Polity

Globalization and technological advances have had a dramatic impact on the relationship between media and politics. How can we understand the conne...

With the majority of the world's population now living in cities, questions about the cultural and political trajectories of urban societies are in...

With the majority of the world's population now living in cities, questions about the cultural and political trajectories of urban societies are in...

The field of anthropology took a long time to discover the significance of media in modern culture. In this important new book, Anna Pertierra tell...

The field of anthropology took a long time to discover the significance of media in modern culture. In this important new book, Anna Pertierra tell...

In his controversial new book, Thomas Meyer argues that the media are transforming traditional party democracy into ‘media democracy'. Political el...

This book examines recent changes in media education and in young people’s lives, and provides an accessible set of principles on which the media c...

This book examines recent changes in media education and in young people’s lives, and provides an accessible set of principles on which the media c...

Does exposure to media violence make us more violent? Do stereotypes in the media affect the way we see different social groups? Do media instituti...

Does exposure to media violence make us more violent? Do stereotypes in the media affect the way we see different social groups? Do media instituti...

The contentious role of social media in recent elections and referendums has brought to the fore once again the fundamental question of media freed...

The contentious role of social media in recent elections and referendums has brought to the fore once again the fundamental question of media freed...

The digital communication technologies that emerged at the turn of the century have profoundly disrupted long-practiced norms of nearly every media...

The digital communication technologies that emerged at the turn of the century have profoundly disrupted long-practiced norms of nearly every media...

The study of media industries has become a thriving subfield of media studies. It already comprises a diverse intellectual history, a range of fasc...

The study of media industries has become a thriving subfield of media studies. It already comprises a diverse intellectual history, a range of fasc...

Research consistently shows how through the years more of our time gets spent using media, how multitasking our media has become a regular featur...

Research consistently shows how through the years more of our time gets spent using media, how multitasking our media has become a regular featur...

This book is a clear, systematic, original and lively account of how media representations shape the way we see our and others’ lives in a global a...

This book is a clear, systematic, original and lively account of how media representations shape the way we see our and others’ lives in a global a...

When personal desire goes beyond moral boundaries in the lives of public figures, a media scandal may not be far behind. But media today can make a...

Where is sociology in contemporary media studies? How do sociological questions and arguments shape media analysis? These are the questions address...

Where is sociology in contemporary media studies? How do sociological questions and arguments shape media analysis? These are the questions address...

The media are home to an eclectic bunch of people. This book is about who they are, what they do, and what their work means to them. Based on inter...