HANDBOOK OF COMPARATIVE COMMUNICATION RESEARCH
Edited by Frank Esser Thomas Hanitzsch
О Routledge g^^ Taylor & Francis Group
NEW YORK AND LONDON Contents
Series Editor's Foreword ix ROBERT Т. CRAIG
Foreword xi JAY G. BLUMLER
Contributors xv
PART I: INTRODUCTION
1 On the Why and How of Comparative Inquiry in Communication Studies FRANK ESSER AND THOMAS HANITZSCH
PART II: DISCIPLINARY DEVELOPMENTS
2 Comparing Political Communication 25 BARBARA PFETSCH AND FRANK ESSER
3 Comparing Organizational and Business Communication 48 BERNARD MCKENNA, VICTOR J. CALLAN, AND CINDY GALLOIS
4 Comparing Development Communication 64 JAN SERVAES
5 Comparing Computer-Mediated Communication 81 KEVIN B. WRIGHT AND JOSHUA AVERBECK
6 Comparing Visual Communication 94 MARION G. MÜLLER AND MICHAEL GRIFFIN
7 Comparing Intercultural Communication 119 YOUNG YUN KIM
8 Comparing Language and Social Interaction 134 DAVID BOROMISZA-HABASHI AND SUSANA MARTINEZ-GUILLEM
9 Comparing Gender and Communication 148 GERTRUDE J. ROBINSON AND PATRICE M. BUZZANELL
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10 Comparing Health Communication 161 JOHN С. POLLOCK AND DOUGLAS STOREY
PART III: CENTRAL RESEARCH AREAS
11 Comparing Media Systems 185 JONATHAN HARDY
12 Comparing Media Systems: A Response to Critics 207 DANIEL С HALLIN AND PAOLO MANCINI
13 Comparing Media Policy and Regulation 221 MANUEL PUPPIS AND LEEN D'HAENENS
14 Comparing Media Markets 234 ROBERT G. PICARD AND LORIS RUSSI
15 Comparing Media Cultures 249 NICK COULDRY AND ANDREAS HEPP
16 Comparing Journalism Cultures 262 THOMAS HANITZSCH AND WOLFGANG DONSBACH
17 Comparing Public Relations 276 KATERINA TSETSURA AND ANNA KLYUEVA
18 Comparing Election Campaign Communication 289 FRANK ESSER AND JESPER STRÖMBÄCK
19 Comparing News on National Elections 308 FRANK ESSER AND JESPER STRÖMBÄCK
20 Comparing News on Europe: Elections and Beyond 327 CLAES Н. DE VREESE AND HAJO G. BOOMGAARDEN
21 Comparing News on Foreign and International Affairs 341 PAMELA J. SHOEMAKER, AKIBA A. COHEN, HYUNJIN SEO, AND PHILIP JOHNSON
22 Comparing Cross-Border Information Flows and Their Effects 353 PIPPA NORMS
23 Comparing Entertainment and Emotions 370 HOLGER SCHRAMM AND MARY BETH OLIVER
24 Comparing Media Use and Reception 382 UWE HASEBRINK CONTENTS VÜ
25 Comparing Effects of Political Communication 400 RÜDIGER SCHMITT-BECK
PART IV: CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES
26 Challenges to Comparative Research in a Globalizing Media Landscape 415 SONIA LIVINGSTONE
27 Comparative Research Designs: Toward a Multilevel Approach 430 JACK M. MCLEOD AND NAM-JIN LEE
28 Comparative Survey Research 445 JANET A. HARKNESS
29 Comparative Content Analysis 459 PATRICK RÖSSLER
30 Securing Equivalence: Problems and Solutions 469 WERNER WIRTH AND STEFFEN KOLB
31 Analyzing Comparative Data: Opportunities and Challenges 486 RENS VLIEGENTHART
PART V: CONCLUSION
32 Challenges and Perspectives of Comparative Communication Inquiry 501 THOMAS HANITZSCH AND FRANK ESSER
Index 517