When Mass Media Speak Security: Assessing the Impact of Partisanship- and State-Congruency on Securitization Effects in the Case of Gerrymandering

• In Event: Innovations in Comparative Political Communication

Brief Overview

The goal of this study is to enrich the Securitization Theory by investigating the role of “audience.” An experiment documented the significant impact of partisanship- and state-congruency on securitization effects in the case of gerrymandering.

Author

• Kai Vance, University of Minnesota-Duluth