Ezzeddine Abdelmoula

Al Jazeera and Democratization

The Rise of the Arab Public Sphere

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Produktbeschreibung

Al Jazeera and Democratization analyses the increasing role of the media in political transformations with a special emphasis on the Arab world. Taking the Al Jazeera media network as a case study, the author explains how engaging the public and providing platforms for open debate and free expression contributed to the emergence of a new vibrant Arab public sphere.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9781138855472
• ISBN-10: 1138855472
• Artikelnr.: 41612383

Autorenporträt

Ezzeddine Abdelmoula is Manager of Research at Al Jazeera Centre for Studies. He has edited books and contributed chapters and research papers including: "A Non-systemic Approach to the Media-politics Relationship" in Journal of US-China Public Administration and "Al-Jazeera & Televised Revolution: The Case of Tunisia", Routledge Handbook of the Arab Spring. His research interests cover international politics, democratization, media, and Middle East politics.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 Methodology 2 A Critical Assessment of the Existing
Literature 3 Democratization: The Frameworks, the Narratives and the Arab
Dilemma 4 Beyond the Systemic Approach: Al Jazeera Reshapes the
Media-Politics Relationship 5 The Arab Public Sphere in the Context of the
Current Debate 6 The New Public Sphere in the Process of Arab
Democratization 7 Liberating the Media as a Precondition for Democracy 8
Televising the Arab Spring: Real-time Democratization? Conclusion