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Political Systems and Media

Code 15471
Year 3
Semester S2
ECTS Credits 6
Workload OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area Communication Sciences
Entry requirements No.
Learning outcomes To delimit, relate and operationalize the concepts of “political system” and “mass media”

Identify and describe the main models of interaction between “political system” and “mass media”

To examine, evaluate and discuss the role of the mass media in shapping the different types of political systems.
Syllabus 1. Political main concepts:
a. Political system
b. David Easton approach
c. Political system and related concepts
d. UK political system
e. US political system
f. French political system
g. Portuguese political system.

2. Communication main concepts:
a. Mass Media: traditional media and new media
b. Journalism
c. News
d. Political Actors
e. Press Office and Spin Doctors
f. Public Opinion and Published Opinion

3. Communication Theories
a. Hypodermic Theory
b. Persuasion Theory
c. Theory of Limited Effects
d. Critical Theory (Franckfurt School)
e. Political Action Theory
4. Democracy and Media
a. Democracy without media? Media as an enemy of the democracy?
b. Media – fourth power of counter-power?
c. Media and elections
d. Polls
e. Personalization
f. Media and electoral campaigns

5. Political Communication in non-democratic regimes.
6. Post-truth era.
Main Bibliography Blumer, Jay G. e Gurevich, Michael, The Crisis of Public Communication, Londres, Routledge, 1995. Bourdieu, Pierre, 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. 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.)
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria The classes are composed of two moments, one of theoretical exposition of the work topic in charge of the teaching, another of analysis and joint interpretation of texts contained in the bibliography. Every week the texts will be made available for analysis on the UBI electronic platform. Theoretical-practical classes. Assessment carried out with the delivery of an article and two presentations in the classroom.
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2023-03-07

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