Routledge Research in Political Communication
Postmodern Personality Cults: Trump, Putin, and the Co-Creation of Charismatic Authority in the Digital Age
1st Edition
By Anne-Mette Holmgård Sundahl
June 23, 2026
With this book, Anne-Mette Sundahl introduces a new conceptual understanding of personality cults for the digital age. Departing from existing literature on the topic, that largely focuses on elite interactions and propaganda in undemocratic and closed regimes, the book foregrounds the crucial role...
Trolling Democracy: How Trolls Distort Digital Discourse
1st Edition
By J. Benjamin Taylor, Sean Richey
August 08, 2025
The Internet is a hub for gathering political information and accounts for significant political activity; however, social interactions online are often disrupted by trolling. As digital democracy continues to evolve, understanding trolling is crucial for developing strategies to foster a healthier...
Radically Civil: Saving Democracy One Conversation at a Time
1st Edition
By Robert Danisch, William Keith
December 19, 2024
If you feel like the world has gone to hell in a handbasket, you’re not alone. If you often feel there’s nothing you can do about it, you’re also not alone. Along with this increasing anger, fear, and frustration, much confusion still prevails on the appropriate communication practices for ...
Political Campaigning, Elections and the Internet: Comparing the US, UK, France and Germany
1st Edition
By Darren Lilleker, Nigel Jackson
October 14, 2024
The Internet first played a minor role in the 1992 U.S. Presidential election, and has gradually increased in importance so that it is central to election campaign strategy. However, election campaigners have, until very recently, focused on Web 1.0: websites and email. Political Campaigning, ...
Public Broadcasting and Political Interference
1st Edition
By Chris Hanretty
October 14, 2024
Public broadcasters, like the BBC and the Italian broadcaster RAI, are some of the most important media organisations in the world. Politicians are often tempted to interfere in the workings of these broadcasters and when this happens, the results are highly controversial, as both the Blair and ...
Discursive Disruption, Populist Communication and Democracy: The Cases of Hugo Chávez and Donald J. Trump
1st Edition
By Elena Block
September 25, 2023
In Discursive Disruption, Populist Communication and Democracy, Elena Block explores the links between declining democratic discourses, populist communication, and reflects on the communicative and moral dimensions of populism. Block proposes the concept of discursive disruption to help to identify...
Political Communication in the Online World: Theoretical Approaches and Research Designs
1st Edition
Edited
By Gerhard Vowe, Philipp Henn
December 13, 2021
As a consequence of the rapid diffusion of online media, the conditions for political communication, and research concerning it have radically changed. Is empirical communication research capable of consistently describing and explaining the changes in political communication in the online world ...
Political Leadership, Nations and Charisma
1st Edition
Edited
By Vivian Ibrahim, Margit Wunsch
June 16, 2017
This ground-breaking and innovative book examines the influence of charisma on power, authority and nationalism. The authors both apply and challenge Max Weber’s concept of ‘charisma’ and integrate it into a broader discussion of other theoretical models. Using an interdisciplinary approach, ...
Political Communication Online: Structures, Functions, and Challenges
1st Edition
By Ognyan Seizov
May 31, 2016
The impact of the Internet on political communication has been significant and multifaceted: it expanded the reach of political messages; opened the floodgates of decontextualization and intercultural misunderstanding; made room for new genres and forms; and allowed for the incorporation of every ...
Political Marketing: Strategic 'Campaign Culture'
1st Edition
Edited
By Kostas Gouliamos, Antonis Theocharous, Bruce I. Newman
August 25, 2015
A guiding principle in creating Political Marketing has been to examine the ways in which culture, politics, and society interrelate in the field of political marketing. In the course of the book, the editors and contributors consider ‘culture’ as a distinctive concept with transformative ...
Politics and the Internet in Comparative Context: Views from the cloud
1st Edition
Edited
By Paul Nixon, Rajash Rawal, Dan Mercea
July 16, 2015
For many years now we have witnessed the developing use of the internet and associated technologies by political actors and organisations. Claims and counter claims have been made as its suitability as a tool to help in the struggle to re-invigorate political participation in democracies across the...
Digital World: Connectivity, Creativity and Rights
1st Edition
Edited
By Gillian Youngs
February 27, 2015
The Internet and digital technologies have changed the world we live in and the ways we engage with one another and work and play. This is the starting point for this collection which takes analysis of the digital world to the next level exploring the frontiers of digital and creative ...