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By using a wide diversity of theoretical and methodological approaches and by encompassing both cross-national and longitudinal analyses, this volume sheds new light on comparative political communication research, such as personalization, globalization, democratization, and the changing nature of journalism,

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1. Comparing Political Communication across Time and Space: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges in a Globalized World - An Introduction; Maria Jose Canel and Katrin Voltmer PART I: CHALLENGES OF COMPARATIVE POLITICAL COMMUNICATION RESEARCH: DESIGN, METHODS AND MEASUREMENT 2. Methodological Challenges in Comparative Communication Research: Advancing Cross-National Research in Times of Globalization; Frank Esser 3. The Role of Measurement Invariance in Comparative Communication Research; Christian Schemer, Rinaldo Kuhne and Jorg Matthes 4. Using Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis in Comparative Political Communication Research: Applying Fuzzy Set Theoretic Thinking to Small-N Case Oriented Research; John Downey and James Stanyer PART II: COMMUNICATING TO CITIZENS: CAMPAIGNS, POLITICAL PR AND THE MEDIA 5. Negativity in the Public Space: Comparing Hundred Years of Negative Campaigning on Election Posters in Sweden; Bengt Johansson 6. U.S. and International Coverage of the Election of Barak Obama: Trends and Differences; Salma Ghanem 7. Is It Enough to be Strategic? Comparing and Defining Professional Government Communication across Disciplinary Fields and between Countries; Maria Jose Canel and Karen Sanders 8. Comparing Political Participation in Different Institutional Environments: The Mobilizing Effect of Direct Democracy on Young People; Ruth Kunz, Judith Moeller, Frank Esser and Claes de Vreese PART III: JOURNALISM AND MEDIA REALITIES: JOURNALISTIC CULTURES, THE MARKET AND POLITICAL NEWS 9. Political Trust among Journalists: Comparative Evidence from 21 Countries; Thomas Hanitzsch and Rosa Berganza 10. Making Sense of Press Freedom: A Comparison of Journalists´ Perceptions of Press Freedom in Eastern Europe and East Asia; Katrin Voltmer 11. A Hedge Between Keeps Friendship Green: Comparing Concurrence and Conflict between Politicians and Journalists in Nine European Democracies; Barbara Pfetsch, Eva Mayerhoffer, Peter Maurer and Tom Moring 12. It Didn´t Happen Here: Commercialization and Political News in Swedish Television 1998-2010; Lars W, Nord and Jesper Stromback 13. Global Climate Change, Global Public Sphere? Media Attention for Climate Change in Twenty-Seven Countries; Ana Ivanova, Andreas Schmidt and Mike S. Schafer 14. Conclusion: Comparing across Space and Time: Challenges and Achievements in Political Communication Research; Barbara Pfetsch

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