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How have European media policies traditionally developed and what have been the policy rationales and principles that have shaped them? How are contemporary European media policies formulated and what are the factors and conditions that affect their making? Understanding Media Policies: A European Perspective explores the way media policies are understood, negotiated and applied in Europe. Combining a country-based study in 14 countries with a comparative analysis across various types of media services, this volume investigates the complex array of policy approaches and regulatory practices established to govern the media in Europe. Featuring contributions from distinguished authors across a range of academic disciplines, the collection is essential reading for policy makers, scholars, researchers and students of media policy.
'This very timely, extremely valuable and well-organised collection of informative analyses of media policies in Europe is essential reading for anyone interested in media policy debates, institutional arrangements and regulatory practices within a wide framework of conflicting interests and differing national approaches to communication challenges. Highly commendable!' - Petros Iosifidis, Director of the MA Media and Communication courses, City University London, UK 'Understanding Media Policies puts together fascinating evidence of the patchwork of national media policy models in Europe, yet it provides a common background for their comparison. This is a valuable contribution to the growing literature in media policy studies, with compelling descriptions of politics shaping media landscapes.' - Beata Klimkiewicz, The Jagiellonian University, Poland
| List of Tables and Figures | p. vii |
| Acknowledgements | p. viii |
| Notes on Contributors | p. ix |
| Recasting the Contours of Media Policy in a Political Context: An Introduction | p. 1 |
| Media Policy in Belgium: How a Complex Institutional System Deals with Technological Developments | p. 21 |
| Democracy and the Media in Bulgaria: Who Represents the People? | p. 37 |
| Croatia: A Dynamic Evolvement of Media Policy | p. 54 |
| Danish Media Policy | p. 70 |
| Media Policy in Estonia: Small Market Paradoxes | p. 85 |
| Finnish Media Policy: Less Restrictive, More Directive | p. 100 |
| Media Policy in Germany: Main Features and Current Issues | p. 116 |
| The Greek Media Policy Revisited | p. 133 |
| Italian Media Policy Under Ongoing Transition to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century | p. 150 |
| Struggling with Media Capture: Romania | p. 166 |
| Slovakia: Reinventing Media Policy Without a Practical Perspective | p. 182 |
| Media Policy in Spain: Public Service, Free Competition, and Some Internal Diversity | p. 198 |
| Turkish Media Policy in National Context | p. 214 |
| Media Policy in the United Kingdom: Trust and Distrust in a Converging Media Environment | p. 230 |
| Serving Two Masters: The Roles of the Market and European Politics in the Governance of Media Transformations | p. 247 |
| References | p. 257 |
| Index | p. 279 |
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ISBN: 9780230348127
ISBN-10: 0230348122
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 304
Published: 21st August 2012
Dimensions (cm): 22.2 x 14.1
x 2.2
Weight (kg): 0.494
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