13 research outputs found
Politicians’ Perceptions of Populism and the Media: A Cross-National Study Based on Semi-Structured Interviews
Why is it importam to study politicians' perceptions of populism? The
way in which something is regarded and understood is of the utmost
importance for its impact on politics and society in general. Given the
complexities in defining 'populism' and understanding its meaning, and
in view of it being commonly referred to as a 'vague', 'slippery', 'elusive'
concept (e.g., Canovan, 1981, 1984; Taggart, 2000; Barr, 2009; Lucardie,
2009; Woods, 2014), this study addresses the concept and its potential
implications through the views of politicians who represent some of the
most importam politicaI parties in 11 European countries and who are
therefore important opinion-makers. The main objective is to discern
what politicians from the various countries and different types of politicai
parties understand by populism and how they perceive the causes and
implications of these phenomena in their countries, and, more broadly,
in European and global contexts.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Party media agenda-setting : How parties influence election news coverage
Political parties have substantial influence on which issues the news media cover during election campaigns, while the media have limited influence on party agendas. However, we know little about why some parties are more successful than others in passing the media's gates and being covered on sponsored issues. On the basis of content analyses of election news coverage (812 news stories) and press releases published by political parties (N = 334) during the 2007 national election campaign in Denmark, we analyse which parties were successful in appearing in the news on issues on which they published press releases. Using Sartori's notion of relevant parties, we conclude that the more relevant parties have more success, that there is a positive spillover effect from other parties' press releases, but also a negative interaction effect between a party's own and other parties' press releases. The results are discussed with respect to their generalizability and arising challenges for future research
Political disagreement and vote volatility: the role of familism across different European countries
Party media agenda-setting: how parties influence election news coverage
Political parties have substantial influence on which issues the news media cover during election campaigns, while the media have limited influence on party agendas. However, we know little about why some parties are more successful than others in passing the media’s gates and being covered on sponsored issues. On the basis of content analyses of election news coverage (812 news stories) and press releases published by political parties (N = 334) during the 2007 national election campaign in Denmark, we analyse which parties were successful in appearing in the news on issues on which they published press releases. Using Sartori’s notion of relevant parties, we conclude that the more relevant parties have more success, that there is a positive spillover effect from other parties’ press releases, but also a negative interaction effect between a party’s own and other parties’ press releases. The results are discussed with respect to their generalizability and arising challenges for future research