Authoritative governance : policy-making in the age of mediatization / Maarten A. Hajer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hajer, Maarten A., 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Policy sciences.

Authority.

Communication in politics.

Mass media--Political aspects.

Mass media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Here, one of the world's leading analysts of public policy offers a radical new interpretation of governance and authority in a media-driven age. Three case studies are featured to help bring the argument to life.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Figures""; ""Introduction""; ""1. The Authority Problem of Governance""; ""2. A Framework for Analysis""; ""3. Performing Authority After the Assassination of Theo van Gogh""; ""4. Contested Authority in Rebuilding Ground Zero""; ""5. Authority Through Deliberative Governance: The British Food Standards Agency in Action""; ""6. The Paradox of Authority in a Mediatized Politics""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""G""; ""I""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""W""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-959567-4

1-282-34895-7

9786612348952

0-19-157082-6

OCLC:

728267324