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Advocacy Coalitions and Democratizing Media Reforms in Latin America
Christof Mauersberger
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Hardback. Series: Contributions to Political Science. Num Pages: 294 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, 14 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFD; JPB; JPP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 608.
This book examines democratizing media reforms in Latin America. The author explains why some countries have recently passed such reforms in the broadcasting sector, while others have not. By offering a civil society perspective, the author moves beyond conventional accounts that perceive media reforms primarily as a form of government repression to punish oppositional media. Instead, he highlights the pioneering role of civil society coalitions, which have managed to revitalize the debate on communication rights and translated them into specific regulatory outcomes such as the promotion of community radio stations. The book provides an in-depth, comparative analysis of media reform ... Read more
This book examines democratizing media reforms in Latin America. The author explains why some countries have recently passed such reforms in the broadcasting sector, while others have not. By offering a civil society perspective, the author moves beyond conventional accounts that perceive media reforms primarily as a form of government repression to punish oppositional media. Instead, he highlights the pioneering role of civil society coalitions, which have managed to revitalize the debate on communication rights and translated them into specific regulatory outcomes such as the promotion of community radio stations. The book provides an in-depth, comparative analysis of media reform ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
Series
Contributions to Political Science
Number of Pages
275
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319212777
SKU
V9783319212777
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About Christof Mauersberger
Christof Mauersberger is a research fellow at the Center for International Political Economy of the Otto-Suhr-Institut for Political Science at the Free University in Berlin, Germany, where he completed his doctoral research. He studied political science and economics at the Free University Berlin and the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina. His research interests focus on current Latin American affairs, ... Read more
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