Media, Communication and the Struggle for Democratic Change - Case Studies on Contested Transitions (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)

This book investigates the role of media and communication in processes of democratization in different political and cultural contexts. Struggles for democratic change are periods of intense contest over the transformation of citizenship and the reconfiguration of political power. These democratization conflicts are played out within an increasingly complex media ecology where traditional modes of communication merge with new digital networks, thus bringing about multiple platforms for journalists and political actors to promote and contest competing definitions of reality. The volume draws on extensive case study research in South Africa, Kenya, Egypt and Serbia to highlight the ambivalent role of the media as force for democratic change, citizen empowerment, and accountability, as well as driver of polarization, radicalization and manipulation.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	September 2019
First published:	2019
Editors:	Katrin Voltmer • Christian Christensen • Irene Neverla • Nicole Stremlau • Barbara Thomass • Neboj'sa Vladisavljevic • Herman Wasserman
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	305
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-016747-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory
LSN:	3-03-016747-X
Barcode:	9783030167479

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