{"product_id":"9783031833663","title":"Public Communication in Freefall Revisiting the work of Jay Blumler","description":"\u003ch3\u003eGlobal Transformations in Media and Communication Research - A Palgrave and IAMCR Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePublic Communication in Freefall\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eRevisiting the work of Jay Blumler\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStephen Coleman | Frank Esser | Julie Firmstone | Katy Parry | Chris Paterson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Media Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book addresses key challenges facing global political communication at a time in which transformations in political practice, media ecology and cultural expectations both threaten traditional democratic norms and point to potential new ways of enacting political democracy. Drawing upon the outstanding theoretical insights of Jay Blumler to our understanding of the norms and practices of political communication, but also critically interrogating and updating them where appropriate, the volume asks timely questions about what publicness and democracy mean in the 2020s.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eMany people are talking and writing about the crisis of political democracy, fewer are talking about the role of the media in relation to that crisis. While many scholars have responded in an ad hoc way to the various crises of populism, polarisation, mis and disinformation, this book shows how Jay Blumler’s scholarship provides us with the tools and framework to research and understand the changing communication environment systemically and rigorously. The book demonstrates the applicability and relevance of Blumler’s work in explicating the current crisis of communication and the need for fresh and radical thinking in tackling it. The book's breadth and depth of chapters from a broad range of scholars from the East and West, ranging from long-standing contributors to the field to those in the early stages of their career, combine to produce a thoughtful and provocative invitation to reflect upon the concept of a ‘crisis of public communication’. We expect this book to become a major source for political communication students and scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephen Coleman\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Political Communication at the University of Leeds, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrank Esser \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of International \u0026amp; Comparative Media Research in the Department of Communication and Media Research at the University of Zurich, Switzerland.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJulie Firmstone\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Journalism and Political Communication at the School of Media and Communication, University of Leeds, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKaty Parry\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Media and Politics at the University of Leeds, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Paterson\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Global Communication at the School of Media and Communication, University of Leeds, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 May 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783031833663\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e254\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51032218763404,"sku":"9783031833663","price":161.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031833663.jpg?v=1782484867","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031833663","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}