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Mediatization of Politics : Towards a Theoretical Framework

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Strömbäck, Jesper, Esser, Frank·2014·Mediatization of Politics
DOI 10.1057/9781137275844_1
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During the last few decades, the world has witnessed a dual democratic transformation. On the one hand and beginning with the fall of communism, the number of electoral democracies worldwide almost doubled between 1989 and 2011 (Freedom House, 2012). The victory of democracy and capitalism may not have marked the “end of history” (Fukuyama, 1992), but today there is no alternative political system that enjoys the same worldwide support and legitimacy as democracy (Inglehart & Welzel, 2005; Inglehart, 2003). On the other hand, many established democracies have witnessed a transformation towards increasing complexity, less deferential and increasingly critical and dissatisfied citizens (Norris, 2011), lower electoral turnout and trust in politicians and political institutions (Franklin, 2004; Norris, 1999), and increasingly autonomous, market-driven and critical media (Hallin & Mancini, 2004; Hamilton, 2004; Patterson, 1993). National political institutions and actors thus find themselves under increasing pressure from both citizens and the media, while the need to find solutions to major challenges such as global warming, rising inequalities, weak growth and increasing deficits appears both more urgent and more difficult to tackle. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

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Authors
Strömbäck, J., & Esser, F.
Affiliations
  • Mid Sweden University (SE)
  • University of Zurich (CH)
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Mediatization of Politics
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Published
2014
Pages
3-28
DOI
10.1057/9781137275844_1
OpenAlex
W1522373663
Cited by
258
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119
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84.65
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book chapter
Language
en
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  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (acceptedVersion)
  • KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Communication › News Media Framing and Political Communication
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Media Influence and Politics
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Theory and Democracy
Keywords
mediatization of politics, political communication, democratization, media and politics, political institutions, trust in politicians, voter turnout, critical media, political complexity, theoretical framework

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