Political Communication

1. Political Communication
Krishan Siriwardhana

2. Role of communication in the political process( )Kaid, 2014.
Communication
Political

3. AristotleRhetoric and Politics
Walter
Lippman Public Opinion  1922
Harold
LasswellPropaganda Studies  1927
The creation of the Political Communication Division
within the International Communication Association  1973

4. Contemporary
Soukup, 2014 conducted a search on just 2 databases
(EBSCO Communication and Mass Media Complete)
(Political Science Complete)
It yielded almost 2500entries from 2008-present
Scholarship
Political Communication

5. Journals
Political Communication – 10
Communication Quarterly – 5
Communication Studies – 5
Western Journal of Communication -5
Southern Journal of Communication – 5
Rhetoric and Public Affairs – 1

6. Topics
New Media
We Are the Tea Party!: The Use of Facebook as an Online
Political Forum for the Construction and Maintenance of in-Group
Identification during the “GOTV” Weekend.
Presidential rhetoric
Presidential Rhetoric, Metaphor, and the Emergence of the
Democracy Promotion Industry.
Public deliberation
“SafeGround Sacramento” and Rhetorics of Substantive
Citizenship.
Themes
&
(Morin & Flynn, 2014)
(Heidt,2013)
(Middleton, 2013)
( )
( )
( )

7. Gender
Gender, Rhetoric, and International Political
Systems: Angela Merkel's Rhetorical Negotiation
of Proportional Representation and Party
Politics.
Election campaigns
Faith Turns Political on the 2012 Campaign Trail:
Mitt Romney, Franklin Graham, and the Stigma of
Nontraditional Religions in American Politics.
Framing
Bumps and Tears on the Road to the Presidency:
Media Framing of Key Nonverbal Events in the
2008 Democratic Election.
Topics
Themes
&
 (Sheelar & Anderson, 2014)
 (Salek, 2014)
 (Manusov & Harvey, 2011)
( )
( )
( )
forbes.com
mashable.com
dailymail.co philly.com

8. Third Party Candidates Nonverbal
War Democracy Citizenship
Key
Freedom
Social MovementsMedia Environment
News Consumption
IdeologyCampaign Advertising
Political News Reporting
Campaign Appeals








Terms

9. Theories
 Social Identity Framework
 Feminine style
Feminine Views in the Feminine
Style: Convention Speeches by
Presidential Nominees' Spouses
(Vigil, 2014)
 Ideographs
 Materialistic rhetoric
 Uses and gratifications
 Metapragmatic discourse
 Agenda setting theory
 Third person effect
&Concepts

10. Theorists
George
Ervin
Kenneth
Michael
Lakoff-
Burke-
Goffman-
Calvin McGee-
Kohrs Campbell-
Karlyn

11. Rhetorical – 12
Quantitative – 13
Experimental – (Pretest post-test)
Content Analysis
Qualitative –5
Content Analysis
Textual analysis
Mixed Method – 1
Methods

12. Discussion.
“Political speeches are often full of paradoxes and
contradictions. ”
“This reminded me of how thankful I am that I am not in the public
eye. The pressure to triple check all comments, examples, and
references must be exhausting ”
“While reading this article, I kept thinking about the recent
deployment of soldiers in the name of ISIS/L ”
A few ideas you had…
“I actually agree with the sentiment the
authors are arguing, but I did not appreciate
how they went about it”