2016/2017

2017/2018

DM270

SPS/04 (POLTICIAL SCIENCE)

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

COMMUNICATION, INNOVATION, MULTIMEDIA

PERCORSO COMUNE

2°

1st semester (02/10/2017 - 16/12/2017)

12

72 lesson hours

Italian

WRITTEN TEST

LEGNANTE GUIDO (titolare) - 12 ECTS

Mass media and technology are narrowly connected with the mechanisms of public opinion formation and both élite and citizens behaviour.
The aim of the course is giving students knowledge and tools in order to analyse (theories, concepts,
empirical research)and undestand the relationships between the processes of public opinion formation and the characteristics of the media. The course will put a prevalent focus on the Italian case in comparative perspective.

The topics dealt with will be: public opinion and electoral competition, polls and surveys; mass media and the technoligal revolution, politics on the media, media analysis, media consumption, electoral campaigns.

Mainly lessons; in addtion, tasks and discussions.

1) G. Legnante (a cura di), Dispensa su Opinione pubblica e media. Edizione 2017-2018 (disponibile alla libreria CLU).

Texts for Erasmus students.
• Bobba G., Legnante G., Roncarolo F., Seddone A., Candidates in a negative light. The 2013 Italian election campaign in the media, in “Rivista italiana di scienza politica” n. 3/ 2013, pp. 353-379.
• Graber, D., Political Communication Faces 21th Century, in “Journal of Communication”, n. 3/2005, pp. 479-507.
• Bennett, L., Iyengar, S., A New Era of Minimal Effects? The Changing Foundations of Political Communication, in “Journal of Communication”, n. 4/2008, pp. 707-731.
• Heinderyckx, F., Reclaiming the High Ground in the Age of Onlinement, in “Journal of Communication”, n. 6/2014, pp. 999-1014.
• Esser, F., J. Strömbäck e C.H. de Vreese, Reviewing key concepts in research on political news journalism: Conceptualizations, operationalizations and propositions for future research, in “Journalism”, n. 1/2012, pp. 139-143.
Reviewing key concepts in research on political news journalism: Conceptualizations, operationalizations and propositions for future research (di F. Esser, J. Strömbäck e C.H. de Vreese)
• Hopmann, D.N., P. Van Aelst e G. Legnante, Political balance in the news: A review of concepts, operationalizations and key findings, in “Journalism”, n. 1/2012, pp. 240-257.
• Reinemann, C., Stanyer, J., S. Scherr e G. Legnante, Hard and soft news: a review of concepts, operationalizations and key finding, in “Journalism”, 1/2012, pp. 221-239.
• Esser, F., De Vreese, C., Stromback, J., Van Aelst, P., Aalberg, T., Stanyer, J., Lengauer, G., Berganza, R., Legnante, G., Papathanassopoulos, S., Salgado, S., Shafer, T., Reinemann, C., Political Information Opportunities in Europe: A Longitudinal and Comparative Study of Thirteen Television Systems, in “International Journal of Press/Politics”, n. 3/2012, pp. 247-274.
• Serazio, M., The new media designs of political consultants. Campaign production in a fragmented era, in “Journal of Communication”, n. 4/2014, pp. 743-763.
• Vezzoni C., Italian National Election Survey 2013: a further step in a consolidating tradition, in “Rivista italiana di scienza politica”, n. XLIV, aprile 2014, pp. 81-108.
• in the periodical “Polis” (1/2014), articles by: G. Passarelli and D. Tuorto (Editors’ Introduction: Frustrated Electoral Expectations, pp. 5-8), J. Newell (The Italian General Election of 2013: A Revolution with Uncertain Consequences, pp. 9-24), P. Bellucci and M. Maraffi (Government Performance and Political Attitudes in the Italian Political Cycle 2011-2013, pp. 37-60), F. Vegetti, M. Poletti and P. Segatti (Availability or Disengagement? How Italia Citizens Reacted to the Two-Faced Parliamentary Grand Coalition Supporting the Monti Government, pp. 61-84), G. Passarelli, Electoral Law(s) and Elections in the Italian Second Republic. The 2013 Landmark (?), pp. 107-122.
• Bruggermann, M., Engesser, S., Buchel, F., Humprecht, E., Castro, L., Hallin and Mancini Revisited: Four Empirical Types of Western Media Systems, in “Journal of Communication”, n. 6/2014, pp. 1037-1065.
• Goldman, S., Mutz, D., The Friendly Media Phenomenon: A Cross-National Analysis of Cross-Cutting Exposure, in “Political Communication”, n. 1/2011, pp. 42-66.
However, Erasmus students are requested to agree upon the program (and possible text changes) with Prof. Legnante.

Written (exams in the january-february session); Oral (subsequent sessions).
The exam aims at testing students' competence (substantively and methodologically) in analysing the relationship between the processes of public opinion formation and élite, media and citizens.