[ecrea] Fwd: Mediation of Political Scandals: New book from Nordicom

*Scandalous!The Mediated Construction of Political Scandals in Four 
Nordic Countries* **

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*Edited by Sigurd Allern & Ester Pollack*

Nordicom, University of Gothenburg, 2012, 209 p. - ISBN 978-91-86523-27-5

The purpose of this book is to spotlight the way in which political 
scandals in four Nordic countries have been launched, directed, 
dramatized and interpreted through different genres of journalism -- in 
an interactive tug-of-war between editors and various political actors. 
News institutions help to build political careers -- and to tear them 
down. A mediated scandalization process can make the path from power to 
powerlessness, from a top position to exclusion, very short.

A number of questions are discussed: How important are the norm 
violations that have led to political scandals? Have the types of 
scandals changed over time? How may rivals and political opponents use 
mediated scandals? Are character assassination and demonization typical 
traits of a scandalization process? Are male and female politicians 
treated differently? Scandalous! is based on case studies and content 
analyses of mediated political scandals in Denmark, Finland, Norway and 
Sweden, including an analysis of the frequencies, types, characteristics 
and consequences of national political scandals during the period 
1980--2010.

For more information: 
http://www.nordicom.gu.se/?portal=publ&main=info_publ2.php&ex=348&me=13 
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Best regards,

Ulla C.

Ulla Carlsson, Dr., Professor
Director
NORDICOM
University of Gothenburg
Box 713
SE 405 30 Göteborg
www.nordicom.gu.se 
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