Public Information Campaigns and Opinion Research
A Handbook for the Student and Practitioner
Edited by:
- Hans-Dieter Klingemann - Research Unit, WZB, Berlin
- Andrea Römmele - University of Mannheim, Germany
February 2002 | 194 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
Drawing on multidisciplinary insights and the experiences of campaign practitioners, this book is an invaluable guide to planning, implementing and measuring public information and communication campaigns using survey research. Chapters outline the theoretical approaches and draw on examples of national and international campaigns.
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Foreward
Hans-Dieter Klingemann and Andrea Rommele
Campaigns and Surveys
An Introduction
PART ONE: COMMUNICATING THE MESSAGE: THEORETICAL APPROACHES
Katrin Voltmer and Andrea Rommele
Information and Communication Campaigns
Linking Theory to Practice
Barbara Baerns and Juliana Raupp
Modeling and Evaluating Public Relations Campaigns
Michael Schenk and Thomas Dobler
Towards a Theory of Campaigns
The Role of Opinion Leaders
PART TWO: PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING NATIONAL CAMPAIGNS
Malcolm Rigg
The Importance of Research in Planning and Developing Communications Campaigns
The UK Government Home Office Smoke Alarms Campaign
Simon Rayner
Planning and Implementing a National Campaign
Two Campaigns by the National Farmers Union
Ronald L Holzhacker
Public Opinion Information and Campaign Strategies
An American Case Study
PART THREE: PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGNS
Hans Dieter-Klingemann and Andrea Rommele
Communicating `Europe'
Implications For Multi-Level Governance in the European Union
Christine Putz
Campaign Practices and Survey Use in the European Commission
The Eurobarometer Survey
Michele Corrado
The Role of Survey Research in International Campaigns
What Can Be Learnt From Case Studies?
PART FOUR: ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTS
Leon Ostergaard
Effective Campaign Assessment
How to Learn From Your Failures
Klaus Schonbach
Using Survey Research to Determine the Effects of a Campaign
Rolf Pfleiderer
Using Market Research Techniques to Determine Campaign Effects
CONCLUSION
Hans-Dieter Klingemann and Andrea Rommele
Using Survey Research in Campaigns
A Summary and Checklist for the Student and Campaign Practitioner