The Personalisation of Politics in the Uk: Mediated Leadership from Attlee to Cameron - Hardcover

Langer, Ana Ines

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0719081467 ISBN 13: 9780719081460

Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2012

Synopsis

What does it mean to say that modern politics is personalised? To what extent is it more personalised than in the past, what is distinctive about contemporary forms of personalisation and are these changes enduring? This book addresses these questions. It re-thinks the concept of personalisation and develops an analytical framework for its study, in the process challenging current theorisation and bridging the political science and media studies approaches to the subject. Moreover, it presents new, rich and rigorous empirical data about how personalisation has developed over time in the UK, from 1945 to 2009.
Its conceptual depth and empirical range makes the book a must-read for anyone researching the phenomenon of personalisation internationally, and a benchmark for future studies. It is also highly accessible to undergraduate and graduate students in political communication, British politics and media studies.

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About the Author

Ana Langer is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Glasgow

From the Back Cover

What does it mean to say that modern politics is personalised? What is distinctive about contemporary forms of personalisation and are these changes within British politics enduring?

This book rethinks the concept of personalisation and develops an analytical framework for its study, challenging current theorisations within political science and media studies. Moreover, Langer presents rigorous new empirical data regarding the development of personalisation in the United Kingdom, from 1945 to 2009.

A must-read for anyone researching the phenomenon of personalisation internationally, this book's conceptual depth and empirical range make it a benchmark for future studies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0719081467
• ISBN 13: 9780719081460
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224