Political Communication

Welcome

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

► The Party's Over?

63rd Political Studies Association Annual Conference
Cardiff, Wales, UK - March 25th-27th 2013

Further information

► Stati generali della comunicazione politica

Rome, Italy - May 28th-30th 2013

► ICA's 63rd Annual Conference

Challenging Communication Research

London, UK - June 17th-21st 2013

► Communicating Emergencies

Constitution, Individual Liberty and Political Communication

Faculty of Communication Sciences Università della Svizzera italiana

James Madison Program Princeton University

Lugano, Switzerland - October 28th-30th 2013

Conferences and Seminars

The Party's Over?

63rd Political Studies Association Annual Conference
Cardiff, Wales, UK - March 25th-27th 2013

Stati generali della comunicazione politica

Rome, Italy - May 28th-30th 2013

ICA's 63rd Annual Conference

Challenging Communication Research

London, UK - June 17th-21st 2013

Communicating Emergencies

Lugano, Switzerland - October 28th-30th 2013

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Latest Books

► Stanyer, J. (2012) Intimate Politics. London: Polity.
ISBN 9780745644776

► De Blasio, E. (2012) Gender Politics. Media, Gender e Politica: un'introduzione. Roma: CMCS-LUISS.
ISBN 9788865360132

► Phillips, L., Carvalho, A., Doyle, J., eds. (2012) Citizen Voices. Bristol: Intellect.
ISBN 9781841506210

► Cushion, S. (2012) The Democratic Value of News. Why Public Service Media Matter. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan.
ISBN 9780230271531

► Charles, A. (2012) Interactivity. New media, politics and society. Oxford: Peter Lang.
ISBN 9781906165444

► De Blasio, E., Hibberd, M., Higgins, M., Sorice, M. (2012) La leadership politica. Media e costruzione del consenso. Roma: Carocci.
ISBN 9788843065844

► Morlino, L. (2011) Changes for Democracy. Actors, Structures, Processes. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
ISBN 97801999698110

News

Now available the latest e-book of the CMCS Working Papers series.

The e-book, Gender Politics. Media, Gender e Politica. Un'introduzione, has been written by Emiliana De Blasio (LUISS University), and represents the first book in Italian on this important topic

The book constitutes an important starting point to study the complexity of the relationships between media, gender representation and politics. Useful for scholars and teachers, indispensable for students.

The e-book is available on ISSUU platform, clicking this link. The e-book is also available in the Apple iBookstore in iPad format (in Italian).