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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780467403321

Autore

Ward David

Titolo

The European Union democratic deficit and the public sphere [[electronic resource] ] : an evaluation of EU media policy / / David Ward

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : IOS Press, c2002

ISBN

1-280-50566-4

9786610505661

600-00-0576-8

1-60129-465-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (164 p.)

Collana

Informatization developments and the public sphere ; ; 8

Disciplina

320/.094

Soggetti

Citizenship - European Union countries

Democracy - European Union countries

Political participation - European Union countries

Television broadcasting policy - European Union countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.