The Media in Transitional Democracies (Contemporary Political Communication) - Hardcover

Buch 6 von 10: Contemporary Political Communication

Voltmer, Katrin

 
9780745644585: The Media in Transitional Democracies (Contemporary Political Communication)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0745644589 ISBN 13: 9780745644585
Verlag: Polity, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

The last quarter of a century has seen an unprecedented wave of democratization around the globe. In these transitions from authoritarian rule to a more democratic order, the media have played a key role both by facilitating, but frequently also inhibiting, democratic practices to take root. This book provides an accessible and systematic introduction to the media in transitional democracies. It analyses the problems that occur when transforming the media into independent institutions that are able to inform citizens and hold governments to account. The book covers the 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 emerging democracies;
  • the interlocking power of media markets and political ownership;
  • the challenges to journalistic professionalism in post-authoritarian contexts;
  • the role of the media in divided societies;
The book takes a global view by exploring the interplay of political and media transitions in different pathways of democratization that have taken place in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia. It will be of interest to advanced students and scholars who want a better understanding of the media outside established Western democracies. The book will also be of great value to policymakers and activists who are involved in strengthening the media in transitional democracies.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

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

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The last quarter of a century has seen an unprecedented wave of democratization around the globe. In these transitions from authoritarian rule to a more democratic order the media have played a key role both by facilitating, but frequently also inhibiting democratic practices to take root. This book provides an accessible and systematic introduction to the media in transitional democracies. It analyses the problems that occur when transforming the media into independent institutions that are able to inform citizens and hold governments to account. The book covers the following topics:

- The persistence of political interference
- Media markets and political ownership
- Defining journalism after regime changes
- The role of the media in divided societies
- The effectiveness of international media development programmes.

The book takes a comparative view by exploring the interplay of political and media transitions in different pathways of democratization that took place in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia. It will be of interest to advanced students and scholars who want a better understanding of the media outside established western democracies. The book will also be of great value to policymakers who are involved in strengthening the media in transitional democracies.

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Verlag
Polity
Erscheinungsdatum
2013
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0745644589
ISBN 13 
9780745644585
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
204
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