Political Communication
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Course code
RIT6010.YK
old course code
RIT6010
Course title in Estonian
Poliitiline kommunikatsioon
Course title in English
Political Communication
ECTS credits
4.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
Communication is an important strategic function in sociopolitical processes. The objective of this course is to give an overview of political communication as a discipline; to give an insight into its theories and possible ways of application in the science of politics and governance. The aim is to explain the effect of political communication on institutional processes as well as political culture, citizenship etc.
Brief description of the course
Political communication as an object, its ways and mechanisms. Technological determinism and the impact of different mediums. Political communication and democracy. The public; regulations in media. Political culture, public opinion, political campaigns and propaganda. Government as a political communication, the public sector. Globalization.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- acquires the vocabulary of political communication and its usage as well as understand the nearby subject fields.


Teacher
Mari-Liis Jakobson
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