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Presentation
Presentation
The discipline’s programmatic objectives are to understand the nature and constitutive dimensions of “Political Communication” as an applied field of study and symbolic and social reality, unavoidable in modern western societies; acquire fundamentals and semantics related to the design of image strategies and “narratives” of persuasion and public influence; to develop basic skills on political communication consultancy, spin-doctoring, press relations and image consultancy.
With a view to that objective, the discipline will adopt a theoretical-practical approach, developing the research and analysis on relevant national and international cases of political communication, campaign strategies and communication management of image and reputation crisis of political actors.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 6
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
2 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULP451-1683
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
- Politics, Advertising and Political Communication
- Political Communication and Crisis Management Strategies
- Jobs and practices of Political Communication
- From the crisis of mediation to the crisis of “truth” and democracy
- Lab
- Analysis of historical political campaigns, communication strategies for election campaigns, image crisis management cases
- Production of presentations/reports for evaluation purposes.
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Objectives
Objectives
Provide a theoretical-practical framework on the specific objectives and mechanisms of Political Communication, in the scope of “campaigning” and “governing” actions, as a symbolic and social reality and as a field of ¿¿professional expertise in occidental democracies and in their media, opinion making and public influence structures
Provide a historical and cultural background on the phenomena of Propaganda and manipulation and a critical view on the contemporary risks of the crisis of mediation structures in the functioning of democracies and in the formation of public opinion and political consensus
Develop skills concerning the design, development or analysis of image strategies and political "narratives", persuasion strategies in the media and public space and the management of reputational crises
Describe professional practices and fundamental semantics on political communication consultancy, spin-doctoring, press consultancy and image consultancy
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching-learning process based on case studies
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References
References
CACCIOTTO, Marco, Marketing Político: como vencer eleições e governar, Coimbra, Conjuntura Actual Editora, 2015.
CASTRO, João Pinto, “MyBarackObama: uma ferramenta poderosa de mobilização e acção política”, in Marketing Ombro a Ombro, Texto Editores, Alfragide, 2011.
ESCANCIANO, Imelda, Imagen Política – Modelo y Método, Géstion 2000, Barcelona, 2021.
PENA, Paulo, Fábrica de Mentiras - Viagem ao mundo das fake news, Objectiva, Lisboa, 2019.
PRIOR, Hélder, Mediacracia – Comunicação e Política na era da Mediatização, Media XXI, Porto, 2021.
THOMSON, Oliver, Uma História da Propaganda, Temas & Debates, Lisboa, 2000.
WOLTON, Dominique, Pensar a Comunicação, Difel, Algés, 1999.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
