Public Policies and Agenda Setting

Objectives

General characterization

Code

711011065

Credits

6

Responsible teacher

Available soon

Hours

Weekly - 4

Total - Available soon

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

None.

Bibliography

Dearing, J., Rogers E., and Chaffee, S., (1996) Agenda-Setting, Sage Publications.
Gandy, O. H., (1982) Beyond Agenda Setting: Information Subsidies and Public Policy, Ablex Publishing.
McCoombs, M. (2004), Setting the Agenda: The News Media and Public Opinion, Polity Press.
Protess, D. L., McCombs, M. (Ed.) (1991), Agenda Setting: Readings on Media, Public Opinion and Policy Making, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Rubim, A. (org.) (2004) Comunicação e Política. Conceitos e Abordagens, Ed. UNESP e UFBA.

Teaching method

With the students participation and with both theoretical papers and case studies, the main concepts are analysed, as well as the most frequent practices regarding communication strategies and the agenda-setting process.

Evaluation method

1-Individual paper work with theoretical and practical approaches. Presentation and dicussion in the classroom (50%).
2-Final writen test (50%).

Subject matter

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