Course ID: | INTL 8405. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Comparative Politics and Digital Media |
Course Description: | Compares media systems in democratic and non-democratic
political systems and examines the role of media as an
institution in various socio-political settings across the
world. |
Oasis Title: | COMP POL DIGI MEDIA |
Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | This course, adopts a comparative perspective, examines:
(1) how different socio-political systems shape the institution
of media;
(2) how media, in a variety of forms, influence agenda-setting
and decision-making, direct political debate, and facilitate
social transformation in democratic and non-democratic regimes;
(3) the co-evolution of new media and political life in
democratic, authoritarian and transitioning regimes in the
recent decades.
At the conclusion of the course, students should be able to
critically analyze the historical and current role of media as
an institution in contemporary political life across the globe. |
Topical Outline: | 1. Introduction
2. Media and Politics in Democracies and Non-Democracies
3. Comparing Media Systems: United States and Europe
4. Comparing Media Systems: Communist Regimes
5. Media as Political Institution in the United States
i. News Production
ii. Media Effects and Campaigns
6. Media as Political Institution in China
i. News Production and Media Control
ii. Commercialization and Reform
iii. Media Effects
7. Internet Politics in Democratic, Non-Democratic and
Transitioning Regimes |