Governing European Communications
Subtitle: From Unification to Coordination (Critical Media Studies)
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: September 28, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780739117361
Subjects: Media, information & communication industries; Mass Communication Media And Politics; Public Policy; Political Science; Sociology; Politics/International Relations; Media Studies; Political Science / Globalization; Public Policy - General; 20th century; Communication policy; Europe; History
Description: "The liberalization of communications markets, especially from the 1980s onward, has led to increased regulatory activity within but also above the national state. By examining the European case - concentrating on the European Union, the most advanced example of regionalism - Governing European Communications enhances understanding of the trend toward above-the-national-state regulation, its drivers, and its limitations. Analyzing in detail the origins, dynamics, and evolution of European-level communications governance in the post war era. Maria Michalis offers a comprehensive and up-to-date account of telecommunications and television policies and regulation and their technological convergence."--Jacket.