Katrin Voltmer

The Media in Transitional Democracies (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The last quarter of a century has seen an unprecedented wave of democratization around the globe. In these transitions from authoritarian rule to a more democratic order, the media have played a key role both by facilitating, but frequently also inhibiting, democratic practices to take root. This book provides an accessible and systematic introduction to the media in transitional democracies. It analyses the problems that occur when transforming the media into independent institutions that are able to inform citizens and hold governments to account. The book covers the following topics: * normative conceptions of media and democracy; * the role of the past in the transition process; * the internet as a new space for democratic change; * the persistence of political interference in emerging democracies; * the interlocking power of media markets and political ownership; * the challenges to journalistic professionalism in post-authoritarian contexts; * the role of the media in divided societies; The book takes a global view by exploring the interplay of political and media transitions in different pathways of democratization that have taken place in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia. It will be of interest to advanced students and scholars who want a better understanding of the media outside established Western democracies. The book will also be of great value to policymakers and activists who are involved in strengthening the media in transitional democracies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780745674186
• Artikelnr.: 39896594

Autorenporträt

Katrin Voltmer is senior lecturer in the Institute of Communication Studies at the University of Leeds.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Detailed table of contents
Introduction

PART I:WHAT DEMOCRACY - WHAT MEDIA?
1 Democracy and democratisation: one idea, many roads
2 Democratic media: a question of means and ends

PART II:THE MEDIA AND POLITICAL CHANGE ACROSS TIME AND SPACE
3 Mass media and political change: technological structure and journalistic agency
4 Complex transitions and uncertain outcomes: the media and democratisation over time
5 Emerging media systems and the legacies of the past

PART III:TRANSFORMING THE MEDIA
6 Media and the state
7 Media markets
8 Political parallelism
9 Journalistic professionalism

Conclusion
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index

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Contents Detailed table of contents Introduction PART I:WHAT DEMOCRACY -
WHAT MEDIA? 1 Democracy and democratisation: one idea, many roads 2
Democratic media: a question of means and ends PART II:THE MEDIA AND
POLITICAL CHANGE ACROSS TIME AND SPACE 3 Mass media and political change:
technological structure and journalistic agency 4 Complex transitions and
uncertain outcomes: the media and democratisation over time 5 Emerging
media systems and the legacies of the past PART III:TRANSFORMING THE MEDIA
6 Media and the state 7 Media markets 8 Political parallelism 9
Journalistic professionalism Conclusion Endnotes Bibliography Index

Rezensionen

"Voltmer's comprehensive book skillfully integrates key conceptsfrom media studies, journalism studies, and political science toillustrate the roles of various forms of media in different typesof post-authoritarian democracies. Highly recommended"
Choice

"Voltmer offers the most comprehensive analysis of the media andpolitical transitions that I have encountered"
Democratisation

"The scope of Voltmer's book is astonishing - itresembles an ocean where geographic magnitude meets with broad andfundamental themes. Voltmer navigates quite elegantly in this spaceposing remarkably clear questions and logical examples"
European Journal of Communication

'Voltmer has added a superb volume to the literature on democraciesin transition: well-considered, original, systematic and a welcomecombination of theory and acute observation.'
Monroe Price, University of Pennsylvania

'Voltmer has written a comprehensive, elegant and nuancedanalysis about the state of media and democracy around the world.The book is a go-to reference for anyone interested inunderstanding the dynamic relationship between media and politics,and the obstacles for more plural, public-oriented media.'
Silvio Waisbord, George Washington University

'Comprehensive and contemporary, Voltmer's book is a valuableaddition to the comparative media studies literature, and advancesour understanding of the close and complex relationship between themedia and new democracies.'
Daya Thussu, University of Westminster, London