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Media and governance
First published as a special issue of Policy & Politics, this updated volume explores the intersections between governance and media in western democracies, which have undergone profound recent changes. Many governmental powers have been shifted toward a host of network parties such as NGOs, state enterprises, international organizations, autonomous agencies, and local governments. Governments have developed complex networks for service delivery and they have a strategic interest in the news media as an arena where their interests can be served and threatened. How do the media relate to and report on complex systems of government? How do the various governance actors respond to the media and what are the effects on their policies? This book considers the impact of media-related factors on governance, policy, public accountability and the attribution of blame for failures.
Media, Democracy and Freedom
This book does what few other works have done: it examines the role media have played in the larger political, economic and social transformations in the post communist space. An international group of scholars from various disciplines explore the complex relations between media, society, and the state in this region over the past twenty years, and present theoretical arguments that challenge dominant views. They scrutinize changes in the public sphere as well as the media itself, its role, format, agenda and quality in the context of changing values and shifting power relationships.
How Globalisation and Mediatisation Challenge Democracy
Democracy was the most successful political idea of the 20th century, as the high number of democratic governments around the world bears out. Today, though, it seems that it is experiencing a reversal of fortunes. Populist parties are on the rise in democratic states. At the same time, some countries are sliding towards autocracy. Elsewhere, politicians reframe election victories as a claim to absolute power. There is no denying that democracy is under pressure. Globalisation, populism and mediatisation, the growing influence of the media on politics, are testing its limits. Launched by the Swiss National Science Foundation and the University of Zurich in 2005, the National Centre of Competence in Research on Democracy (NCCR Democracy) examined how and why this is happening and the consequences it has for democracy. The final report details the key findings of the 12-year research programme.
Mass Media and Political Decision-Making
To what extent have political decision-making processes become mediatized? Based on this question, the author analyzes media coverage and parliamentary actors' (MPs) strategies and perceptions in three conflicted decision-making processes in Switzerland. Mediatization of politics refers to behavioral changes and adaptations of political actors, institutions, and processes that are related to (mass) media. According to some scholars, mediatization may lead to politics of immediacy, conflict, drama, and personalization, thereby challenging established institutions and processes in liberal democracies. The quantitative and qualitative analyses of MPs' strategies and perceptions provide new insights into how political actors may “self-mediatize” in the advent of globalization and polarization. Overall, the book adopts an actor-centric approach and shows that mediatization of politics is not a fate, but a strategic choice.
Democracy Beyond Elections
This book provides the analytical framework for understanding the relationship between media scandals, executive accountability and the crisis of democracy. The empirical findings are based on an original database of 6000 media allegations and investigations in Russia, Germany and Bulgaria. Observations gained from the case studies are then placed in relation to a systematic analysis and critique of more than 100 models of the transformation and crisis of democracy. The book will be of particular interest to researchers focusing on democratic theory and political thought, as well as those working empirically in the field of democratic systems.
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Wie Globalisierung und Mediatisierung die Demokratie verändern
Während die Demokratie im 20. Jahrhundert die erfolgreichste politische Idee war und sich als Regierungsmodell weltweit immer stärker durchgesetzt hat, scheint sie heute auf dem Rückzug zu sein: Populistische Parteien verzeichnen in demokratischen Staaten zunehmend Wahlerfolge. Einige Länder entwickeln sich Schritt für Schritt zu Autokratien, Wahlsiege werden dort zu einem absoluten Machtanspruch umgedeutet. Ohne Zweifel steht die Demokratie heute unter Druck: Globalisierung, Populismus sowie Mediatisierung, d.h. der wachsende Einfluss der Medien auf die Politik, fordern sie heraus. Wie und warum das geschieht und welche Folgen sich für die Demokratie abzeichnen, wurde im Forschungsschwerpunkt NCCR Democracy des Schweizerischen Nationalfonds und der Universität Zürich untersucht. Dieser Schlussbericht fasst die wichtigsten Ergebnisse des 12-jährigen Forschungsprogrammes zusammen.
