Election campaigning : the new marketing of politics

The advent of new technology and the importation of a professional communicatorsa has transformed the nature of British election campaigning. In this book, Dennis Kavanagh explores this so--called process of a Americanizationa , characterized by the increasing importance of the media in elections and the rise of advertising agencies, pollsters, public relations advisers and speechwriters. He examines how the a professional communicatorsa function within British politics, and assesses the reaction of the politicians themselves to the changing environment of election campaigns.