Media Governance

Overview

The book offers a critical map to navigate the field of media governance. A thread of cosmopolitan critique connects the fourteen chapters to enhance media governance literature beyond the West and regional foci.

Part One: Addressing Flaws

The first part addresses the epistemological and ontological flaws in the use and adaptation of media governance.

Part Two: Pathways for Critique

The second part opens pathways for critique and provides a thorough understanding of the ambivalences that scholars encounter when addressing media governance as a field of study.

Part Three: Shortcomings and Tensions

The third part highlights shortcomings like geographical narrowness and tensions in the use of media governance concepts.

Scholarly Contributions

The scholarly contributions show that media governance as a field of study is far from being established: its conceptualizations are in flux and need scholarly self-reflection, and ongoing discussions need to leave behind universalist conceptualizations and methods of analysis.

The chapters reflect on hegemony, power, sovereignty, and identity as conceptual center points in media governance research.

Unique Aspects

The book uniquely breaks with self-referential Western academia and is part of ongoing collaborative scholarly efforts towards epistemic transformation through dialogue.