Global Media and National Policies: The Return of the State (Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business)

Index 4.1 Viewing trends for UK television 13.1 Average scores for 'media independence' in selected CEE countries 13.2 Average scores for 'corruption' in selected CEE countries 13.3 Assessment of democracy in a country by level of happiness (%) 13.4 Public anxiety by participation in non-governmental organisations (%) 13.5 Media and the state: Different interplays between a strong state and a weak state and its various outcomes 13.6 Co-dependence between the state and the media in Central and Eastern Europe Tables 4.1 The 20 most popular programmes on British television, week ending 1 June 2014 4.2 The ten most popular imported programmes on British television, week ending 1 June 2014 vii Contributors Auks ė Balčytien ė is a journalism and communications scholar and media critic, and professor at the Department of Public Communications, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania. Her research interests range from the analysis of comparative aspects in studying political communication and journalism cultures, to media system change, as well as Central and Eastern European studies and information and communication policies. She has published widely in international refereed journals and books, and is an editorial board member of international refereed journals and book series, such as Rodopi, European Journal of Communication, Central European Journal of Communication and Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research. She has extensive experience in collaborative project design, administration and coordination, and is active in training young scholars and researchers. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Global Media and National Policies: The Return of the State....Pages 1-15 Globalisation and the Re-emergence of the Regulatory State....Pages 16-31 The ‘Post-state’ Argument and Its Problems: Lessons from Media Policy Reforms in Latin America....Pages 32-48 Global Integration, State Policy and the Media....Pages 49-74 National Media Regulations in an Age of Convergent Media: Beyond Globalisation, Neo-liberalism and Internet Freedom Theories....Pages 75-91 The Nation-State and Media Globalisation: Has the Nation-State Returned — Or Did It Never Leave?....Pages 92-105 Cultural Policy, Chinese National Identity and Globalisation....Pages 106-121 Global Communications and National Policies: The View from the EU....Pages 122-138 Blurred Lines: Public Service Media and the State....Pages 139-155 Media Reform in Latin America Revisited: Where Do We Go from Here?....Pages 156-172 Media ‘Globalisation’ as Survival Strategy for Authoritarian Regimes in the Arab Middle East....Pages 173-189 The State and Public Broadcasting: Continuity and Change in Zimbabwe....Pages 190-205 The Price of Liberalisation and Other Strains on Democracy and Media Freedom in Central and Eastern Europe....Pages 206-225 Back Matter....Pages 226-228 Conventional wisdom views globalization as a process that heralds the diminishing role or even 'death' of the state and the rise of transnational media and transnational consumption. Global Media and National Policies questions those assumptions and shows not only that the nation-state never left but that it is still a force to be reckoned with. With contributions that look at global developments and developments in specific parts of the world, it demonstrates how nation-states have adapted to globalization and how they still retain key policy instruments to achieve many of their policy objectives. This book argues that the phenomenon of media globalization has been overstated, and that national governments remain key players in shaping the media environment, with media corporations responding to the legal and policy frameworks they deal with at a national level. With contributions that look at global developments and developments in specific parts of the world, this book demonstrates how nation-states have adapted to globalization and how they still retain key policy instruments to achieve many of their policy objectives. This book argues that the phenomenon of media globalization has been overstated, and that national governments remain key players in shaping the media environment, with media corporations responding to the legal and policy frameworks they deal with at a national level Conventional wisdom views globalization as a process that heralds the diminishing role or even 'death' of the state and the rise of transnational media and transnational consumption, that defy state control or regulation. This book questions these assumptions and shows that the nation-state never left and is still a force to be reckoned with.