Comparative Media Policy, Regulation and Governance in Europe: Unpacking the Policy Cycle

edited by Leen d'Haenens, Helena Sousa and Josef Trappel

Intellect Books, 2018
Paper: 978-1-78320-886-9
Library of Congress Classification P95.82.E86C66 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification 302.23094

ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC

ABOUT THIS BOOK

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the current European media in a period of disruptive transformation. It maps the full scope of contemporary media policy and industry activities while also assessing the impact of new technologies and radical changes in distribution and consumption on media practices, organizations, and strategies. Combining a critical assessment of media systems with a thematic approach, it can serve as a resource for scholars or as a textbook, as well as a source of good practices for steering media policy, international communication, and the media landscape across Europe.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Leen d’Haenens is professor at the Institute for Media Studies and vice-dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Leuven, Belgium. Helena Sousa is professor of communication sciences at the Communication and Society Research Centre and dean of the Social Sciences School at the University of Minho, Portugal. Josef Trappel is professor of media policy and media economics and head of the Department of Communication Research at the University of Salzburg, Austria.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE..................................................................................................................................................................................
CHAPTER ONE WHY STUDY MEDIA POLICY AND REGULATION?...................................................
Hannu Nieminen.................................................................................................................................................................
CHAPTER TWO IS CONTENT STILL KING? TRENDS AND CHALLENGES IN THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF TELEVISION CONTENT IN EUROPE..........................................................................
Tim Raats, Jeanette Steemers and Karen Donders....................................................................................................
CHAPTER THREE MEDIA ECONOMICS AND TRANSFORMATION IN A DIGITAL EUROPE
Tom Evens978-1-78320-886-9........................................................................................................................................
CHAPTER FOUR MEDIA GOVERNANCE – MORE THAN A BUZZWORD?.......................................
Werner A. Meier..................................................................................................................................................................
CHAPTER FIVE SUBSIDIES – FUEL FOR THE MEDIA..................................................................................
Josef Trappel.........................................................................................................................................................................
CHAPTER SIX PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA IN WESTERN EUROPE TODAY: TEN COUNTRIES COMPARED.......................................................................................................................................................................................................
Hilde Van den Bulck, Leen d’Haenens and Tim Raats.............................................................................................
CHAPTER SEVEN THE EUROPEANIZATION OF THE EUROPEAN MEDIA: THE INCREMENTAL CULTIVATION OF THE EU MEDIA POLICY.......................................................................................................
Stylianos Papathanassopoulos..........................................................................................................................................
CHAPTER EIGHT THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE: ENSURING THE FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE OF EUROPE’S MEDIA...............................................................................................................................................................
Tarlach McGonagle............................................................................................................................................................
CHAPTER NINE EUROPE’S INTERNET POLICIES: THE CHALLENGE OF MAINTAINING AN OPEN INTERNET..............................................................................................................................................................................
Christian Möller and Tarlach McGonagle....................................................................................................................
CHAPTER TEN MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY: A COUPLE WALKING HAND IN HAND?............
Hannu Nieminen and Josef Trappel..............................................................................................................................
CHAPTER ELEVEN MEDIA DIVERSITY AND PLURIFORMITY: HYBRID ‘REGIMES’ ACROSS EUROPE
Leen d’Haenens, Elke Ichau, Hanne Vandenberghe and Pascal Verhoest.........................................................
CHAPTER TWELVE TESTING THE BOUNDARIES: EVOLVING NORMS AND TROUBLING TRENDS FOR JOURNALISM.........................................................................................................................................................................
Auské Balčytiené, Karin Raeymaeckers and Elena Vartanova................................................................................
CONCLUSIONS AND A MESSAGE TO OUR READERS..................................................................................
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES

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