Publicity and the Canadian State – Critical Communications Perspectives

Publicity and the Canadian StateCritical Communications Perspectives\nAuthor(s): Kirsten Kozolanka\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9781442615908, 978-1442615908\nSynopsis\nPublicity pervades our political and public culture, but little has been written that critically examines the basis of the modern Canadian publicity state. This collection is the first to focus on the central themes in the states relationship with publicity practices and the permanent campaign, the constant search by politicians and their strategists for popular consent. Central to this political popularity contest are publicity tools borrowed from private enterprise, turning political parties into sound bites and party members into consumers.\n\n Publicity and the Canadian State is the first sustained study of the contemporary practices of political communication, focusing holistically on the tools of the publicity state and their i.