Handbook of comparative communication research

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Author:

Esser, Frank, 1966-

ISBN:

9780415802710

9780415802758

9780203149102

Publication Information:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Physical Description:

xxi, 544 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Series:

International Communication Association (ICA) handbook series

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I INTRODUCTION -- 1.On the Why and How of Comparative Inquiry in Communication Studies / Thomas Hanitzsch -- pt. II DISCIPLINARY DEVELOPMENTS -- 2.Comparing Political Communication / Frank Esser -- 3.Comparing Organizational and Business Communication / Cindy Gallois -- 4.Comparing Development Communication / Jan Servaes -- 5.Comparing Computer-Mediated Communication / Joshua Averbeck -- 6.Comparing Visual Communication / Michael Griffin -- 7.Comparing Intercultural Communication / Young Yun Kim -- 8.Comparing Language and Social Interaction / Susana Martinez-Guillem -- 9.Comparing Gender and Communication / Patrice M. Buzzanell -- 10.Comparing Health Communication / Douglas Storey -- pt. III CENTRAL RESEARCH AREAS -- 11.Comparing Media Systems / Jonathan Hardy -- 12.Comparing Media Systems: A Response to Critics / Paolo Mancini -- 13.Comparing Media Policy and Regulation / Leen d'Haenens -- 14.Comparing Media Markets / Loris Russi --

Contents note continued: 15.Comparing Media Cultures / Andreas Hepp -- 16.Comparing Journalism Cultures / Wolfgang Donsbach -- 17.Comparing Public Relations / Anna Klyueva -- 18.Comparing Election Campaign Communication / Jesper Stromback -- 19.Comparing News on National Elections / Jesper Stromback -- 20.Comparing News on Europe: Elections and Beyond / Hajo G. Boomgaarden -- 21.Comparing News on Foreign and International Affairs / Philip Johnson -- 22.Comparing Cross-Border Information Flows and Their Effects / Pippa Norris -- 23.Comparing Entertainment and Emotions / Mary Beth Oliver -- 24.Comparing Media Use and Reception / Uwe Hasebrink -- 25.Comparing Effects of Political Communication / Rudiger Schmitt-Beck -- pt. IV CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES -- 26.Challenges to Comparative Research in a Globalizing Media Landscape / Sonia Livingstone -- 27.Comparative Research Designs: Toward a Multilevel Approach / Nam-Jin Lee --

Contents note continued: 28.Comparative Survey Research / Janet A. Harkness -- 29.Comparative Content Analysis / Patrick Rossler -- 30.Securing Equivalence: Problems and Solutions / Steffen Kolb -- 31.Analyzing Comparative Data: Opportunities and Challenges / Rens Vliegenthart -- pt. V CONCLUSION -- 32.Challenges and Perspectives of Comparative Communication Inquiry / Frank Esser.

Abstract:

The Handbook of Comparative Communication Research aims at providing a comprehensive understanding of comparative communication research. It fills an obvious gap in the literature and offers an extensive and interdisciplinary discussion of the general approach of comparative research, its prospect and problems as well as its applications in crucial sub-fields of communications. The first part of the volume charts the state of the art in the field; the second section introduces relevant areas of communication studies where the comparative approach has been successfully applied in recent years; the third part offers an analytical review of conceptual and methodological issues; and the last section proposes a roadmap for future research.

Subject Term:

Communication, International.

Communication -- Research.

Added Author:

Esser, Frank, 1966-

Hanitzsch, Thomas, 1969-

Added Corporate Author:

International Communication Association.

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The Handbook of Comparative Communication Research aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of comparative communication research. It fills an obvious gap in the literature and offers an extensive and interdisciplinary discussion of the general approach of comparative research, its prospect and problems as well as its applications in crucial sub-fields of communications. The first part of the volume charts the state of the art in the field; the second section introduces relevant areas of communication studies where the comparative approach has been successfully applied in recent years; the third part offers an analytical review of conceptual and methodological issues; and the last section proposes a roadmap for future research.