Routledge Research in Public Relations
About the Book Series
Bringing together theories and thought from a variety of perspectives, this series features cutting-edge research addressing all the major issues in public relations today, helping to define and advance the field.
To submit a proposal for this series, please contact:
Suzanne Richardson, Commissioning Editor for Media, Cultural and Communication Studies
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Public Relations and Corporate Racial Responsibility
1st Edition
By Nneka Logan
March 04, 2026
Public Relations and the Corporate Racial Responsibility introduces corporate racial responsibility (CRR) theory. CRR responds to the ongoing crisis of racism by showing how communication from corporations can advance racial justice, support racial equality and foster inclusivity, even in ...
Sociopolitical Advocacy and the Role of Public Relations: Theoretical Developments and Emerging Perspectives on Corporate Social Advocacy and Related Constructs
1st Edition
Edited
By Holly K. Overton, Nicholas Browning
February 20, 2026
This volume explicates the role of sociopolitical advocacy and other related constructs as forms of prosocial communication. Bringing together a diverse group of scholars, this volume provides comprehensive conceptualizations and discussions of key constructs related to prosocial ...
Employees and Internal Social Media: The Voice of Coworkers in an Organization
1st Edition
By Vibeke Thøis Madsen
May 20, 2025
This book explores the benefits and challenges of employees communicating on internal social media (ISM) and how employee communication can develop and construct an organisation. Drawing from the latest research, the book identifies ISM's potential uses, such as sharing knowledge and viewpoints and...
Organizational Listening for Strategic Communication: Building Theory and Practice
1st Edition
Edited
By Katie R. Place
November 28, 2024
Embracing listening as a useful tool for strengthening organization-publics and organization-employee relationships, this book offers theoretical and practical insights for listening across myriad strategic communication contexts. Chapters authored by a diverse global collective of communication ...
Internal Communication and Employer Brands
1st Edition
By Ana Tkalac Verčič, Dejan Verčič, Anja Špoljarić
May 27, 2024
This book proposes a model of internal communication based on empirical research to demonstrate how contemporary organizations strategize, organize, perform, and measure it. Internal communication is the management of communication between an organization and its members to inform, motivate, ...
Leadership Development in Public Relations: Exploring Crucibles of Experience Among Industry Veterans
1st Edition
By Marlene S. Neill
January 19, 2024
Through interviews with members of the Public Relations Society of America College of Fellows, this book provides lessons on public relations leadership for the next generation. Often, our focus on high profile leaders is centered on success stories, but so much can be learned from the trials, or “...
Advancing Crisis Communication Effectiveness: Integrating Public Relations Scholarship with Practice
1st Edition
Edited
By Yan Jin, Bryan H. Reber, Glen J. Nowak
August 01, 2022
Advancing Crisis Communication Effectiveness shows how crisis communication plans and efforts for complex and challenging issues benefit when academic perspectives are connected with practitioner experiences. This book brings crisis and public relations scholars together with practicing ...
Relationship Building in Public Relations
1st Edition
By Petra Theunissen, Helen Sissons
December 10, 2019
This book aims to provide an interdisciplinary approach to highlight the importance of relationships in public relations, delving not only into the organization-public relationships but also into interpersonal relationships within the industry in order to offer new, empirical insights into the ...
The Moral Compass of Public Relations
1st Edition
Edited
By Brigitta R. Brunner
December 10, 2019
The civic and moral responsibilities of public relations are hotly contested topics. While many researchers call for focusing on ethics in public relations, they concentrate on ethics in relation to how people do their jobs. In actuality, emphasis should move beyond professional codes of ethics to ...
Ethical Practice of Social Media in Public Relations
1st Edition
Edited
By Marcia DiStaso, Denise Bortree
October 25, 2018
Given the high rate of social media use by the public, organizations are compelled to engage with key audiences through these outlets. Social media engagement requires organizations to actively participate with public groups, and this highly-interactive exchange raises a new set of ethical concerns...
Public Relations and Religion in American History: Evangelism, Temperance, and Business
1st Edition
By Margot Opdycke Lamme
February 06, 2018
Winner of The American Journalism Historians Association Book of the Year Award, 2015 This study of American public relations history traces evangelicalism to corporate public relations via reform and the church-based temperance movement. It encompasses a leading evangelical of the Second Great ...
Public Relations and the Public Interest
1st Edition
By Jane Johnston
January 03, 2018
In this book, Johnston seeks to put the public interest onto the public relations ‘radar’, arguing the need for its clear articulation into mainstream public relations discourse. This book examines literature from a range of fields and disciplines to develop a clearer understanding of the concept, ...