University of Delaware hosts Delaware Debates 2010
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- Center for Political Communication is co-host for nationally-televised debate at UD
- Unexpected result in Delaware primary for U.S. Senate highlights UD's "epicenter of politics" role
- CPC faculty take on role as national media resource
In 2008, a revolution in political communication unleashed new ways to foster citizen engagement through social networking technologies such as Facebook, blogs, text messaging and non-traditional media. The result was a new style of political communication that is spreading globally. Studying these changes requires multi-dimensional scholarship, which is at the heart of the Center for Political Communication, drawing from Political Science, Communication, Sociology, Anthropology, History and Psychology, among other disciplines.
The Center for Political Communication consolidates faculty expertise in emerging communication technologies, to explore their effects on elections and policy debates, to establish graduate and undergraduate research opportunities, and to encourage public engagement.
The Center promotes research in politics, policy and new technologies in political communication, both in the United States and internationally. It supports events designed to engage students, scholars, media and the public.
