Overview
Contributes to scholarship in the areas of media policy and regulation, as well as more theoretically inclined literature on media and the public sphere
Distinctive in covering simultaneously theoretical and historical aspects in-depth, as well as in bringing together a wide array of theoretical debates
Unique in its adoption of a Foucauldian genealogical approach, given that the tendency in British media studies has been to eschew Foucault in favour of either a Gramscian or Habermasian tradition
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction, Theory and Methodology
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Key Concepts in Broadcasting Regulation
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Problematizing Broadcasting Regulation in the UK
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Confronting the Public-Private Dichotomy
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About this book
Reviews
“Public service broadcasting is facing a life and death challenge from market-led visions of media provision. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the key concepts that have underpinned broadcasting debates over the last 100 years and equips us with the critical skills we need in order to intervene more effectively in contemporary battles about the shape of public broadcasting. It is a hugely knowledgeable and extremely timely piece of research.” (Des Freedman, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK)
“Applying a Foucauldian problematic to British broadcasting and public service media, Dawes’ book provides a new and engaging perspective on long-established 'public versus private', 'market versus state' dichotomies. An important, original contribution to public debate.” (Terry Flew, Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
“The study of media policy has tended to draw on a relatively narrow band of social and political theory. Simon Dawes offers an important challenge to liberals, Habermasians and Marxists. He provides sympathetic critiques of these prevailing paradigms, and provides an intelligent account of the potential value of Foucauldian perspectives. His richly provocative book deserves to be read carefully by anyone with an interest in media policy.” (David Hesmondhalgh, University of Leeds, UK)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Simon Dawes is Maître de Conférences at the Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), France.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: British Broadcasting and the Public-Private Dichotomy
Book Subtitle: Neoliberalism, Citizenship and the Public Sphere
Authors: Simon Dawes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50097-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-50096-6Published: 20 July 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84317-9Published: 01 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-50097-3Published: 10 July 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 239
Topics: Media and Communication, Screen Studies, Cultural Policy and Politics, Cultural Theory, History of Britain and Ireland, Literature and Technology/Media