of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) by political parties are much affected by the political and media system (Anstead and... more
This article argues that the current explosion of right-wing national-populism is intricately connected to shifting perceptions of globalization in the world. I contend that a return to the once dominant but now frequently criticized... more
The study of political polarization has undergone significant conceptual and methodological evolution, progressing from early emphases on ideological divides toward a more complex understanding that incorporates affective, identity-based,... more
Introduction S’il y a un mot qui a été le plus galvaudé en cette fin et début de siècle, c’est bien le mot communication. Dans l’administration aujourd’hui, il est de coutume d’entendre justifier tout échec d’un programme gouvernemental... more
A political speech seems to be the last holdout for oral communication that does not use digital presentation tools, such as Power-Point, Keynote, or Prezi. At least it used to be. When President Barack Obama delivered his State of the... more
Los 'memesʼ se han convertido en una fuente de entretenimiento, información, denuncia y en aliados de la sociedad civil que emiten, comparten y hace circular la crítica política. En México, el sexenio presidencial de Enrique Peña... more
As Hungary approaches the 2026 election, long-standing political stability is being challenged by growing inequality, social tension, and a new figure emerging from within the system.
A pandemia do COVID-19 criou uma crise de saúde pública que impôs o chamado isolamento social e transformações nos formatos de negócios e práticas da vida social. Pesquisas tradicionais que exigiam o contato pessoal tiveram que rever... more
Electronic media creating political awareness among people in city D.G Khan because in Dera Ghazi Khan City there is lack of re-creational places. The researcher finds out the awareness level of people and their political participation... more
This study proposes and tests a novel theoretical mechanism to explain increased self-disclosure intimacy in text-based computer-mediated communication (CMC) versus face-to-face (FtF) interactions. On the basis of joint effects of... more
This article presents an analysis of the citizens' engagement with the 2013 Czech Parliamentary Elections campaign on Facebook. While many studies primarily focus on the intensity and forms of adoption of social networks by political... more
The book Framing and Opinion in Political Practice examines how political communication shapes public perception, opinion, and behavior. It explores the theoretical foundations of framing, agenda-setting, and public opinion formation,... more
Political communication strategy is the spearhead of the success of an individual or organizational goal. Likewise, what happened in the elections in Salatiga, especially the PKB faction. The PKB faction prepares its strategy, even the... more
The lack of representation of women in Aceh parliament, indicates that women were left behind in every decision-making related to the development of the Aceh region. Though women are the largest group in this area. This paper intends to... more
The party’s future hinges less on leadership than on rebuilding a working-class base.
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“Polarización sentimental. Consideraciones ciudadanas tras las elecciones” (2025) en Conjeturas Sociológicas, 38 (13), Universidad de El Salvador, pp. 199-235. ISSN: 2313-013X. RESUMEN Estamos en tiempos donde las emociones irrumpen... more
How did the "invisible quartet" composed of Jacques Pilhan, Gérard Colé, Jacques Anfossi, and Jean-Luc Aubert transform French political communication between 1981 and 1998, creating a new dramaturgy of power based on the scarcity of... more
In 1985 the KGB and East Berlin’s professor of Biology started the AIDS disinformation campaign by accusing the United States of America of having constructed and spread the AIDS agent in the course of biological weapons research.
Volume 3 | Issue 1 ''Panic in the west or what is hiding behind the sensation surrounding AIDS" [8]. In this article it was also claimed that the AIDS agent was isolated and released as part of the US biological warfare research program.
BEWARING EN ONTSLUITING VAN MULTIMEDIALE DATA IN VLAANDEREN ... WERKPAKKET 5: Architectuur digitale bewaring en ontsluiting DEELTAAK 5.3: Aanbevelingen doelgroepscenario's ... Eva Van Passel, Stijn Bannier en Gert Nulens ... MET... more
Heggert and Flowers (2019) offer important insights into how social media provides students with important opportunities to engage in meaningful civic engagement and political activism. They argue that students are more politically active... more
In the American political process, news discourse concerning public policy issues is carefully constructed. This occurs in part because both politicians and interest groups take an increasingly proactive approach to amplify their views of... more
As the Indian state of Gujarat prepares to go to polls in December, most commentators agree that the chief minister Narendra Modi and his BJP party will be voted back to power yet again. Dr Neera Chandhoke argues that the electoral... more
The most outstanding feature of the theoretical construction of urban systems, as well as of the practical way in which each city council tried to operationalise it, is the notion of political unity. Throughout the 15th century, this... more
Political order represents much more than the basic structure of domination operating within a given political entity. It is built upon the interaction of the various political bodies that comprise it, in accordance with what... more
Interest groups depend on visibility for political influence and organizational growth. The current hybrid media landscape presents both opportunities and constraints for visibility and influence. For organized interests, if, when and how... more
Political ideas of political process based on the dynamics of one's gait in politics. A dynamic political process is experienced by a political figure in a certain period of time. The container used as a medium for delivering ideas to... more
Com a abertura do ano eleitoral, reaparecem armadilhas conhecidas. Entre elas, a narrativa da polarização como ameaça à democracia e ao desenvolvimento do país, como obstáculo à renovação de lideranças e à emergência de ideias novas.... more
The rapid digitalization of Nepali politics has prompted a shift in communication strategies, with many political actors adopting high-frequency posting to maximize visibility. This study investigates the relationship between posting... more
This study aimed to explore the effect of political communication, figures in political parties, political costs, and government support on public trust, which have implications for the intention to choose political parties. This research... more
Gnal sena onra fl-okkazjoni ton-Notte Bianco, I-Ufficcju tal-Prim Ministru qiegned jorganizzo esebizzjoni fil-Berga to' Kastilja bil-kolla borozzjoni snina to' Heritage Malta. Heritage Malta hija responsabbli mill-kollezzjoni nazzjonali... more
In February 2024, the Superior Electoral Court of Brazil met in session to determine rules and regulations to guide the municipal elections of the country in October of 2024. Among the topics debated, the leading one was the deliberations... more
This article considers the double meaning of 'spook' as both ghost and spy. Building on but moving beyond the hauntological or spectral turn in the recent humanities, the article explores this double meaning of 'spook' and what it might... more
Este artículo analiza el fenómeno de la influencia digital en Colombia, tomando como caso de estudio al streamer Westcol. Se explora cómo el capital social y la capacidad de movilización de los creadores de contenido de primer nivel... more
Het effect van FttH op het inkomen per capita en de productiviteit is onbetwist positief. Deze bevindingen zijn ontleend aan dertien wetenschappelijke artikelen over de socio-economische impact van breedband/fiber to the home (FttH).... more
E' un capitolo per il volume-Festscrift per Marzio Barbagli, curato da Marco Santoro e Martina Cvajner,  La scienza e la ricerca sociale
Scritti per Marzio Barbagli (Il Mulino, Bologna)
Tarihimizde Tanzimatla birlikte önem kazanan gazete tüm dünyada olduğu gibi Osmanlı’da da önemli olmuştur. Edebiyat tarihlerinden de bilindiği üzere Osmanlı döneminde ilk özel gazete teşebbüsü Agah Efendi’nin Şinasi ile birlikte çıkarmış... more
Сборник по результатам XL заочной научной конференции International Research Journal. За достоверность сведений, изложенных в статьях, ответственность несут авторы. Журнал имеет свободный доступ, это означает, что статьи можно читать,... more
Siyasal katılım sağlamak ve bu hususlara ilgi duymak demokrasinin işletilebilmesi açısından çok önemlidir. Ancak özellikle 1980 darbesi sonrası süreçte yaşanan olaylar toplumu ciddi anlamda bu tür bir yaklaşımdan uzaklaştırmıştır.... more
Türkiye'nin son 20 yılda attığı adımlar ülkenin ideolojik anlamda ve hedefler yönünden bir değişime uğradığını göstermektedir. Üniversite öğrencileri, ne yaptıkları ve ne yapacakları ile bu ülkenin geleceğine yön vereceklerdir. Bu anlamda... more
Türkiye’nin son 20 yılda attığı adımlar ülkenin ideolojik anlamda ve hedefler yönünden bir değişime uğradığını göstermektedir. Üniversite öğrencileri, ne yaptıkları ve ne yapacakları ile bu ülkenin geleceğine yön vereceklerdir. Bu anlamda... more
A facilidade de conectar pessoas faz das redes sociais da internet, especialmente o Facebook, um importante espaço de reencontro de pessoas e de individuais e coletivas. É o que se observa em grupos de interesse formados na rede social,... more
The book addresses what is political in critical theory and which aspects, arguments or notions of critical theory maintain political significance for the 20th and the 21st centuries. The collection of essays comprises itself of a series... more
O artigo “Jornalismo e democracia formal em período eleitoral a partir de reflexões de quatro jornalistas” analisa como a imprensa brasileira tratou a relação entre jornalismo e democracia durante as eleições presidenciais de 2022, a... more
Through three case studies of online political activism on Facebook, this article conceptualizes the deployment of issue publics on Facebook. We argue that issue publics on Facebook come into being through a specific set of double... more
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