"The loss of credibility of traditional media and democratic institutions points to the important challenges for the democratic system. Social networks have allowed new political and social actors to disseminate their messages, which has raised diversity. However, it has also lowered the standards for the circulation of messages and has increased disinformation and hate speech. Contemporary Politics, Communication, and the Impact on Democracy addresses communication and politics and the impact on democracy. This book offers a valuable contribution regarding the challenges and threats faced by traditional and stable democracies while disinformation, polarization, and populism have a main role in the present hybrid communicative scenario. Covering topics such as digital authoritarianism, emotional and rational frames, and political conflict on social media, this is an essential resource for political scientists, communication specialists, analysts, policymakers, politicians, critical media scholars, graduate students, professors, researchers, and academicians."--ProQuest website.

"This book uses a multidisciplinary and multi-national approach to analyze the relationships between communication, politics, and democracy regarding the challenges and threats faced by contemporary democracies while disinformation, polarization and populism have a main role in the present hybrid communicative scenario"--.

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Book Series
• Editorial Advisory Board
• Table of Contents
• Detailed Table of Contents
• Preface
• Section 1: Section 1
  • Chapter 1: Proposing a Three-Dimensional Normative Model for Political Communication
  • Chapter 2: Achieving a Representative Democracy in Europe
  • Chapter 3: Contemporary Populist Representation and Its Implications for Democracy
• Section 2: Section 2
  • Chapter 4: The Dynamics of Polarisation in Australian Social Media
  • Chapter 5: Polarization and Platformization of News in Italian Journalism
  • Chapter 6: What Drives Selective Exposure to Political Information in Spain?
  • Chapter 7: Semi-Private Spheres as Safe Spaces for Young Social Media Users' Political Conversation
  • Chapter 8: The Mirage of Truth
• Section 3: Section 3
  • Chapter 9: Populism, Its Prevalence, and Its Negative Influence on Democratic Institutions
  • Chapter 10: Europe and Euroscepticism on Twitter During the 2019 European Parliament Elections
  • Chapter 11: Intermedia Agenda-Setting Effect of Latino Television in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election
  • Chapter 12: Will Live Streaming Platforms and Influencers Consolidate or Disrupt Democracy?
  • Chapter 13: Placing Portuguese Right-Wing Populism Into Context
• Section 4: Section 4
  • Chapter 14: Emotional and Rational Frames Contained in Institutional Speeches
  • Chapter 15: Discourse and Disinformation on COVID-19 Vaccination in Spain and Brazil
  • Chapter 16: Citizens, Polarization, and the Pandemic in the Italian Hybrid News Media System
  • Chapter 17: Citizens' Political Discourses on Climate Change and Vaccines
• Compilation of References
• About the Contributors
• Index