1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461029003321

Autore

Byrne Elaine A.

Titolo

Political corruption in Ireland 1922-2010 : a crooked harp? / / Elaine A. Byrne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Manchester University Press, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

1-84779-808-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Disciplina

941.70824

Soggetti

Political corruption - Ireland

Electronic books.

Ireland Politics and government 1949-

Ireland Politics and government 1922-1949

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Why so little corruption? 1900s-1920s -- Setting standards: 1930s-1940s -- At a crossroads? 1950s-1970s -- Golden circles: 1980-1990s -- The tribunal period: 1990s-2000s -- Political funding and the legislative response: 1980s-2010 -- Political corruption in Ireland: 1922-2010.

Sommario/riassunto

This book empirically maps the decline in standards since the inauguration of Irish independence in 1922, to the loss of Irish economic sovereignty in 2010. It argues that the definition of corruption is an evolving one. As the nature of the state changes, so too does the type of corruption. New evidence is presented on the early institutional development of the state. Irish public life was motivated by an ethos which rejected patronage. Original research provides fresh insights into how the policies of economic protectionalism and discretionary decision making led to eight Tribunal inquires.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789853303321

Titolo

Communications research in action [[electronic resource] ] : scholar-activist collaborations for a democratic public sphere / / edited by Philip M. Napoli and Minna Aslama

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Fordham University Press, 2011

ISBN

0-8232-3750-8

0-8232-3348-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (384 p.)

Collana

Donald McGannon Communication Research Center's Everett C. Parker book series

Classificazione

05.20

Altri autori (Persone)

AslamaMinna

NapoliPhilip M

Disciplina

302.23

Soggetti

Communication policy

Communication - Social aspects

Mass media policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1. Digital Inclusion -- CHAPTER 2. Engaging in Scholar-Activist Communications in Canada -- CHAPTER 3. Toward a Taxonomy for Public Interest Communications Infrastructure -- CHAPTER 4. Big Media, Little Kids -- CHAPTER 5. Minority Commercial Radio Ownership -- CHAPTER 6. Cross-Ownership, Markets, and Content on Local TV News -- CHAPTER 7. Measuring Community Radio’s Impact -- CHAPTER 8. Youth Channel All-City -- CHAPTER 9. Mobile Voices -- CHAPTER 10. Community Connect -- CHAPTER 11. Telecommunications Convergence and Consumer Rights in Brazil -- CHAPTER 12. Citizen Political Enfranchisement and Information Access -- CHAPTER 13. Open Access in Africa -- CHAPTER 14. The Public FM Project -- CHAPTER 15. Cultures of Collaboration in Media Research -- CHAPTER 16. Engendering Scholar-Activist Collaborations -- CONCLUSION. Bridging Gaps, Crossing Boundaries -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

A synergy between academia and activism has long been a goal of both



scholars and advocacy organizations in communications research. The essays in Communications Research in Action demonstrate, for the first time in one volume, how an effective partnership between the two can contribute to a more democratic public sphere by helping to break down the digital divide to allow greater access to critical technologies, democratizing the corporate ownership of the media industry, and offering myriad opportunities for varied articulation of individuals’ ideas.Essays spanning topics such as the effect of ownership concentration on children’s television programming, the media’s impact on community building, and the global consequences of communications research will not only be valuable to scholars, activists, and media policy makers but will also be instrumental in serving as a template for further exploration in collaboration.