Party Communication in Routine Times of Politics: Issue Dynamics, Party Competition, Agenda-Setting, and Representation in Germany

Bevern, Simona

ISBN 10: 3658092041 / ISBN 13: 9783658092047

Published by Springer VS, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Party Communication in Routine Times of Politics: Issue Dynamics, Party Competition, Agenda-Setting, and Representation in Germany
• Publisher: Springer VS
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3658092041
• ISBN 13: 9783658092047
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Simona Bevern addresses the questions what and why political parties communicate in the time between elections, focusing on the dynamic rise and fall of policy issues. Despite the central role of political parties and the alleged importance of communication, only few scholars have taken a closer look at the content and dynamics of parties’ communication in routine times of politics. In this study, interactions between parties’ communication, their party competitors, the legislative agenda and public opinion are studied in Germany for the years 2004–2009, making use of a novel data set and quantitative methods.

About the Author

After successful completion of the PhD program in political science at the Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences of Mannheim University, Simona Bevern is now working in research management.