Voltmer The Media in Transitional Democracies

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7456-5654-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 204 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: CPC - Contemporary Political Communication

The last quarter of a century has seen an unprecedented wave ofdemocratization around the globe. In these transitions fromauthoritarian rule to a more democratic order, the media haveplayed a key role both by facilitating, but frequently alsoinhibiting, democratic practices to take root. This book providesan accessible and systematic introduction to the media intransitional democracies. It analyses the problems that occur whentransforming the media into independent institutions that are ableto inform citizens and hold governments to account. The book coversthe following topics:
* normative conceptions of media and democracy;
* the role of the past in the transition process;
* the internet as a new space for democratic change;
* the persistence of political interference in emergingdemocracies;
* the interlocking power of media markets and politicalownership;
* the challenges to journalistic professionalism inpost-authoritarian contexts;
* the role of the media in divided societies;
The book takes a global view by exploring the interplay ofpolitical and media transitions in different pathways ofdemocratization that have taken place in Eastern Europe, LatinAmerica, Africa and Asia. It will be of interest to advancedstudents and scholars who want a better understanding of the mediaoutside established Western democracies. The book will also be ofgreat value to policymakers and activists who are involved instrengthening the media in transitional democracies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Voltmer, Katrin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents
Detailed table of contents
Introduction
PART I:WHAT DEMOCRACY - WHAT MEDIA?
1 Democracy and democratisation: one idea, many roads
2 Democratic media: a question of means and ends
PART II:THE MEDIA AND POLITICAL CHANGE ACROSS TIME AND SPACE
3 Mass media and political change: technological structure andjournalistic agency
4 Complex transitions and uncertain outcomes: the media anddemocratisation over time
5 Emerging media systems and the legacies of the past
PART III:TRANSFORMING THE MEDIA
6 Media and the state
7 Media markets
8 Political parallelism
9 Journalistic professionalism
Conclusion
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Katrin Voltmer is senior lecturer in the Institute of Communication Studies at the University of Leeds.