Understanding Media Policies: European Perspective, A

Description: How have European media policies traditionally developed and what have been the policy rationales and principles that have shaped them? How are contemporary European media policies formulated and what are the factors and conditions that affect their making? Understanding Media Policies: A European Perspective explores the way media policies are understood, negotiated and applied in Europe. Combining a country-based study in 14 countries with a comparative analysis across various types of media services, this volume investigates the complex array of policy approaches and regulatory practices established to govern the media in Europe. Featuring contributions from distinguished authors across a range of academic disciplines, the collection is essential reading for policy makers, scholars, researchers and students of media policy.

Review: 'This very timely, extremely valuable and well-organised collection of informative analyses of media policies in Europe is essential reading for anyone interested in media policy debates, institutional arrangements and regulatory practices within a wide framework of conflicting interests and differing national approaches to communication challenges. Highly commendable!' - Petros Iosifidis, Director of the MA Media and Communication courses, City University London, UK 'Understanding Media Policies puts together fascinating evidence of the patchwork of national media policy models in Europe, yet it provides a common background for their comparison. This is a valuable contribution to the growing literature in media policy studies, with compelling descriptions of politics shaping media landscapes.' - Beata Klimkiewicz, The Jagiellonian University, Poland

Contents: List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Recasting the Contours of Media Policy in a Political Context: An Introduction; E.Psychogiopoulou & D.Anagnostou Media Policy in Belgium: How a Complex Institutional System Deals with Technological Developments; B.Van Besien & P-F.Docquir Democracy and the Media in Bulgaria: Who Represents the People?; R.Smilova, D.Smilov & G.Ganev Croatia: A Dynamic Evolvement of Media Policy; P.Bilic & N.Svob-Dokic Danish Media Policy; H.Sondergaard & R.Helles Media Policy in Estonia: Small Market Paradoxes; U.Loit & H.Harro-Loit Finnish Media Policy: Less Restrictive, More Directive; H.Kuutti, E.Lauk, P.Nevalainen & R.Sokka Media Policy in Germany: Main Features and Current Issues; S.Muller & C.Gusy The Greek Media Policy Revisited; E.Psychogiopoulou, A.Kandyla & D.Anagnostou Italian Media Policy Under On-going Transition to Meet the Challenges of the Twenty-first Century; F.Casarosa Struggling with Media Capture: Romania; A.Mungiu-Pippidi & C.Ghinea Slovakia: Reinventing Media Policy without a Practical Perspective; A.Skolkay & M.Hong Media Policy in Spain: Public Service, Free Competition and some Internal Diversity; S.de la Sierra, E.Guichot, M.Mantini & I.Sobrino Turkish Media Policy in National Context; D.Kurban & E.Elmas Media Policy in the United Kingdom: Trust and Distrust in a Converging Media Environment; R.Craufurd Smith & Y.Stolte Serving Two Masters: The Roles of the Market and European Politics in the Governance of Media Transformations; K.Sarikakis References Index

Author Biography: EVANGELIA PSYCHOGIOPOULOU is a lawyer and research fellow at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP, Athens), Greece. Her research areas include EU cultural and media policies and human rights protection and she has published widely in international journals. She is also author of The European Court of Human Rights and the Rights of Marginalised Individuals and Minorities in National Context (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2010) and The Integration of Cultural Considerations in EU Law and Policies (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2008).