Communicating politics in the twenty-first century / Karen Sanders.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-259) and index.

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.