Handbook of media and communication governance / edited by Manuel Puppis (Professor of Media Structures and Governance, Department of Communication and Media Research DCM, University of Fribourg, Switzerland), Robin Mansell (Professor Emerita, Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK) and Hilde Van den Bulck (Professor of Media and Communication, Department of Communication, Drexel University, Philadelphia, US).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Puppis, Manuel, editor.

Mansell, Robin, editor.

Bulck, Hilde van den, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Telecommunication--Law and legislation.

Telecommunication.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (630 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2024.

Summary:

"This state-of-the-art Handbook provides unique insights into the governance practices and institutions shaping digitalized public spheres. Focusing on the power relations involved, it presents diverse approaches to key debates in media and communication governance, showcasing groundbreaking advances in the field. Contributing authors explore the impact of long-standing trends such as commercialization, digitalization and transnationalization on media and communication governance, highlighting urgent new developments including algorithmization and datafication. Combining theoretical inquiry with cutting-edge empirical analysis, they address governance challenges at the regional, national and global levels to provide a broad view of the social ordering of media systems. Ultimately, the Handbook explores how to protect the public sphere in the digital age and ensure that media organizations and platforms meet democratic expectations. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this Handbook is an invaluable resource for students and scholars of media and communication studies, digital governance and platform studies. It will also be of interest to policymakers seeking to develop effective regulatory systems for the modern media and communications environment"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Preface

1. Introduction to media and communication governance: From labelling to theorizing and practice / Manuel Puppis, Robin Mansell and Hilde Van den Bulck

Part I: Theorizing governance

2. Sociological institutionalism: Conceptualizing media governance as institution and organization / Manuel Puppis

3. Historical institutionalism / Sara Bannerman and Bradley McNeil

4. Discursive institutionalism / Sarah Anne Ganter and Maria Löblich

5. Critical political economy: Inside or outside the tent? / Peter A. Thompson

6. The political economies of communication, 'big tech' and cultural industries from the 'industrial age' to the 'internet era' / Dwayne Winseck

7. Co-evolution: Applications and implications for governance research in communication studies / Johannes M. Bauer and Michael Latzer

8. Theories of the policy process / Kari Steen-Johnsen and Vilde Schanke Sundet

9. Critical discourse analysis and telecommunications policy: The myth of technological neutrality / Christopher Ali

Part II: Challenges for governance

10. The independence of media regulatory authorities 'on the books' and 'on the ground' / Kristina Irion

11. Transnationalization of media and governance / Katharina Kleinen-von Königslöw and Hartmut Wessler

12. Done is better than perfect: Evidence, governance, power and platform regulation / Leighton Andrews

13. Participatory and collaborative governance / Aphra Kerr

14. Diversity in governance / Tamara Shepherd

15. Anticolonial world-making: Racial justice and global communication governance / Paula Chakravartty and Charli Muller

Part III: Governance forms and levels

16. Realigning incentives through formal media, communications and platform governance / Robin Mansell

17. Governance through a crisis: Media regulation in nondemocratic systems / Gregory Asmolov

18. Ants among elephants: Regulatory challenges in countries without globally dominant players / Peng Hwa Ang and Swati Maheshwari

19. Industry-level self- and co-regulation in media and communications / Florian Saurwein, Alena Birrer and Danya He

20. Private ordering of media organisations and platform operators / Tobias Mast, Matthias C. Kettemann and Wolfgang Schulz

21. Media accountability and ethics in Africa / Herman Wasserman

22. Governance by technological design, a critique / João C. Magalhães

23. Multi-level governance / Hilde Van den Bulck

24. European media governance: The EU and the Council of Europe / Damian Tambini

25. Global media and communication governance: The role of nation states / Julia Pohle

Part IV: Governance and rights

26. Communication rights, liberalism and the good life / Andrew Calabrese

27. Communication rights and capabilities / Amit M. Schejter and Baruch Shomron

28. Governing mediation in the data ecosystem: Lessons from media governance for overcoming data asymmetries / Stefaan Verhulst

29. Data privacy / Ine Van Zeeland and Jo Pierson

30. Governing media and communications diversity in the digital age / Fiona R. Martin and Tim Koskie

31. Children vs adults: Negotiating UNCRC general comment numbers 25. On children's rights in the digital environment / Sonia Livingstone, Amanda Third and Gerison Lansdown

Part V: Governing issues

32. Media literacy governance / Joyce Vissenberg and Leen d'Haenens

33. Resistance and the limits of media literacy in countering disinformation (in transitional media systems) / Shakuntala Banaji

34. Media power and ownership concentration / Natascha Just, Alena Birrer and Danya He

35. Competition law and regulation / Maria Michalis

36. Towards a new sense of purpose? Core shifts in audiovisual industry support / Tim Raats and Stephanie Tintel

37. Deplatforming and deplatformization as governance strategies / José van Dijck, Tim de Winkel and Mirko Tobias Schäfer

38. Accessible censorship / Nathan Dobson and Nicole Stremlau

39. AI, big data and bias: Governing datafication through a data justice lens / Arne Hintz

40. Platforms in the global south / Ram Bhat

41. Environmental sustainability / Gynna Farith Millan Franco and Toby Miller

42. Spectrum governance and 5G wireless / Gregory Taylor

43. Communication infrastructure and networks / Seamus Simpson.

Notes:

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781800887206 (e-book)

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