Negotiating Democracy: Media Transformations and Political Practice in Emerging Democracies

Blankson, Isaac A. (Editor)/ Murphy, Patrick D. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0791472345 / ISBN 13: 9780791472347

Published by State Univ of New York Pr, 2008

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illustrated edition. 285 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Negotiating Democracy: Media Transformations and Political Practice in Emerging Democracies
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791472345
• ISBN 13: 9780791472347
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.43 kilograms

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Synopsis

Explores the relationship between media and democracy against the broader background of globalization.

Negotiating Democracy addresses issues that have defined the challenges and consequences of media transformation faced by new and emerging democracies. These issues include the dismantling of national broadcasting systems, the promotion of private independent and pluralistic media, the clash between liberal democratic and authoritarian political traditions, negotiations about the appropriate broadcast language, and the potential for free press and for freedom of speech. The contributors use examples from countries such as Cambodia, Bulgaria, Iran, Nigeria, and Taiwan to not only provide detailed analysis of regional and/or nation-specific cases of media, but also to identify transnational patterns that help deepen the understanding of the media's role in globalization.

About the Author

At Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Isaac A. Blankson is Associate Professor of Communication and Public Relations and Patrick D. Murphy is Professor of Mass Communications. Murphy is the coeditor (with Marwan M. Kraidy) of Global Media Studies: Ethnographic Perspectives.