The Theory and Practice of Political Communication Research

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Mary E. Stuckey
SUNY Press, Jan 1, 1996 - Political Science - 236 pages
Focusing on theoretical and methodological insight, this book brings together scholars from a variety of fields whose research is guided by diverse analytical approaches. Instead of focusing on what divides scholars, the authors explore areas of intellectual community, building a more systematic and rigorous understanding of political communication. By broadening and deepening understanding of the field, this book provides insight into political processes that would otherwise be lacking.

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Contents

Political Communication and the Study of Rhetoric Persuasion from the Standpoint of Literary Theory and Anthropology
1
Political Linguistic Discourse Analysis Analyzing the Relationships of Power and Language
28
Questioning the Questioners Cracking Televisions Protective Shell and Other Impossible Requirements for Researching the Development of Media C...
56
From Agenda Setting to Priming and Framing Reflections on Theory and Method
67
Video Verdicts Language and Image in the Interpretation of Power
84
Equal Time Within Televised Presidential Debates
95
Presidential Rhetoric in Political Time
122
Presidential Rhetoric A Social Constructionist Approach
142
Body Mind and Soul in the Gulf War Debate
159
How Past is Present in Writing International Affairs Telling the Cambodian Story
177
Toward a Critical Hermeneutic Methodological Quandaries in Studying Nazi Racial Doctrines
196
Conclusion
224
Contributors
229
Index
233
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Mary E. Stuckey is Associate Professor of Political Science at The University of Mississippi. She is author of The President as Interpreter-in-Chief; Getting Into the Game: The Pre-Presidential Rhetoric of Ronald Reagan; and co-author of The New American Presidency (second edition); Leadership and the Bush Presidency: Prudence or Drift in an Era of Change?; and Playing the Game: The Presidential Rhetoric of Ronald Reagan.

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