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Political Communication

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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