Political Communication and COVID-19: Governance and Rhetoric in Times of Crisis
This edited collection compares and analyses the most prominent political communicative responses to the outbreak and global spread of the COVID-19 strain of coronavirus within 27 nations across five continents and two supranational organisations: the EU and the WHO. The book encompasses the various governments’ communication of the crisis, the role played by opposition and the vibrancy of the information environment within each nation.

The chapters analyse the communication drawing on theoretical perspectives drawn from the fields of crisis communication, political communication and political psychology. In doing so the book develops a framework to assess the extent to which state communication followed the key indicators of effective communication encapsulated in the principles of: being first; being right; being credible; expressing empathy; promoting action; and showing respect. The book also examines how communication circulated within the mass and social media environments and what impact differences in spokespersons, messages and the broader context has on the success of implementing measures likely to reduce the spread of the virus. Cumulatively, the authors develop a global analysis of the responses and how these are shaped by their specific contexts and by the flow of information, while offering lessons for future political crisis communication.

This book will be of great interest to students and researchers of politics, communication and public relations, specifically on courses and modules relating to current affairs, crisis communication and strategic communication, as well as practitioners working in the field of health crisis communication.

The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. Thanks to the support of libraries working with Knowledge Unlatched www.knowledgeunlatched.org

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Political Communication and COVID-19: Governance and Rhetoric in Times of Crisis
This edited collection compares and analyses the most prominent political communicative responses to the outbreak and global spread of the COVID-19 strain of coronavirus within 27 nations across five continents and two supranational organisations: the EU and the WHO. The book encompasses the various governments’ communication of the crisis, the role played by opposition and the vibrancy of the information environment within each nation.

The chapters analyse the communication drawing on theoretical perspectives drawn from the fields of crisis communication, political communication and political psychology. In doing so the book develops a framework to assess the extent to which state communication followed the key indicators of effective communication encapsulated in the principles of: being first; being right; being credible; expressing empathy; promoting action; and showing respect. The book also examines how communication circulated within the mass and social media environments and what impact differences in spokespersons, messages and the broader context has on the success of implementing measures likely to reduce the spread of the virus. Cumulatively, the authors develop a global analysis of the responses and how these are shaped by their specific contexts and by the flow of information, while offering lessons for future political crisis communication.

This book will be of great interest to students and researchers of politics, communication and public relations, specifically on courses and modules relating to current affairs, crisis communication and strategic communication, as well as practitioners working in the field of health crisis communication.

The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. Thanks to the support of libraries working with Knowledge Unlatched www.knowledgeunlatched.org

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Overview

This edited collection compares and analyses the most prominent political communicative responses to the outbreak and global spread of the COVID-19 strain of coronavirus within 27 nations across five continents and two supranational organisations: the EU and the WHO. The book encompasses the various governments’ communication of the crisis, the role played by opposition and the vibrancy of the information environment within each nation.

The chapters analyse the communication drawing on theoretical perspectives drawn from the fields of crisis communication, political communication and political psychology. In doing so the book develops a framework to assess the extent to which state communication followed the key indicators of effective communication encapsulated in the principles of: being first; being right; being credible; expressing empathy; promoting action; and showing respect. The book also examines how communication circulated within the mass and social media environments and what impact differences in spokespersons, messages and the broader context has on the success of implementing measures likely to reduce the spread of the virus. Cumulatively, the authors develop a global analysis of the responses and how these are shaped by their specific contexts and by the flow of information, while offering lessons for future political crisis communication.

This book will be of great interest to students and researchers of politics, communication and public relations, specifically on courses and modules relating to current affairs, crisis communication and strategic communication, as well as practitioners working in the field of health crisis communication.

The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. Thanks to the support of libraries working with Knowledge Unlatched www.knowledgeunlatched.org

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780367636791
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 03/19/2021
Series: Politics, Media and Political Communication
Pages: 372
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Darren Lilleker is Professor of Political Communication in the Faculty of Media and Communication at Bournemouth University, UK. He is Convenor of the Centre for Comparative Politics and Media Research and teaches across the politics programmes. He has led a range of research projects using qualitative and quantitative methods; and delivered lectures and workshops to students across the world.

Ioana A. Coman is an Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University, USA. She teaches courses focused on public relations, journalism, and entrepreneurship. Her research focuses on how different actors engage and interact in risk and crisis communication situations via different platforms, within different contexts, and at different levels. Her research has received national and international awards and grants including the Page/Johnson Legacy Scholar (2019 and 2020).

Miloš Gregor is an Assistant Professor at Masaryk University, the Czech Republic. He teaches courses on political communication and marketing, propaganda, disinformation, and fake news. Together with Petra Mlejnková, he is a mentor of projects Choose Your Info (Zvol si info) and Fakescape, both dedicated to media literacy awareness. Both projects received awards in the international Peer to Peer: Global Digital Challenge competition.

Edoardo Novelli is Associate Professor at the University of Roma Tre, Italy. He teaches Political Communication and Media Sociology. His research interests focus on political communication, history of propaganda, electoral campaigns, and on the relationship between politics, media, and images. He has been principal investigator of international research projects, including the European Election Monitoring Center, and he is Head of the digital Archive of Italian political commercials.

Table of Contents

Tables x

Contributors xi

Foreword xviii

Introduction: Political communication, governance and rhetoric in times of crisis Ioana A. Coman Dalia Elsheikh Milos Gregor Darren Lilleker Edoardo Novelli 1

Case Studies 17

1 "World Health Organisation: The challenges of providing global leadership Darren Lilleker Milos Gregor 19

2 China: Diversion, ingratiation and victimisation Menglin Liu Shan Xu 34

3 Japan: New directions for digital Japan Leslie Tkach-Kawasaki 44

4 South Korea: No shutdown, no lockdown Jangyul Robert Kim Sera Choi 55

5 The United States: Politics versus science? John M. Callahan 67

6 The EU: The story of a tragic hero and the 27 dwarfs Dennis Lichtenstein 79

7 France: An unpopular government facing an unprecedented crisis Pierre-Emmanuel Guigo 88

8 Australia: A triumph of sorts Fiona Wade 99

9 Germany: Between a patchwork and best-practice Isabelle Borucki Ulrike Klinger 111

10 India: A spectacle of mismanagement Chindu Sreedharan 123

11 Italy: The frontrunner of the Western countries in an unexpected crisis Edoardo Novelli 132

12 Spain: Managing the uncertain while facing economic collapse Sergio Pérez Castaños Alberto Mora Rodríguez 145

13 Sweden: Lone hero or stubborn outlier? Bengt Johansson Orla Vigso 155

14 The UK: From consensus to confusion Ruth Garland Darren Lilleker 165

15 Egypt: Emotive speech masks a complicated reality Dalia Elsheikh 177

16 Russia: A glass wall Svetlana S. Bodrunova 188

17 Austria: A ski resort as the virus slingshot of Europe Katie Bates Lore Hayek 201

18 Iran: Disciplinary strategies and governmental campaigning Azra Ghandeharion Josef Kraus 211

19 Brazil: More than just a little flu Ícaro Joathan Andrea Medrado Thainñ Medeiros 220

20 Norway: From strict measures to pragmatic flexibility Bente Kalsnes Eli Skogerbo 231

21 Iceland: No lockdown and experts at the forefront Jón Gunnar Ólafsson 239

22 Ireland: Solid swansong from caretaker government Dawn Wheatlty 248

23 The Czech Republic: Self-proclaimed role models Otto Eibl Milos Gregor 259

24 Hungary: Illiberal crisis management Norbert Merkovity Márton Bene Xénia Farkas 269

25 Poland: Protecting the nation while struggling to maintain power Michal Jacunski 280

26 Ghana: Political expediency or competent leadership? Sally Osei-Applah 292

27 South Africa: A united front? A divided government Robert Mattes Ian Glenn 303

28 Kosovo: Political crisis, one more challenge alongside COVID-19 Dren Gërguri 312

29 Turkey: Declaring war on an epidemic Elif Kahraman 323

30 Political communication and COVID-19: Governance and rhetoric in global comparative perspective Darren Lilleker Ioana Coman Milos Gregor Edoardo Novelli 333

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