The International Political Economy of Communication: Media and Power in South America
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2014), xxi, 195 pp.
Contains bibliogr. pp. 172-188, index
Series: International Political Economy Series
ISBN 978-1-349-49302-9 (pbk); 978-1-137-43468-5 (ebook)
"This collection reflects on the international political economy of media and the valuable lessons to be learned from the media reforms currently taking place across South America. The contributors present a range of theoretical and methodological perspectives on the ongoing battle for media space in South America." (Publisher description)
INTRODUCTION / Cheryl Martens and Ernesto Vivares, 1
PART I: MEDIA, POWER AND DEMOCRACY IN THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
1 The Struggle for Democratic Media: Lessons from the North and from the Left / Robert W. McChesney, 11
2 Media Democracy and Reform in South America: Lessons for Europe / David McQueen, 31
3 Towards Community and Non-Profit Media Legislation in South America: Challenging Media Power Through Citizen
Participation / Arne Hintz, 46
PART II: THE POLITICS AND CULTURAL PRACTICES OF MEDIA AND POWER IN SOUTH AMERICA
4 The Fight for Public Opinion: From the Mediatization of Politics to the Politicization of the Media in Ecuador / Mauro Cerbino, Isabel Ramos, Marcia Maluf and Diana Coryat, 65
5 Audiovisual Services Law No. 26.522: Cultural Practices, Power and Communication / Susana Sel and Pablo Gasloli, 84
6 Media and Empowerment in Venezuela: Towards a Participatory Public-Media Space / Ximena Gonzalez Broquen, 100
7 The Internet for the Public Interest: Overcoming the Digital Divide in Brazil / Carolina Matos, 116
8 The Endless Battle: Populism and Mainstream Media / Roberto Follari, 132
PART III: REGIONALISM AND THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY OF COMMUNICATION
9 Media and Multilateralism in South America: How the International Matters to Domestic Media Reform / Katherine M. A. Reilly, 149
10 Towards a Critical IPE of Media, Power and Regionalism / Ernesto Vivares and Cheryl Martens, 169
PART I: MEDIA, POWER AND DEMOCRACY IN THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
1 The Struggle for Democratic Media: Lessons from the North and from the Left / Robert W. McChesney, 11
2 Media Democracy and Reform in South America: Lessons for Europe / David McQueen, 31
3 Towards Community and Non-Profit Media Legislation in South America: Challenging Media Power Through Citizen
Participation / Arne Hintz, 46
PART II: THE POLITICS AND CULTURAL PRACTICES OF MEDIA AND POWER IN SOUTH AMERICA
4 The Fight for Public Opinion: From the Mediatization of Politics to the Politicization of the Media in Ecuador / Mauro Cerbino, Isabel Ramos, Marcia Maluf and Diana Coryat, 65
5 Audiovisual Services Law No. 26.522: Cultural Practices, Power and Communication / Susana Sel and Pablo Gasloli, 84
6 Media and Empowerment in Venezuela: Towards a Participatory Public-Media Space / Ximena Gonzalez Broquen, 100
7 The Internet for the Public Interest: Overcoming the Digital Divide in Brazil / Carolina Matos, 116
8 The Endless Battle: Populism and Mainstream Media / Roberto Follari, 132
PART III: REGIONALISM AND THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY OF COMMUNICATION
9 Media and Multilateralism in South America: How the International Matters to Domestic Media Reform / Katherine M. A. Reilly, 149
10 Towards a Critical IPE of Media, Power and Regionalism / Ernesto Vivares and Cheryl Martens, 169
