Media Politics and Democracy in Palestine : Political Culture, Pluralism and the Palestinian Authority / Amal Jamal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jamal, Amal, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Gaza Strip.

Democracy.

Democracy--West Bank.

Mass media--Political aspects--Gaza Strip.

Mass media.

Mass media--Political aspects--West Bank.

Political culture--Gaza Strip.

Political culture.

Political culture--West Bank.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Brighton & Eastbourne, IL : SUSSEX ACADEMIC PRESS, 2005.

Summary:

In opposition to the PA, liberal as well as Islamic social forces promote policies of protest and resistance, through media tools, against the authoritarian policies of the PA. The media is viewed as a public sphere in which these forces compete. Media institutions play an important role in setting the parameters of communication in processes of state building: promoting public debate and forming public spheres influence the modes of statecivil society relations. Combining concepts of political communication with social movement theory, the author examines the extent to which public opinion plays a role in determining the character of the political regime. The rising tension between the Palestinian Authoritys attempts to deepen its control over society and the reaction to this development by opposition groups informs the analysis of each civil institution: the role of NGOs, the Islamic movement, the womens movement and Palestinian feminism, and the liberal-democratic intellectual elite, are all assessed through their media institutions and communication policies, to reveal the character of the emerging Palestinian public.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction: State Formation, Symbolic Power and Political Hegemony

1 Institutionalizing the Political System and the Politics of Control

2 Deconstructing Autocracy: NGOs and the Politics Contention

3 The Constitutive National Press: Mechanisms of the Palestinian Media Regime

4 The Deconstruction of Gender Regime: The Women's Movements and the Predicament of Equal Citizenship

5 Framing Authenticity: Religious Discourse and the Islamist Media

Conclusion: Occupation, State Formation and Democratic Prospects

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-83764-165-X