Written with media students in mind, this accessible book provides both students and researchers with a new perspective on how to research engagement, not as a metric but as a marker of power relations.

Peter Dahlgren is Professor Emeritus of Media and Communication at Lund University, Sweden. Along with many works on public spheres, civic cultures and media theory, his recent publications include Media and Political Engagement (2009) and The Political Web (2013).

Annette Hill is Professor of Media and Communication at Lund University, Sweden, and Visiting Professor at King's College London. Her latest book is The Handbook of Mobile Socialities (with M. Hartmann and M. Andersson) and her next book is Roaming Audiences (2023).

Foreword by John Corner Part I: Mapping Engagement 1. Introduction: Understanding Media Engagement 2. Parameters of Media Engagement Part II: Changing Public Settings for Engagement 3. Vectors of Media and Political Engagement 4. Public Spheres and their Contingencies Part III: Case Studies in Public Knowledge and Political Engagement 5. Audience Engagement: Researching News in Southeast Asia 6. News Relations 7. The Belarus Protests: A Case Study of Political Engagement 8. Conclusion: Contingencies of Media Engagement Appendix: News Engagement Interview Guide