Global Media Governance: A Beginners Guide
Amy Mahan (contrib.)
Lanham, Md.; Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield (2002), xiv, 202 pp.
Contains index
Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture
ISBN 978-0-7425-1566-6
Signature commbox: 10-International-E 2002
"This book is a primer on media governance at a global level and the key influencing forces and organizations, such as ITU, WTO, UNESCO, WIPO, and ICANN. Anyone interested in the media and its progressively rising influence over so many dimensions of society can look here for an introduction to media regulation, governance structures, and trends. Published in cooperation with UNRISD." (Publisher description)
PART I
1 Introduction to National Media Regulation, 3
2 Global Governance Institutions, 15
3 Trends in Media, 25
PART II
4 The International Telecommunication Union, 35
5 The World Trade Organization and Trade in Media Products, 51
6 The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, 71
7 The World Intellectual Property Organization and Intellectual Property Rights, 85
8 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and Internet Governance, 99
PART III
9 Global Media Regulation, 119
10 Actors and Trends in Global Governance, 143
11 Scenariosfor Media Governance, 163
1 Introduction to National Media Regulation, 3
2 Global Governance Institutions, 15
3 Trends in Media, 25
PART II
4 The International Telecommunication Union, 35
5 The World Trade Organization and Trade in Media Products, 51
6 The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, 71
7 The World Intellectual Property Organization and Intellectual Property Rights, 85
8 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and Internet Governance, 99
PART III
9 Global Media Regulation, 119
10 Actors and Trends in Global Governance, 143
11 Scenariosfor Media Governance, 163
