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This is an academic and professional website concerning political communication and related topics. It is managed by the Political Communication Lab, a brand of Mediaresearch, joined with CMCS (Centre for Media and Communication Studies "Massimo Baldini", based at LUISS University, Rome, Italy).

Our linked blog is Mediaresearch.

Political Communication Lab is:
► Research in Political Communication
► Analysis in Electoral Behaviour
► Spin Doctoring and Media Management
► Media Monitoring and Media Studies
► Political Campaigning Studies
► Social Research

Highlights

Highlights - Political Communication
► CMCS Political Communication Conference

Leadership.
Leaders and new trends in political communication. International Conference
Rome, Italy, May 20-21, 2011


The conference was held at LUISS University in Rome on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st May 2011.

Keynote speeches
will publish as soon as possible in a specific international book.


Papers
While the conference was themed, papers dealed with any aspect of the relationship between media and politics.
They will be published in June in a special edition of the CMCS Working Papers, an ISBN and peer reviewed publication.

Further information

Conferences and Seminars

Conferences and Seminars - Political Communication

►  Transforming Audiences, Transforming Societies. COST Conference
London, UK, 31 August 2011
 ►  Transforming Audiences 3. International Conference
London, UK, 1-2 September 2011
 ►  Media and Politics Group - PSA. Annual Conference
Bournemouth University, 3-4 November 2011



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Latest Books

Latest Books - Political Communication

► M. Panarari (2010) L'egemonia sottoculturale. L'Italia da Gramsci al gossip. Torino: Einaudi
ISBN 9788806204839 - € 16.50

► Pasquino, G., Ventura, S., eds (2010) Una splendida cinquantenne: la Quinta Repubblica francese. Bologna: Il Mulino
ISBN 9788815133892 - € 22.00

► M. Sorice (2011) La comunicazione politica, Roma: Carocci
ISBN 9788843057191 - € 10.50

► R. D'Ambrosio (2011) Come pensano e agiscono le istituzioni. Bologna: EDB
ISBN 9788810140611 - € 24.00

 ► P. Stringa (2011) Blogdemocrazia. Roma: Carocci
ISBN 9788843057061 - € 17.60

► D. Gauntlett (2011) Making is connecting. Cambridge: Polity Press
ISBN 9780745650029 - £ 15.99

► D. W. Johnson (2011) Campaigning in the Twenti-first Century. London: Routledge
ISBN 9780415800389 - £ 21.42

► B. McNair (2011) An Introduction to Political Communication. London: Routledge
ISBN 9780415596442 - £ 18.99

News

News - Political Communication
It has been just published the latest e-book of the CMCS Working Papers series.

The e-book, Popular politics, populism and the leaders. Access without participation? The cases of Italy and UK, has been written by Emiliana De Blasio (LUISS University), Matthew Hibberd (University of Stirling) and Michele Sorice (LUISS University).

It represents an important starting point to study the complexity of the relationships between political leadership and populism in the media age.

The e-book is downloadable  for free at http://communication.blogs.luiss.edu (section WP). You can also read it in ISSUU reader, clicking this link.