The Political Economy of Communications

International and European Dimensions

Kenneth Dyson, Peter Humphreys, Kenneth Dyson, Peter Humphreys

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9781032642154
• eBook ISBN: 9781003818694
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Political Economy
• Index: Politics & International Relations

First published in 1990, The Political Economy of Communications explores the central theme of the relationship between politics and markets in policy development. The contributors show how governments have been drawn into increasing interdependency by technological and market developments, with international institutions like the European Community becoming more important in these policy areas. They argue that neither government ideologies nor market and technological forces offer an adequate account of the processes of change in communications policy. These conclusions lead to a critique of central theories of international political economy, notably neo-liberalism, and the authors advocate instead a neo-pluralist perspective for the study of political economy of communications – an approach that takes institutions much more seriously as a central unit of analysis. The book will be of interest to students of international relations, European studies, and media and telecommunication studies, as well as to political scientists and economists concerned with public policy.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Original Title
• Original Copyright
• Contents
• List of tables
• Notes on contributors
• Preface
• 1 Introduction: politics, markets and communication policies
• 2 The role of the International Telecommunication Union: conflict, resolution and the industrialized countries
• 3 Intelsat and the debate about satellite competition
• 4 International regime or corporate actor? The European Community in telecommunications policy
• 5 Broadcasting and the European Community: the Commission’s audiovisual policy
• 6 Luxembourg: changing anatomy of an international broadcasting power
• 7 British television in an age of change
• 8 New media in West Germany: the politics of legitimation
• 9 The political economy of telecommunications in France: a case study of ‘telematics’
• 10 Conclusion
• Index