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Presentation
Presentation
This course unit explores the relationship between politics and communication, focusing on its effects within contemporary democratic systems. Through a theoretical-practical approach, students develop the skills to analyse discourse, media strategies, and evolving political-media dynamics. The aim is to equip students with the critical understanding and tools needed to engage meaningfully with the communicative processes that shape the public sphere.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Master Degree | Semestral | 6
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT6997-1683
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
Communication, Politics, and Political Communication: Concepts and Interdisciplinarity Media Effects: Audiences and Attitudes The Role of Communication in the Exercise of Power: Agenda Interaction Communication and Visual Culture Political Systems: Institutions and Media. Media Systems. Journalism and Democracy Political Discourse Mass, Elite, Group, Niche, and Interpersonal Political Communication Internet and Social Media in Politics Informative, Entertainment, and Satirical Media Artificial Intelligence and Democracy The Crisis of European Democracies, Systems of Representation, and the Welfare State: Consequences of Globalisation and the New World Order
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Objectives
Objectives
With this course unit, students will be able to identify and analyse the relationships between politics and communication, particularly the evolution of systems driven by communicational phenomena, as observed in various democratic systems under study. Students will deepen their competences and acquire new skills to engage with socio-political processes undergoing change through interaction with the mass media
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
As a theoretical-practical course unit, it is structured around lectures presenting key concepts, theories, and analyses of typical cases in this field of study. These are complemented by seminar discussions of selected texts and tutorial-guided case studies
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References
References
Elishar-Malka, V., Ariel, Y., & Weimann, G. (2020). Rethinking political communication in the digital sphere. The Journal of International Communication, 26(2), 190-210. Freelon, D., & Wells, C. (2020). Disinformation as political communication. Political communication, 37(2), 145-156. Kenski, K., & Jamieson, K. H. (Eds.). (2017). The Oxford handbook of political communication. Nina, S. R., & Santana-Pereira, J. (2021). Feasting our eyes on the candidates: Visual cues in televised debates prime personality traits of lesser known candidates and promote learning. The International Journal of Press/Politics, 26(1), 236-255.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
