Media in Third-Wave Democracies: Southern and Central/Eastern Europe in a Comparative Perspective
Paris; Budapest: L'Harmattan (2017), 238 pp.
Contains illustrations, 17 tables
ISBN 978-2-343-13011-8
"The media and political systems of former communist countries in Central/Eastern Europe share a number of similarities with those in Southern Europe. According to Karol Jakubowicz, these similarities also include late democratisation, a weak middle class, marked social and economic differences, a strong catholicism, etc. Where are the third-wave democracies to date, particularly as regards their media systems? And where are they heading for? This volume with his differents talks of a joint conference in 2016 attempts to answer these questions and many more." (Publisher description)
1 Introduction: The Media Systems of Third-Wave Democracies in Southern and in Central/Eastern Europe / Peter Bajomi-Lazar, 13
2 Media Pluralism in Third-Wave Democracies. The Potential of European Legislation to Improve Media Freedom and Pluralism / Judit Bayer, 19
3 Informed Citizenship, Journalistic Professionalism, and Democracy: What Is Old, What Is New, and What Is Unresolved? / Auksé Balcytiené, 45
4 Internet Use in Europe in a Comparative Perspective / Dorka Horvath, 59
5 Greece: A Continuous Interplay between Media and Politicians / Stylianos Papathanassopoulos, 75
6 Portugal: The Challenges of Democratisation / Elsa Costa e Silva and Helena Sousa, 90
7 Spain: Traces of the Authoritarian Past or Signals of a Western Neo-Authoritarian Future? / Laura Berges, 109
8 Hungary: Media Transformation Derailed / Agnes Urban, Gabor Polyak and Zsofia Szasz, 136
9 Poland: A Country of Contradictions / Michal Glowacki, 164
10 Slovakia: From a Black Hole in the Heart of Europe to a Central/Eastern European Statistical Average / Andrej Skolkay, 182
11 Slovenia: The Interplay of Media and Politics in a Small-Sized Central/Eastern European Country / Marko Milosavljevic and Tanja Kersevan Smokvina, 210
12 What Democracies Better Learn from the 'Third Wave'? Josef Trappel, 229
2 Media Pluralism in Third-Wave Democracies. The Potential of European Legislation to Improve Media Freedom and Pluralism / Judit Bayer, 19
3 Informed Citizenship, Journalistic Professionalism, and Democracy: What Is Old, What Is New, and What Is Unresolved? / Auksé Balcytiené, 45
4 Internet Use in Europe in a Comparative Perspective / Dorka Horvath, 59
5 Greece: A Continuous Interplay between Media and Politicians / Stylianos Papathanassopoulos, 75
6 Portugal: The Challenges of Democratisation / Elsa Costa e Silva and Helena Sousa, 90
7 Spain: Traces of the Authoritarian Past or Signals of a Western Neo-Authoritarian Future? / Laura Berges, 109
8 Hungary: Media Transformation Derailed / Agnes Urban, Gabor Polyak and Zsofia Szasz, 136
9 Poland: A Country of Contradictions / Michal Glowacki, 164
10 Slovakia: From a Black Hole in the Heart of Europe to a Central/Eastern European Statistical Average / Andrej Skolkay, 182
11 Slovenia: The Interplay of Media and Politics in a Small-Sized Central/Eastern European Country / Marko Milosavljevic and Tanja Kersevan Smokvina, 210
12 What Democracies Better Learn from the 'Third Wave'? Josef Trappel, 229
