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News and civil society : the contested space of civil society in UK media /

This timely book examines the representation of civil society in news media, exploring the popular understanding of this contested space in relation to conflicting legitimating frames: as the neo-liberal Big Society, activist political participation, or postmodern apolitical tolerance. With close re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Birks, Jen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Burlington : Ashgate Pub., 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This timely book examines the representation of civil society in news media, exploring the popular understanding of this contested space in relation to conflicting legitimating frames: as the neo-liberal Big Society, activist political participation, or postmodern apolitical tolerance. With close reference to prominent news stories, including the UK state visit of Pope Benedict XVI, anti-austerity protests and industrial action, police infiltration of the environmental movement, and the Occupy camp at St Paul's Cathedral in London, News and Civil Society scrutinises different facets of contemp.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781409436157
1409436152
9781409436164
1409436160
147240100X
9781472401007
9781306406536
1306406536