{"title":"James Stanyer","description":"\u003cp\u003eJames Stanyer offers insightful explorations into the dynamics of contemporary political communication and public engagement. His works delve into the nuances of how politics is shaped by media and interpersonal interaction, providing thoughtful analysis relevant to both scholars and keen observers of modern politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect clear, rigorous perspectives that bridge theory and practice within \u003cem\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Current Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e. Stanyer’s writing encourages a deeper understanding of the evolving relationship between citizens and the political sphere.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"intimate-politics-by-james-stanyer-9780745644776","title":"Intimate Politics","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\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 personalised nature of political communication. \u003cem\u003eIntimate Politics\u003c\/em\u003e provides for the first time a systematic comparative analysis of such developments in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK and the US.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntimate Politics\u003c\/em\u003e will be of great value for students and scholars of communication and media studies and political science and is required reading for anyone who wants a fuller understanding of the transformation of mediated politics in advanced industrial democracies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47463307706604,"sku":"9780745644776","price":40.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780745644776-intimate-politics.jpg?v=1775030882"},{"product_id":"modern-political-communications-by-james-stanyer-9780745627984","title":"Modern Political Communications","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePolitical communication systems in advanced industrial democracies are in a state of flux. The traditional political communication system, with its limited and regulated media channels, stable patterns of media consumption, and identifiable party loyalty, which characterised much of the twentieth century, is giving way to one that is less ordered and structured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eModern Political Communications\u003c\/em\u003e provides an accessible and comprehensive account of how governments, political parties, established media organisations and citizen audiences, in the US and the UK, are adapting to this systemic change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAgainst the background of audience fragmentation and widening social and political divisions, James Stanyer provides a critical appraisal of the evolving relationship of political communicators and their audience. He argues that such divisions influence citizen communicative engagement and are increasingly exacerbated by the strategic activities of political advocates and media organisations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eModern Political Communications\u003c\/em\u003e is required reading for anyone who wants a fuller understanding of the transformation of political communication and the repercussions for democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471148597484,"sku":"9780745627984","price":40.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780745627984-modern-political-communications.jpg?v=1775235801"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/james-stanyer.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}