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Learning outcomes |
This course explores how political systems and media institutions interact in democratic and non-democratic contexts, with special attention to major topics such as mass media, public sphere and democracy, political communication, disinformation and digital platforms, media power, ownership and regulation. By the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. Distinguish between major political system types.
2. Compare media systems across countries.
3. Critically analyze media coverage of political events.
4. Apply theoretical frameworks to real-world cases.
5. Engage in structured debate using sociological arguments.
6. Produce a short analytical paper using course concepts.
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Main Bibliography |
Blumler, J. G., & Gurevitch, M. (1995). The Crisis of Public Communication: Routledge.
Clark, W. R., Golder, M., & Golder, S. N. (2013). Principles of Comparative Politics (2nd ed.). CQ Press.
Hallin, D. C., & Mancini, P. (2004). Comparing Media Systems: Three Models of Media and Politics. Cambridge University Press.
Heywood, A., & Laing, M. (2025). Politics (6th ed.). Bloomsbury Academic.
McCombs, M. (2004). Setting the Agenda: The Mass Media and Public Opinion. Polity.
McLean, I., & McMillan, A. (2009). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press.
McNair, B. (2018). An Introduction to Political Communication (6th ed.). Routledge.
Street, J. (2011). Mass Media, Politics and Democracy (2nd ed.). Macmillan Education UK.
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