Course: Political communication and political marketing

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Course title Political communication and political marketing
Course code KPOL/N114
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Charvát Jakub, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction to the study, acquaintance with the literature and requirements for completing the course. 2. Political communication: its definition, role in the political process and main actors. 3. Transformation of media environment and technological development as sources of the transformation of political communication. 4. Socio-economic and political factors of the transformation of political communication. 5. Colonization of politics by the media? The concept of mediatization of politics. 6. Three ages of political communication and modernization of political campaigning. 7. Political communication and web 2.0: the fourth age of political communication? 8. Selected contemporary trends in campaigning. 9. Populism as a communication strategy. 10. Populism as an enrichment or a threat to democracy? 11. Complex political marketing. 12. Lees-Marshment´s typology of political parties according and its critics. 13. Political marketing: basic tools and strategies. 14. Political marketing as an enrichment or a threat to democracy?

Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
The course focuses on the introduction and analysis of issues of political communication, political campaigns and political marketing, both in a historical perspective and with regard to the prevailing current phenomena, incl. populism, new media and social networks in contemporary political communication.
The student is able to use professional terminology. The student is able to characterize the specifics of transformations of political communication and campaigning and of tools of political marketing. The student is familiar with the key topics of political communication and political marketing.
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
To successfully complete the course, it is required: 1) Pre-Exam Credit: it is required to obtain at least 5 points out of 13 possible, which can be obtained as follows: a) submission of four polemical / critical essays on the given texts (critical interpretation / technical polemics with a text in the range of 2 to 3 NS), for each essay up to 2 points can be obtained; b) activity at lectures, inter alia verifying fulfillment of reading given texts on individual lectures and orientation in current events in media-political events (max. 5 points); c) participation in the final colloquium on 03/05/2023. 2) Exam: oral examination of the submitted bibliography.
Recommended literature
  • Aalberg, T. et al. (eds.). Populist Political Communication in Europe. London, 2016. ISBN 9781138614826.
  • Bradová, Eva. Od lokálních mítinků k politickému marketingu. Brno, 2005. ISBN 978-80-2103-8004.
  • Cabada, L., Charvát, J., Stulík, O. Současná komparativní politologie: klíčové koncepty. Praha, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7380-577-7.
  • Eibl, O., Chytilek, R., Matušková, A. Teorie a metody politického marketingu. Brno, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7325-281-6.
  • Křeček, J. Politická komunikace. Praha: GRADA.
  • Lebedová, E. Voliči, strany a negativní kampaň. Praha, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7419-158-9.
  • LEES-MARSHMENT, Jennifer, CONLEY, Brian, ELDER, Edward, PETTITT, Robint, RAYNAULD, Vincent, TURCOTTE, André. Political marketing. Londýn, 2019. ISBN 9780815353225.
  • Norris, P. Virtuous Circle. Cambridge, 2000. ISBN 9780511609343.


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