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Political Systems and Media

Political Systems and Media

Code	13350
Year	1
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area	Sociology
Entry requirements	-- None.
Mode of delivery	-- Face-to-face.
Work placements	-- None.
Learning outcomes	1 - Identify and describe the different existing political systems. 2 - Describe, analyze and understand the relations between the different types of political systems and the mass media. 3 - Understand the functioning of the Estado Novo and the importance of the media for its affirmation. At the end of UC the student should be able to: A) delimit, relate and operationalize the concepts of "political system" and Mass media '; B) identify and describe the main models of interaction between 'political systems' and 'mass media'; C) to examine, evaluate and discuss the role of the mass media in shaping the different types of 'political systems'.
Syllabus	Basic concepts: Political system The contribution of David Easton The functioning of the political system and similar concepts The British, North American and French political system in comparative perspective. Media Concepts Mass Media: Traditional media and new media Journalism News Political actors Press Office and Spin Doctors Public opinion and published opinion Communication Theories Hypodermic Theory Theory of Persuasion Theory of Limited Effects Critical Theory (Frankfurt School) Theory of Political Action Democracy and Media Democracy without Media? Media as a Threat to Democracy? Media - fourth power or counter-power? Media and Elections Polls Policy Customization Media Exposure during Election Campaigns Political communication in non democratic regimes The Age of the "Post-Truth".
Main Bibliography	Blumer, Jay G. e Gurevich, M., The Crisis of Public Communication, Londres, Routledge, 1995. Bourdieu, P., Sobre a Televisão, Oeiras, Celta, 1997. Chomsky, Noam, A Manipulação dos Media, Mem Martins, Editorial Inquérito, 2003. Costa, B.F. (2017). “A Vitória de Donald Trump na Imprensa Portuguesa – a (im)parcialidade em perspectiva”, Estudos da Comunicação, 24: 83-105. Ferro, António, Entrevistas a Salazar, Lisboa, Parceria A.M. Pereira, 2007. Hallin, Daniel C. & Mancini, Paolo, Sistemas de Media: Estudo Comparativo (três modelos de comunicação e política), Lisboa, Livros Horizonte, 2010. Lasswell, Harold, “A Estrutura e a Função da Comunicação na Sociedade”, in Esteves, João Pissarra (org.), Comunicação e Sociedade: Os Efeitos Sociais dos Meios de Comunicação de Massas, Lisboa, Livros Horizonte, 2002. Martins, Manuel Meirinho, “Dinâmica das Modernas Campanhas Eleitorais: Fontes de Informação e Mobilização Política dos Eleitores”, in Martins, Manuel Meirinho (coord.), Comunicação e Marketing Político – Contributos Pedagógicos, Lisboa, ISCSP, 2007. McNair, Brian, As Introduction to Political Communication, Londres, Routledge, 1995. Pasquino, Gianfranco, Sistemas Políticos Comparados, Parede, Editoria Princípia, 2005. Ramonet, Ignacio, A Tirania da Comunicação, Porto, Campo das Letras, 1999. Salgado, Susana, “Os media e as eleições em Portugal: estudo da cobertura noticiosa das legislativas de 2005 e das presidenciais de 2006”, in Lobo, Marina Costa e Magalhães, Pedro (orgs.), As Eleições Legislativas e Presidenciais 2005-2006, Lisboa, ICS, 2009. Torres, Eduardo Cintra, “Debates presidenciais na televisão: à procura de interesse, avaliação e efeitos”, in Lobo, Marina Costa e Magalhães, Pedro (orgs.), As Eleições Legislativas e Presidenciais 2005-2006, Lisboa, ICS, 2009. Traquina, Nelson, Jornalismo, Lisboa, Quimera, 2002. Wolf, Mauro, Teorias da Comunicação, Lisboa, Editorial Presença, 2001. Wolton, Dominique, Pensar a Comunicação, Algés, Difel, 1999.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.