From NWICO to WSIS: 30 Years of Communication Geopolitics (Paperback)

Paperback. Two major regulatory activities have framed global media policies since World War II: the New World Information and Communication Order (NWICO) and the more recent World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). Through extensive research and testimonies from those involved, this book presents an in-depth account from the 1970s to today of the major issues concerning information flow in international geopolitics, including a look at the negotiations surrounding the major policy debates. Few studies of NWICO and WSIS have considered the continuity between the two activitiesor included in the debate the crucial intermediary period betweenand this book provides new insight into an issue of multilingual and multicultural importance. Two major regulatory activities have framed global media policies since World War II: the New World Information and Communication Order (NWICO) and the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). This title offers an account from the 1970s onwards of the major issues concerning information flows in international geopolitics. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…