No 46 (2021): Crisis communication

When the fifth anniversary of the publication of issue number 29 of Más Poder Local, dedicated to crisis communication, is reached, the climate, health, digital, and international security challenges justify a new edition of the magazine focused on the communicative dimension of public order crises. The impact of COVID-19 has multiplied the number of academic research studies on crisis communication, but many recent events (the historic floods in Germany, the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma, or the Filomena storm in Madrid) once again demonstrate how this particular area of political communication is strategic for the reputation of political institutions in general and governments in particular. Below, you can discover interesting approaches to crucial cases and, at the same time, review the available theoretical consensuses on (political) crisis communication.

Table of Contents

1. When the Crisis is Global: Communicating in Constant Comparison.
2. Crisis Communication in Digital Environments.
3. Approach from Governmental and Political Responsible Communication to the Discourse of Latin American Leaders at the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
4. Journalistic Discourse and Political Scandal in Mexico. Critical-Argumentative Analysis of the Report "La Casa Blanca de Enrique Peña Nieto."
5. Communication Models in the Discourse of Argentine President Alberto Fernández during the Pandemic Crisis.
6. Red Alert for Rainfall: Study of the Crisis Management of the DANA Phenomenon in the Region of Murcia.
7. Transparency and Access to Information as Tools for Crisis Communication.
8. Virtual Reality and Communication in Health Crisis.