Communicating Governments: A Three-Country Comparison of How Governments Communicate with Citizens
Sanders K, Canel Crespo MJ, Holtz-Bacha C (2011)
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2011
Journal
Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Book Volume: 16
Pages Range: 523-547
Journal Issue: 4
Abstract
Various studies have attempted to conceptualize and assess professionalization of political communication from different perspectives. This article examines the professionalization of central government communication in Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom, applying a framework developed using indicators derived from the sociology of work and from the strategic planning and quality literature. Results show that there are clear indices of the development of formal rules governing the practice of policy- or information-related government communication, distinguishing it from more partisan, politicized communication. Although mechanisms are being introduced to improve the process of communication, practices are still far from being fully systematized. The analysis provides evidence that professionalization as indicated by the establishment of specialist education, of self-regulation, and of formal organization of communication processes can be found at varying speeds in the three countries. The article finally discusses whether the logic of professionalism is compatible with government communication that is manipulative.
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CEU San Pablo University / Universidad CEU San Pablo
Spain (ES)
Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Spain (ES)
Spain (ES)
Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Spain (ES)
How to cite
APA:
Sanders, K., Canel Crespo, M.J., & Holtz-Bacha, C. (2011). Communicating Governments: A Three-Country Comparison of How Governments Communicate with Citizens. International Journal of Press-Politics, 16(4), 523-547. https://doi.org/10.1177/1940161211418225
MLA:
Sanders, Karen, Maria Jose Canel Crespo, and Christina Holtz-Bacha. "Communicating Governments: A Three-Country Comparison of How Governments Communicate with Citizens." International Journal of Press-Politics 16.4 (2011): 523-547.
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