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The Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy offers insights into the boundaries of this field of study, assesses why it is important, who is affected, and with what political, economic, social and cultural consequences. Contributors draw on theory and empirical research to offer multiple perspectives on the local, national, regional and global forums in which policy debate occurs. Policy is understood as an emergent process, informed by historical context, power dynamics, and local/global interdependencies. The structures and rhythms of change in the press, broadcasting, telecommunication, and the Internet are shown to alter the role and positioning of the neo-liberal state, resulting in tensions between the private and public spheres and implications for developments in the West and elsewhere.
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The Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy offers insights into the boundaries of this field of study, assesses why it is important, who is affected, and with what political, economic, social, and cultural consequences. Contributors draw on theory and empirical research to offer diverse perspectives on the local, national, regional, and global forums in which policy debate occurs. Policy is understood as an emergent process, informed by historical context, power dynamics, and local/global interdependencies. Changes in the press, broadcasting, telecommunication, and the internet are shown to result from complex interactions among players including states, corporations, and civil society organizations as well as those who produce and use media and communications in all their guises.
About the Author
ROBIN MANSELL is Professor of New Media and the Internet, former Head of the Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science, and former President of the International Association for Media and Communications Research. She is co-author of Mobilizing the Information Society: Strategies for Growth and Opportunity (2000), editor of books including The Oxford Handbook of Information and Communication Technologies (2007) and Trust and Crime in Information Societies (2005), and author of numerous journal articles and reports in the media and communication policy field.
MARC RABOY is Professor and Beaverbrook Chair in Ethics, Media, and Communications in the Department of Art History and Communication Studies at McGill University. A former journalist in a wide variety of media, he is the author or editor of numerous books and journal articles, as well as reports for such organizations as the World Bank, UNESCO, the Japan Broadcasting Corporation, the European Broadcasting Union, and the Policy Research Secretariat of the Government of Canada. He is the head of Media@McGill, a hub of research and public outreach on issues and controversies in media, technology, and culture.
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