Communicating politics in the twenty-first century

Introduction

Issues, concepts, debates

Introducing the field of political communication

Media democracies

Symbolic politics: "All the world's a stage"

Political marketing: The death of conviction?

The communicators

Communicating government

Communication in opposition, protest and violence

The political persuasion industry: lobbyists, pressure groups and think tanks

Global political communication

Getting the message

The people: Opinion, polls and participation

Political campaigns

Campaign effects: Is anyone ever persuaded?

Political news and comment

Creating the conditions for conversation: Ethics and political communication.