Democracy and the Marketplace of Ideas by Erik Asard, W. Lanc... - 9780521563369

Cambridge University Press

Democracy and the Marketplace of IdeasCommunication and Government in Sweden and the United States\nAuthor(s): Erik Asard, W. Lance Bennett\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521563369, 978-0521563369\nSynopsis\nHow do citizens and leaders in democratic nations communicate about their problems and prospects for the future? What can be learned from other nations about how to communicate in more effective and satisfying ways? These are important questions in an age of instant electronic communication in which the populations of the world's industrial democracies are wired for all manner of input. This book, first published in 1997, explores the institutional links between society and government that shape political communication. These regulators of national communication include parties and electoral representation systems, interest group processes, campaign finance mechanisms, and the media - fac.