{"product_id":"intimate-politics-9780745644776","title":"Intimate Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is often remarked that politicians' private lives are becoming a feature of political communication in many advanced industrial democracies. However, there have so far been no genuinely comparative studies examining the personalized nature of political communication. \u003ci\u003eIntimate Politics\u003c\/i\u003e provides for the first time a systematic comparative analysis of such developments in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK and the US. Drawing on a wide range of primary and secondary sources, it assesses the extent to which the private lives of politicians have become a feature of political communication in each democracy. The book provides a comprehensive account of the shifting boundaries between the public and private, and whether any developments are universal or more advanced in some democracies than others, and seeks to explain why this might be. \u003ci\u003eIntimate Politics\u003c\/i\u003e will be of great value for students and scholars of communication and media studies and political science a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An extremely useful book for those who are interested in the world beyond the level of bar-room gossip.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMorning Star\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Stanyer has delivered a highly persuasive \u003ci\u003eevidence-based\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003estudy\u003c\/i\u003e, creatively developed and carried out, drawing on a range of data sets inventively designed to compare how far the private lives of politicians are reported in seven countries. In my view, \u003ci\u003eIntimate Politics\u003c\/i\u003e has genuine international relevance and should be considered the benchmark study for future scholarship.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJournalism Studies\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Stanyer's treatment of the phenomenon of “intimization” is data-rich, conceptually mature and several-sided. He systematically examines it by genre, over an extended time span and, in a revealing comparative analysis, across seven advanced democracies. \u003ci\u003eIntimate Politics\u003c\/i\u003e is likely to be the definitive treatment of its subject for years to come.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJay Blumler, University of Leeds\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'For the first time, intimization and popularization are dealt with using hard data, showing that they are not just in the minds of scholars but that they represent tendencies that have emerged in several countries worldwide. Our democracies are facing at the same time new strategies on the part of politicians and also already well-rooted journalistic routines.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaolo Mancini, Università di Perugia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e List of figures and tables\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Politicians’ Personal Lives in the Media Spotlight\u003cbr\u003e 1. Soft Focus: Leaders’ Personal Lives Close-up\u003cbr\u003e 2. Digging for Dirt: Publicizing Politicians’ Sex Lives\u003cbr\u003e 3. Changing Exposure: Critical Moments and the \u003cbr\u003e Uncovering of Politicians’ Infidelity\u003cbr\u003e 4. Transnational Revelations: Flows, Access and Control in a Global News Environment\u003cbr\u003e 5. Drawing Conclusions: Intimization and Democratic Politics\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Notes on Research Methods and Indicators\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Endnotes","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404386771287,"sku":"9780745644776","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745644776.jpg?v=1730486298","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/intimate-politics-9780745644776","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}