The Decline of the Gatekeepers? Political Communication in Challenging Times
Extended call for papers: ECPR General Conference University of Hamburg, 22-25 August 2018 Section summary (see CfP on the ECPR website here) In their seminal piece published nearly a decade ago, Bennett and Iyengar (2008) argued that drastic shifts in global communications challenged the foundations of political communication. During the ensuing decade, the upheaval caused by these trends has only increased: political rhetoric is increasingly populist, media fragmentation continues unabated, internet-based communication continues its rapid rise, and the disintegration of the…
