This third, fully revised edition offers an integrated perspective from the social sciences and humanities. It focuses on methodology as a strategic analytical framework that connects practice and theory.
Contents
The handbook consists of three main parts:
- Historical descriptions of the development of key concepts and research traditions
- Systematic overviews of media organizations, discourses and users, as well as the broader social and cultural context of communication
- Practical guidelines with case studies that guide readers through various phases of the research process, with attention to the societal significance and implications of research
Updates in this edition
- An overview of the interrelationships between network communication, mass communication and interpersonal communication
- A new chapter on digital research methods
- Three chapters that illustrate various forms of media and communication research, including collaboration between science and industry and participatory action research
- Discussion of public themes such as surveillance and the redefinition of local and global media institutions
Application
This handbook is suitable for students, researchers and professionals in the fields of media, communication and cultural studies. It serves as a valuable reference work and teaching tool for education, self-study and practice.
The book is available in Dutch and aimed at an advanced language level.
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