For students attending the lectures: Mazzoleni, Comunicazione politica, Il Mulino and Giovanni Sartori, Homo videns, Laterza. Per students who do not attend the lectures, also Mauro Barisione, L'immagine del leader, il Mulino.
Learning Objectives
Knowledge of the main scientific theories in the field and of the tools for the analysis of the political communication processes.
Prerequisites
None
Teaching Methods
Lectures
Type of Assessment
Oral examination
Course program
Political communication. The Mass media and their role within the political system.
Models and effects of the interaction between political élites and media.
Political languages, rituals and symbols. The electoral campaigning. Political communication and civic culture: the danger of the birth of the "homo videns".