Overview
- Promotes dialogue as a convincing concept for studying the quality of public debate
- Develops an elaborated process model of framing that bridges different fields of study
- Considers the roles and influence of political actors and the news media in influencing citizens' political decisions
Part of the book series: Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century (CDC)
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This book develops a new theoretical framework for studying the interaction between political parties, the news media and citizens. The model addresses how political actors develop and push different arguments in a debate, how the news media select and communicate these arguments, and how they ultimately influence citizens’ democratic decisions. The author promotes dialogue as a convincing concept for analyzing the quality of public debate and advances a series of arguments for why and how this concept helps improve our understanding of key processes in democracy. Based on a detailed analysis of rich empirical data collected from referendum campaigns in Switzerland, the book is relevant beyond the specific context and applicable to election campaigns and public debates more broadly.
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Keywords
- Schattschneider
- frame building
- frame construction
- frame promotion
- debate typology
- political communication cultures
- similar system design
- frame choice reasons
- strong arguments
- counter-arguing
- mediated channels
- media logic
- framing effects
- heuristics
- social identity
- realistic theory of democracy
- democracy
- sustainability
- realistic democracy
- digitalization
Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction and Methodology
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Empirical Outcomes
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Conclusion
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Back Matter
Reviews
“This book is a gem. It offers a genuinely exciting perspective on the roles of frames in democratic processes. It is authoritative, conceptual, empirically very rich, and asks fundamental questions. It will be of interest to scholars across political science, communication, and public opinion research.”(Claes de Vreese, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
“One of the most perplexing questions for democracies is how to get different sides to engage one another. In this path-breaking book, Hänggli shows what it takes for such dialogue to occur and why the news media are critical in this process. She further shows how this plays out in direct democracy campaigns and how it affects outcomes. This is a must-read for those interested in political communication and democracy.” (James Druckman, Northwestern University, USA)
“Focusing on dialogue between political actors in the news media, Hänggli offers an original approach to study how politicians and journalists frame political choices in ways that help citizens participate meaningfully in democracy. Speaking to concerns about quality of news, misinformation, and citizen competence, this timely book is a major contribution to political communication.” (Rune Slothuus, Aarhus University, Denmark)
“Hänggli investigates a fundamental topic: how elite rhetoric, through the presence or absence of dialogue, shapes citizens’ understanding of the policy options before them. This book is novel both for its comprehensive theoretical treatment of the framing process as well its rich content analyses of Swiss direct-democratic campaigns.(Jennifer Jerit, Stony Brook University, USA)
“This is a refreshingly innovative conceptual and empirical contribution to the vast literature on political communications. Analyzing Swiss referendums, Hänggli shows how campaign dialogue is framed by the competing norms and interests of politicians, parties, and the media. Readers will gain valuable insights about theconditions promoting discussion, learning, and debate that are essential to the democratic process.” (Dennis Chong, University of Southern California and Northwestern University, USA)
“One of the most perplexing questions for democracies is how to get different sides to engage one another. In this path-breaking book, Hänggli shows what it takes for such dialogue to occur and why the news media are critical in this process. She further shows how this plays out in direct democracy campaigns and how it affects outcomes. This is a must-read for those interested in political communication and democracy.” (James Druckman, Northwestern University, USA)
“Focusing on dialogue between political actors in the news media, Hänggli offers an original approach to study how politicians and journalists frame political choices in ways that help citizens participate meaningfully in democracy. Speaking to concerns about quality of news, misinformation, and citizen competence, this timely book is a major contribution to political communication.” (Rune Slothuus, Aarhus University, Denmark)
“Hänggli investigates a fundamental topic: how elite rhetoric, through the presence or absence of dialogue, shapes citizens’ understanding of the policy options before them. This book is novel both for its comprehensive theoretical treatment of the framing process as well its rich content analyses of Swiss direct-democratic campaigns.(Jennifer Jerit, Stony Brook University, USA)
“This is a refreshingly innovative conceptual and empirical contribution to the vast literature on political communications. Analyzing Swiss referendums, Hänggli shows how campaign dialogue is framed by the competing norms and interests of politicians, parties, and the media. Readers will gain valuable insights about theconditions promoting discussion, learning, and debate that are essential to the democratic process.” (Dennis Chong, University of Southern California and Northwestern University, USA)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Regula Hänggli is a professor at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, specializing in political communication. She is also a member of the Center for Politics and Communication. Her work focuses on media and democracy, digitalization, and opinion formation.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Origin of Dialogue in the News Media
Authors: Regula Hänggli
Series Title: Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26582-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-26581-6Published: 18 September 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-26584-7Published: 18 September 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-26582-3Published: 03 September 2019
Series ISSN: 2946-3416
Series E-ISSN: 2946-3424
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 283
Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Democracy, Political Communication, Media and Communication, Journalism, European Politics