A Virtuous Circle by Pippa Norris

A Virtuous Circle by Pippa Norris

Is the process of political communications by the news media and by parties responsible for civic malaise? A Virtuous Circle sets out to challenge the conventional wisdom that it is. Based on a comparative examination of the role of the news media and parties in 29 postindustrial societies, focusing in particular on Western Europe and the United States, this study argues that rather than mistakenly 'blaming the messenger' we need to understand and confront more deep-rooted flaws in systems of representative democracy. This 2000 book outlines appropriate standards for evaluating the performance of the news media and the methods available to study this issue. It also compares changes in the news media including the rise of the Internet and the development of post-modern election campaigns. Norris shows that although negative news can erode public support for specific policy issues, in general there is a consistently positive relationship between attention to the news media and political knowledge, trust and participation. For more information on the book, please visit the author's website at www.pippanorris.com.

'… from here on, someone studying the issue will have to confront A Virtuous Circlethe book deserves a wide audience.' International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Pippa Norris is the Director of the United Nations Development Programme's Democratic Governance group in New York, as well as the Maguire Lecturer in Comparative Politics at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. The Kennedy School of Government is a public policy school in Boston. Sacred and Secular: Politics and Religion in the World (with Ronald Inglehart, 2004), Electoral Engineering: Voting Rules and Political Behavior (with Ronald Inglehart, 2004), and Drive Democratization: What Works (with Ronald Inglehart, 2006) are recent publications. Norris, a political scientist, has consulted for a number of international organizations, including the United Nations, UNESCO, the Council of Europe, International IDEA, the National Endowment for Democracy, and the United Kingdom Election Commission.

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ISBN 13	9780521793643
ISBN 10	0521793645
Title	A Virtuous Circle
Author	Pippa Norris
Series	Communication Society And Politics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2000-09-04
Number of pages	420
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.