[Commlist] IJoC Publishes a Special Section on Media Use and Political Engagement: Cross-Cultural Approaches

International Journal of Communication Publishes a Special Section on Media
Use and Political Engagement: Cross-Cultural Approaches

While democracies around the world are struggling with the decline of
traditional civic and political engagement, new forms of engagement are on
the rise in many parts of the world. These new forms of engagement are
exemplified in countless social movements, including the current Iranian
protests for women's rights, Black Lives Matter, the Gezi Park protests, and
the Arab Spring. These movements have convincingly shown the enabling power
of digital media, especially social media, for political engagement. Around
the globe, media are increasingly at the center of political engagement,
most notably in countries where political rights and civil liberties are
restricted.   In this global climate of media-enabled citizenship, this 
Special Section on
Media Use and Political Engagement: Cross-Cultural Approaches, guested
edited by Özen Odağ, Frank Schneider, Larisa Buhin, and Jinhee Kim, takes
up a cross-culturally comparative perspective to the uses of media for
political engagement. Central questions of this Section are: In what ways
does cultural context affect the enabling power of the media toward
political engagement in various parts of the world? What are the roles of
diverse media formats, such as visual communication, news podcasts, and
entertainment media, for political engagement and mobilization
cross-culturally? What are the social-psychological drivers of mediated
political engagement across countries? How do these differ across repressive
countries in which human rights are violated versus democratic countries in
which civil liberties are protected? The Special Section speaks to a broad
audience of academics and practitioners alike, interested in understanding
and embarking on the potential of the media for mobilizing citizens for
political action.
 The study of digitally-enabled political engagement brings together a 
highly
interdisciplinary and multicultural group of authors in the Special Section.
Communication scholars, media scholars, political scientists, and
psychologists from in Asia, Europe, Oceania, and North America have created
this edited Section together. The works compiled are empirical, based on
rigorous quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis
procedures. The Special Section therefore represents an effort to collate
state-of-the-art scholarship across disciplinary, cultural, and
methodological borders.     We invite you to read these articles that 
published in the International
Journal of Communication on February 14, 2023. Please log into ijoc.org to
read the papers of interest. We look forward to your feedback! 
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 Media Use and Political Engagement: Cross-Cultural Approaches—Introduction

Özen Odağ, Frank M. Schneider, Larisa Buhin, Jinhee Kim

News Podcast Use, Press Freedom, and Political Participation: A
Cross-National Study of 38 Countries
Yoonmo Sang, Sunyoung Park, Jiwon Kim, Sora Park

When Pop and Politics Collide: A Transcultural Perspective on Contested
Practices in Pop Idol Fandoms in China and the West
Qian Huang, Simone Driessen, Daniel Trottier
What Role Does Media Entertainment Play in Emerging Adults' Political
Identity and Engagement Across Cultures?
Frank M. Schneider, Katharina Knop-Huelss, Jinhee Kim, Larisa Buhin, Miriam
Gröning, Audris Umel, Özen Odağ
Political Engagement Through Visual Mediation: The Visuality of the
Christchurch Attack and a Cross-Governmental Analysis of Performative 
Populist Responses
Balca Arda

Media Use and Green Lifestyle Politics in Diverse Cultural Contexts of
Postmaterialist Orientation and Generalized Trust: Findings From a 
Multilevel Analysis
Laura Leissner

Between Individual and Collective Social Effort: Vocabularies of Informed
Citizenship in Different Information Environments Emilija Gagrčin, Pablo 
Porten-Cheé
The Role of Media Use in Political Mobilization: A Comparison of Free and
Restrictive Countries
Regina Arant, Katja Hanke, Alexandra Mittelstädt, Rosemary Pennington,
Audris Umel, Özen Odağ

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Larry Gross, Editor
Kady Bell-Garcia, Managing Editor
Chi Zhang, Managing Editor, Special Sections
Özen Odağ, Frank Schneider, Larisa Buhin, Jinhee Kim, Guest Editors
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Annenberg Press
(annpress /at/ usc.edu)
International Journal of Communication
USC Annenberg Press
Annenberg School of Communication & Journalism
University of Southern California
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International Journal of Communication (IJoC)
USC Annenberg Press
University of Southern California
http://ijoc.org/
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