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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820015103321

Autore

Vreese C. H. de (Claes Holger), <1974->

Titolo

Political campaigning in referendums : framing the referendum issue / / Claes H. de Vreese and Holli A. Semetko

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004

ISBN

1-134-27296-0

1-134-27297-9

1-280-05503-0

0-203-33503-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 pages)

Collana

Routledge research in political communication

Altri autori (Persone)

SemetkoHolli A

Disciplina

328.2/3

Soggetti

Advertising, Political

Political campaigns

Referendum

Elections

Voting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [202]-217) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

The importance of information in referendums -- The dynamics of a referendum campaign -- The context of the campaign -- The political parties' campaigns -- The yes and no camps -- The campaign in the news : polls, personalities and the multi-faceted issue of the euro -- The campaign in the news -- Elite framing of the issue -- Campaign effects -- Agenda-setting in a referendum -- Polls, strategy news and political cynicism -- Primed by the referendum -- Campaign effects of the vote -- The consequences of referendums -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book reviews the research on campaigns and elections and investigates the effects of campaigning in referendums, drawing on panel survey data, media content data, focus groups, and interviews with journalists and campaign managers. The authors argue that the media coverage not only influences public perceptions of the campaign, the referendum issue and the party leaders, but that, in a close race, it also shapes the voting and the political future of the incumbent party.The first study to investigate the dynamics and effects of a referendum



campaign on politicians, media and citiz