COMM 820 - Political Communication

Reviews major areas of research in political communication, with an overview of the key concepts and theories regarding communication’s role in politics and political process. An interdisciplinary approach to the field of political communication will be explored through research and scholarship in diverse disciplines such as Communication, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology. The role of communication in and through legislative processes and outcomes, political campaigns and debate, news media, civic engagement, public opinion, political discourse and political identity construction, will be examined.