Political election debates : informing voters about policy and character / / William L. Benoit

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910811250203321
• Autore: Benoit William L
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2014]; ©2014
• ISBN: 0-7391-8411-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (145 p.)
• Disciplina: 324.7
• Soggetti: Campaign debates; Television in politics; Communication in politics; Mass media - Political aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Theory and Method: Functional Theory of Political Campaign Discourse; Chapter 3. American Presidential Campaign Debates; Chapter 4. American Non-Presidential and World Political Campaign Debates; Chapter 5. Incumbency in Political Campaign Debates; Chapter 6. Campaign Phase in Political Campaign Debates; Chapter 7. News Coverage of Political Campaign Debates; Chapter 8. Issue Ownership, Functional Federalism, and Retrospective versus Prospective Voting in American Political Campaign Debates; Chapter 9. Conclusion; Appendix I. List of American Primary and General DebatesAppendix II. Viewers for American General Election Debates; Appendix III. Examples of the Forms of Policy and Character; References; Index of Topics; Index of Names; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: Political Election Debates: Informing Voters about Policy and Character presents theory and research on political leaders debates. Election debates in the U.S. (presidential primary, presidential general, vice presidential, senate, gubernatorial, and mayoral debates) and around the world (e.g., Germany, Israel, UK, South Korea, Taiwan, France) are explored. News coverage of debates is also examined.