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Fri Nov 15 07:22:00 GMT 2002


>Bournemouth University/London School of Economics
>
>
>PROMOTIONAL PRACTICES AND
>POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
>
>2.00-6.00, Friday 22 November 2002
>at the
>London School of Economics
>
>
>This half-day seminar will explore the impact of marketing, public
>relations and other promotional techniques on political culture and on
>the attitudes of the public towards electoral politics. Can the low
>turnout in the 2001 General Election, for example, be attributed at
>least in part to public disaffection with the alleged dominance of
>presentation and spin? Or can promotional tools of various sorts help to
>engage voters with the democratic process and reduce the democratic
>deficit? How accurate in any case are the influential pictures of a
>turned-off electorate?
>
>All are welcome to this public seminar.
>
>
>Programme
>
> >From 1.30  Registration.
>
>2.00 Welcome.
>
>2.05 Joy Johnson (Head of Media Relations, London Mayors Office),
>             A practitioners view.
>
>2.45 Prof. Ivor Gaber (Goldsmiths College), Getting the message across:
>the role of local authorities in promoting registration and voting.
>
>3.30 Tea.
>
>3.45 Prof. Barry Richards (Bournemouth University), The emotional
>deficit in political communications.
>
>4.30      Dr. Margaret Scammell (LSE), Marketing and political activism.
>
>5.15     Panel and plenary discussion.
>
>6.00    Close.
>
>Venue: Wolfson Theatre, Room D702, 7th floor, Clement House, LSE,
>Aldwych, London  WC2. There will be an admission charge of £5, payable
>at the door.
>
>For further information please telephone the Bournemouth University
>Conference Office on
>01202 702713
>
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