The International Political Economy of Communication : Media and Power in South America (Hardcover)

Foreword by Ernesto Laclau Introduction; Cheryl Martens and Ernesto Vivares 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 2. Media Democracy and Reform in South America: Lessons for Europe; David McQueen PART II: THE POLITICS AND CULTURAL PRACTICES OF MEDIA AND POWER IN SOUTH AMERICA 3. The Dispute Over Public Opinion: The mediatization of politics and the politicization of the media in Ecuador; Mauro Cerbino, Isabel Ramos, Diana Coryat, Marcia Maluf 4. Argentina's Audiovisual Communication Services Law No. 26.522: Cultural practices, power and communication; Susana Sel and Pablo Gasloli 5. Media and Empowerment in Venezuela: Toward a participatory public-mediatic space; Ximena Gonzalez Broquen 6. The Internet for the Public Interest: Overcoming the digital divide in Brazil; Carolina Mato 7. Media as Political Opposition: The neverending battle; Roberto Follari PART III: REGIONALISM AND THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY OF COMMUNICATION 8. Media and Multilateralism in South America: How the International Matters to Domestic Media Reform; Katherine M. A. Reilly 9. Community Media and Policy hacking: Connecting South American policy debates to international media reform movements; Arne Hintz 10. Conclusions: Toward a critical IPE of Media, Power and Regionalism; Cheryl Martens and Ernesto Vivares