George W. Bush's second election campaign gained widespread public attention - not only in the United States, but also throughout the world and particularly in Europe. From a transatlantic perspective, this high degree of attention is widely considered to be the result of the deep differences between Europe and the U.S. which emerged in the course of the 2003 Iraq war. However, there is little agreement about the nature and the durability of these differences. Some political analysts argue that these differences reflect a deeper value gap, which has been growing especially since the end of the Cold War, in parallel to the European integration process, raising questions about whether the transatlantic alliance can work efficiently. In light of the importance of the American-European partnership in the area of international relations, these differences are the starting point for a comparative research project on European media coverage of the 2004 U.S. presidential election.
CMC Staff
Josef Seethaler (Project Leader, Contact)
Coders:
Claudia Avanzini; Hans Christian Berger; Konrad Antoni Biernat; Anna Burjak; Sandra Egger; Claudia Gassner; Blanka Heckermann; Barbara Heigl; Yvonne Hitzl; Philipp Hlawacek; Alexandria LaCapitaine; Roberto Mura; Irene Nawrocka; Veronika Pressler; Matthias Revers; Julia Schätz; Nóra Staub
Congress Organisation
War, Media, and the Public Sphere: An International Symposium (with the Department of Media and Communication Sciences, University of Klagenfurt), Vienna, 5-7 March 2009
Publications and Lectures
Books and Monographs
- Selling war: The role of the mass media in hostile conflicts from World War I to the 'War on Terror'. / Seethaler, Josef (Herausgeber:in); Karmasin, Matthias (Herausgeber:in); Melischek, Gabriele (Herausgeber:in) et al.
Bristol, Chicago, IL: Intellect, University of Chicago Press, 2013. (European Communication Research and Education Association Series).
Articles and Book Chapters
- Rezension/Book review: Brand, A. (2012). Medien - Diskurs - Weltpolitik: Wie Massenmedien die internationale Politik beeinflussen. Bielefeld: Transcript, 530 S., ISBN: 978-3837618310, 39,80 €. / Wöhlert, Romy.
in: ZfAS Zeitschrift für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik, Jahrgang 6, Nr. 3, 30.08.2013, S. 481-483. - Perspectives on the changing role of the mass media in hostile conflicts. / Karmasin, Matthias; Melischek, Gabriele; Seethaler, Josef et al.
Selling war: The role of the mass media in hostile conflicts from World War I to the 'War on Terror'. Bristol, Chicago, IL: Intellect, University of Chicago Press, 2013. S. ix-xv (European Communication Research and Education Association Series). - 'Something has changed': International relations and the media during and after the 'Cold War'. / Seethaler, Josef; Melischek, Gabriele; Seethaler, Josef (Herausgeber:in) et al.
Selling war: The role of the mass media in hostile conflicts from World War I to the 'War on Terror'. Bristol; Chicago, IL: Intellect, University of Chicago Press, 2013. S. 181-200 (European Communication Research and Education Association Series).
Lectures
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Boston
Framing international relations in the post-Cold War era: The case of transatlantic relations
Melischek, G. (Speaker) & Seethaler, J. (Speaker)
28 May 2011 -
Mannheim
Framing in der außenpolitischen Berichterstattung: Theoretische Überlegungen und empirische Befunde [Framing in foreign policy coverage: Theoretical considerations and empirical findings]
Seethaler, J. (Speaker) & Melischek, G. (Speaker)
12 Feb 2010 -
Wroclaw
Combining Attribute Agenda-Setting and Framing: The Case of Foreign Policy Coverage
Seethaler, J. (Speaker) & Melischek, G. (Speaker)
24 Nov 2009 -
Potsdam
Media framing in the post-Cold War era: The case of transatlantic relations
Melischek, G. (Speaker) & Seethaler, J. (Speaker)
11 Sep 2009 -
Potsdam
Media Framing in the Post-Cold War Era: The Case of Transatlantic Relations
Seethaler, J. ((Co-)Author) & Melischek, G. ((Co-)Author)
10 Sep 2009 -
Wien, Theatersaal der ÖAW
Mediating Conflict: In-group and Out-group Perceptions in Foreign Affairs Coverage
Melischek, G. (Speaker) & Seethaler, J. (Speaker)
6 Mar 2009 -
Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Constructing Identities: The Media and International Relations
Melischek, G. ((Co-)Author) & Seethaler, J. ((Co-)Author)
4 Feb 2009 -
Paris
Media and international relations: An attributional analysis of group perceptions in European press coverage of the 2004 U.S. Election
Melischek, G. (Speaker) & Seethaler, J. (Speaker)
11 Jul 2008 -
Swansea University
Framing conflict and cooperation: The role of the media in international relations
Melischek, G. (Speaker) & Seethaler, J. (Speaker)
2 Apr 2008 -
Berlin
European newspaper coverage of the 2004 U.S. Presidential election: A methodological framework for analyzing the role of the media in international relations
Melischek, G. (Speaker) & Seethaler, J. (Speaker)
15 Oct 2007 -
Paris
Media and international relations: The case of the 2004 U.S. presidential election
Melischek, G. (Speaker) & Seethaler, J. (Speaker)
24 Jul 2007 -
Maastricht
Exploring a value gap: European press coverage of the 2004 U.S. presidential campaign
Melischek, G. (Speaker) & Seethaler, J. (Speaker)
26 Oct 2006 -
London
Europeanization of national public spheres? The 2004 US election coverage in European elite newspapers
Melischek, G. (Speaker) & Seethaler, J. (Speaker)
15 Sep 2006 -
Amsterdam
European press coverage of the 2004 US election: An attributional analysis
Melischek, G. (Speaker) & Seethaler, J. (Speaker)
25 Nov 2005 -
Vienna
Entwicklung und Stand der kommunikationswissenschaftlichen Forschung zur europäischen Öffentlichkeit: Eine Analyse der Beiträge in vier europäischen Fachzeitschriften seit 1989 [Communication research about a European public sphere]
Seethaler, J. (Speaker) & Melischek, G. (Speaker)
12 Dec 2004