Political Actors Gianpietro Mazzoleni La comunicazione politica Chapter

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Political Actors Gianpietro Mazzoleni La comunicazione politica Chapter 6

Political Actors Gianpietro Mazzoleni La comunicazione politica Chapter 6

Who are “political actors”? • Partisan actors: parties and party leaders, candidates, interest groups

Who are “political actors”? • Partisan actors: parties and party leaders, candidates, interest groups • Institutional actors: government, parliament, judiciary

The US presidential government

The US presidential government

Presidents in presidential systems • The powers of the US president are limited by

Presidents in presidential systems • The powers of the US president are limited by the Congress, especially in the periods of “divided government” • In order to overcome the Congress’ control, the president may “go public” by using rhetorical tools • Three strategies are available – Manipulation – Media management – Narrative

The French semi-presidential government

The French semi-presidential government

Presidents in semi-presidential systems • Operating in Europe, these presidents make use of an

Presidents in semi-presidential systems • Operating in Europe, these presidents make use of an extended public media system

Governments • Public communication: official reports by government’s specialized departments • Political communication: it

Governments • Public communication: official reports by government’s specialized departments • Political communication: it is directed towards media, coalition partners and opposition parties

Governments’ political communication • Available strategies – Media management – Information management – Image

Governments’ political communication • Available strategies – Media management – Information management – Image management • This strategies are embedded with – Proximity, in Mediterranean democracies – Spin, in Anglo-Saxon democracies

Parliaments • Institutional communication: press conference, briefings, official reports • Informal communication: rumors receivable

Parliaments • Institutional communication: press conference, briefings, official reports • Informal communication: rumors receivable only by journalists, sharing with the MPs a relationship of brotherhood

Parliaments and television • Since some years, televisions make live coverage of the parliaments:

Parliaments and television • Since some years, televisions make live coverage of the parliaments: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=q. FPt. Uulyjk

Parties and political movements • Traditional parties: both interparty and intraparty communication are today

Parties and political movements • Traditional parties: both interparty and intraparty communication are today reported by the media rather than by partisan and parliamentarian channels • Forza Italia: birth of the medial-personal party • Five Star Movement: birth of the on line party

Judiciary • Everywhere a three-way relationship politicsjudiciary-media exists • In Italy the judiciary prevailed

Judiciary • Everywhere a three-way relationship politicsjudiciary-media exists • In Italy the judiciary prevailed in the 1990 s

Terrorism • Declarative terrorism: violence is simultaneously combined with a related explanation • PS

Terrorism • Declarative terrorism: violence is simultaneously combined with a related explanation • PS terrorism: violence is followed by an explanation afterwards • Hermeneutic terrorism: no declaration follows the violent action