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Book SynopsisPolitical Election Debates presents theory and research on political leaders debates. Election debates in the United States and around the world (e.g., Germany, Israel, UK, South Korea, Taiwan, France) are explored. News coverage of debates is also examined.
Trade ReviewThis book is a must read for political communication scholars. It is rare to be offered a systematic, multi-faceted, and theoretically-driven analysis of a single election component. Benoit's content analysis of United States debates (presidential and non-presidential), as well as political debates conducted across the globe, is unrivaled. -- Lance Holbert, University of South Carolina
Table of ContentsChapter 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 U.S. Presidential Primary, General, and Vice Presidential Campaign Debates Appendix II. Viewers for American Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates Appendix III. Forms of Policy and Character in Debates
