MA Political Communication

Traditionally, research and teaching in political communication has concentrated exclusively on institutional politics. Governments, political parties and elections have dominated the agenda. However, as the shape of politics and communication have changed significantly in recent times such an approach now seems to be far too narrow. Political party membership and election turnouts are steadily declining while interest group membership and issue-based campaigning are on the increase. Professional marketing, advertising and public relations approaches, developed in the corporate sector, have become central to the political process.

The course covers several aspects of political communications, including: government and political party communication and media relations; political marketing, public opinion and election campaigning; global institutions and international politics and communications; the activities and communications of corporations, social movements and interest groups; the production, regulation and consumption of both mass and alternative media; different forms of promotional/political culture; social and political theory; and communication issues surrounding human rights, race, citizenship and democratisation.

The course should appeal to anyone with an academic, personal or professional interest in media and communications or politics. It should suit those: wanting to go on to do further postgraduate research; policy-makers and communicators employed in government, political institutions and campaigning groups; journalists and others employed in the media and cultural industries/institutions.

Programme Director: Patria Roman-Velazquez

Fees for 2010/11

	UK/EU	Overseas
Full-time	£5,300	£10,300
Part-time	£2,650	£5,150

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If you require further information on this programme or studying at the School of Social Sciences please contact the programme administrator:

Kieran Brookes

Telephone: 020 7040 8908

E-mail: kieran.brookes.1@city.ac.uk

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