{"product_id":"media-democracy-9780745628448","title":"Media Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his controversial new book, Thomas Meyer argues that the media are transforming traditional party democracy into media democracy''. Political elites submit to the mass media''s formulas in the hope of salvaging some influence over their public images. The media thus colonize politics, and the politicans'' self-interest turns them into accomplices. Politics and the media have formed a partnership to conduct their main business: adopting well-tested formulas from the theatre to media productions. The public begins to respond to politics as an aesthetic phenomenon, losing sight of the principles that make political action unique and sustain autonomy and democracy. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eReal power in the media is wielded by an iron triangle committed to the media''s logic of up-to-the-minute reportage: media-savvy political elites, pollsters and media executives. Democratic politics with its slow-paced processes has traditionally relied on parties, intermediary actors and the institutions of repres\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Meyer has presented a clear and well-structured argument.The stages of the argument follow a logical structure, with a summary at the end of each chapter that covers the main points of the preceding argument ... this book is certainly a worthy and sober undertaking\" \u003ci\u003eLee Salter, Political Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface: Media, Culture, and Politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The Logic of Politics\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Democratic Communication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Political Logic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Party Democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Logic of Mass Media.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter5 Mass Media Logic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Mass Media Economics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Media Time and Political Time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III The Process of Colonization\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Politics through the Lense of the Mass Media.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 The Duplication of Politics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Politics as Theater.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Summary\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV The Effects of Colonization\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 The Persistence of the Political.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Politics as Pop-Culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Pre- Production and Co-Procuction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Politics by Trial Balloon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 The Anaesthesia Effect.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V The Transformation of Representative Democracy\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 The Marginalization of Representative Democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Who holds Power in Media Democacy?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 Prospects for Party Democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Prospects of Media Democracy\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 The Internet: A Democratic Alternative?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24 Balancing Democratic Gains and Losses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25 Infotainment and Information.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 26 Civil Society and the Media.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 27 Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Democracy in Transition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404359934295,"sku":"9780745628448","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745628448.jpg?v=1730486215","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/media-democracy-9780745628448","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}