Political Communication

5 ECTS / Semestral / Português

In the scope of this course unit the learner is expected to be able to:

  • Apprehend the use of propaganda and disinformation by the different political systems throughout the 20th century;
     
  • Assimilate some concepts and theories of communication essential to the understanding of political communication;
     
  • Problematize the role of the mediatization of the political phenomenon in modern democracies, from the transnational to the local level;
     
  • Contextualize critically the relations of power and negotiation woven between various actors of the public space: politicians, journalists, advisors, pressure groups, NGOs, citizens, etc.;
     
  • Analyze strategic communication in electoral campaigns and political marketing, as well as the use of digital media and its implications on citizens' participation;
     
  • Reflect on the personalization of politics, the exploration of media "cases" and the reception of speeches in the public sphere;
     
  • Apply the knowledge acquired in the analysis of case studies.

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Faculty - Manuel Cunha

Manuel Antunes da Cunha

Professor Auxiliar
Doutorado em Ciências da Comunicação pela Universidade Paris 2 (Panthéon-Assas), leciona Sociologia da Comunicação, Jornalismo de Investigação, Comunicação…
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Rui Novais

Rui Novais

Professor Convidado
Rui Alexandre Novais (Ph.D. in Communication and Image Studies at University of Kent-UK) is a Researcher and Invited Auxiliary Professor at Universidade…
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