The European Union democratic deficit and the public sphere : an evaluation of EU media policy / David Ward
- Author
- Ward, David, 1966-
- Published
- Amsterdam : IOS Press ; Tokyo : Ohmsha, [2002]
- Copyright Date
- ©2002
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 151 pages).
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- Series
- 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.
- Summary
- 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.
- Subject(s)
- 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
- ISBN
- 0585458693 (electronic bk.)
9780585458694 (electronic bk.)
1601294654
9781601294654
9781586032814
158603281X
9784274905407 (Ohmsha ; hd. bd.)
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