Navigating Contemporary Political Communication: Strategies, Challenges, and Regulatory Barriers - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3032137950 ISBN 13: 9783032137951

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2026

Synopsis

This book explores how digital technologies are transforming the nature, practice, and regulation of political communication in the 21st century. Drawing on diverse case studies from regulated and unregulated media markets, it investigates how digital platforms shape political participation, agenda-setting, and public opinion. It highlights the challenges posed by disinformation, data exploitation and algorithmic control, while also exploring the democratic potential of online activism and citizen engagement. Structured around theoretical foundations and empirical analyses, this book discusses visual political communication, digital populism, platform regulation, data protection, and the transformation of political debate in the digital age. Accessible to scholars, students, and policymakers alike, the volume establishes theoretical and practical frameworks for understanding contemporary political communication and the urgent need for regulatory strategies that safeguard democratic values and civil liberties.

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About the Author

Sofia Iordanidou is an Associate Professor of Journalism and Communication at the Open University of Cyprus and Chair of the Advanced Media Institute, Applied Research in Communication and Journalism. She is the publisher of Dimosiografia journal.

Nael Jebril is the Chair of the Media Studies Program at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. He is a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy and a former Chair of the MA Media and Communication Program at Bournemouth University, UK.

Emmanouil Takas is a Postdoctoral Researcher of Social Psychology and Media at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

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This book explores how digital technologies are transforming the nature, practice, and regulation of political communication in the 21st century. Drawing on diverse case studies from regulated and unregulated media markets, it investigates how digital platforms shape political participation, agenda-setting, and public opinion. It highlights the challenges posed by disinformation, data exploitation and algorithmic control, while also exploring the democratic potential of online activism and citizen engagement. Structured around theoretical foundations and empirical analyses, this book discusses visual political communication, digital populism, platform regulation, data protection, and the transformation of political debate in the digital age. Accessible to scholars, students, and policymakers alike, the volume establishes theoretical and practical frameworks for understanding contemporary political communication and the urgent need for regulatory strategies that safeguard democratic values and civil liberties.

Sofia Iordanidou is an Associate Professor of Journalism and Communication at the Open University of Cyprus and Chair of the Advanced Media Institute, Applied Research in Communication and Journalism. She is the publisher of Dimosiografia journal.

Nael Jebril is the Chair of the Media Studies Program at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. He is a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy and a former Chair of the MA Media and Communication Program at Bournemouth University, UK.

Emmanouil Takas is a Postdoctoral Researcher of Social Psychology and Media at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3032137950
• ISBN 13: 9783032137951
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 252
• Editor: Iordanidou Sofia, Takas Emmanouil, Jebril Nael