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Book review

Bennett, L. & Entman, R. (eds.) (2001). Introduction. Mediated Politics: Communication in the Future of Democracy, Cambridge University Press,


you are advised to summarise the argument and approach of the author(s) without being too descriptive. In a limited number of words (1,000), you are expected to identify the book’s main concepts, argument and contribution to the field of political communication. You may find it useful to structure your review around three paragraphs as follows:

Brief overview of the content (arguments, methods, potential case studies, tradition within social sciences, perspective).

Situating the book in the literature in political communication (what makes the book original? what are the main concepts? Does/Do the author(s) draw on other theories)

Commenting on the weaknesses and limitations: what makes the argument convincing? What is missing? Is it still relevant in light of r