The European Union democratic deficit and the public sphere : an evaluation of EU media policy /

An assessment of EU communications policy judged against democratic and normative criteria within the framework of the question of the need for a European-wide public sphere. It argues that the EU should proceed through the mass media, with a policy based on a public service philosophy.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ward, David
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Tokyo : IOS Press ; Ohmsha, ©2002.
Series:Informatization developments and the public sphere ; 8.
Subjects:
Citizenship > European Union countries.
Democracy > European Union countries.
Political participation > European Union countries.
Television broadcasting policy > European Union countries.
Participation politique > Pays de l'Union européenne.
Télévision > Politique gouvernementale > Pays de l'Union européenne.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
Citizenship
Democracy
Political participation
Television broadcasting policy
European Union countries
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title page; Contents; Acknowledgements and Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. The European Union and Democratic Legitimacy; Chapter 2. Communication, Citizenship and the Public Sphere; Chapter 3. Citizenship and the Regulation of Broadcasting; Chapter 4. The Quest for Accountability Through Television; Chapter 5. The Free Movement of Television Services; Chapter 6. Pluralism and Media Concentration in the Internal Market; Chapter 7. State Aid and Public Service Broadcasting; Chapter 8. Convergence; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography.

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