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The Democracy Gap: The Politics of Information and Communication Technologies in the United States and Europe: Contributions to the Study of Mass Media and Communications

Autor Jill Hills, Stylianos Papathanassopoulos
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 iul 1991 – vârsta până la 17 ani
This work examines the political choices that surround the new technologies of telecommunications and broadcasting, and focuses on the essential issues of who determines how they are implemented and why, as well as who benefits from them. In its study of the distributional potential of these technologies, the book concentrates on the political and economic interests that are in conflict over the possibilities, and, in particular, on the ways in which the American and European governments have attempted to innovate, organize, and control information technology, telecommunications, and broadcasting. The technological innovation backed by industrialized governments, the authors contend, has largely served political and military interests rather than those of the general population.Written from the perspective of the individual citizen, the book argues that the emphasis by governments on industrial leadership has preempted concern for access, information, and accountability. Among the issues discussed are the impact that the globalization of industry is having on national sovereignty; the evolution of three international trading blocs through the standardization of high definition television and digital networks; the politics of cable and satellite transmission; and the convergence of broadcasting and telecommunications. This work offers a unique linkage between telecommunications, broadcasting, and information technology, and it argues that governments have lost sight of the informational underpinnings of the democratic process. Students of politics, international relations, political economy, and media studies will find this book to be an invaluable resource.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780313261701
ISBN-10: 0313261709
Pagini: 232
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Seria Contributions to the Study of Mass Media and Communications

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

JILL HILLS is a Reader in Politics at the Social Science Department, City University, London. Her previous books include Deregulating Telecoms: Competition and Control in the United States, Japan and Britain (Quorum Books, 1986), and another on information technology and industrial policy.STYLIANOS PAPATHANASSOPOULOS has been a Visiting Fellow at City University, London, and a Research Fellow at London's Broadcasting Research Unit. He has written extensively on European broadcasting with particular reference to the development and impact of the news media.

Cuprins

PrefaceIntroductionInnovation, Technology, and TradeThe Restructuring of the Telecommunications MarketThe Restructuring of the Broadcasting MarketThe Politics of Cable and SatelliteA European Broadcasting and Telecommunications Community?The Politics of Standards: Integrated Digital Services NetworksThe Politics of Television StandardsConclusion: The Convergence of Broadcasting and TelecommunicationsSelected BibliographyIndex