POWER, COMMUNICATION, AND POLITICS IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES
The Nordic countries are stable democracies with solid infrastructures for political dia-logue and negotiations. However, both the “Nordic model” and Nordic media systems are under pressure as the conditions for political communication change – not least due to weakened political parties and the widespread use of digital communication media. In this anthology, the similarities and differences in political communication across the Nordic countries are studied. Traditional corporatist mechanisms in the Nordic countries are increasingly challenged by professionals, such as lobbyists, a development that has consequences for the processes and forms of political communication. Populist polit-ical parties have increased their media presence and politpolit-ical influence, whereas the news media have lost readers, viewers, listeners, and advertisers. These developments influence societal power relations and restructure the ways in which political actors communicate about political issues.This book is a key reference for all who are interested in current trends and develop-ments in the Nordic countries. The editors, Eli Skogerbø, Øyvind Ihlen, Nete Nørgaard
Kristensen, and Lars Nord, have published extensively on political communication, and
the authors are all scholars based in the Nordic countries with specialist knowledge in their fields.
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NORDICOM
Edited by:
Eli Skogerbø, Øyvind Ihlen,
Nete Nørgaard Kristensen, & Lars Nord
Power, Communication,
and Politics in the Nordic
Countries
Nordicom is a centre for Nordic media research at the University of Gothenburg, supported by the Nordic Council of Ministers.
Nordicom, University of Gothenburg, PO Box 713, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden www.nordicom.gu.se
Nordicom is a centre for Nordic media research at the University of
Gothenburg, supported by the Nordic Council of Ministers. The book
has been published with support from the University of Navarra.
Nordicom, University of Gothenburg, PO Box 713, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden www.nordicom.gu.se
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