{"product_id":"communications-policy-stylianos-papathanassopoulos-9780230224599","title":"Communications Policy: Theories and Issues","description":"\u003cp\u003eCulture, politics, economics and technology all impact upon policy decisions. To investigate the factors that influence communications policy, however, one has to go beyond conventional views of media and communication studies and combine these with policy studies. \u003ci\u003eCommunications Policy: Theories and Issues\u003c\/i\u003e utilizes new research to highlight key debates and developments, and addresses a broad spectrum of contemporary concerns regarding the structure and the organization of communications systems in the past, present and future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining theoretical analysis with empirical research findings, this comprehensive text explores the contemporary theories and issues in communications policy that affect all democratic societies as they seek to address the challenges of emerging information and communications technologies. Featuring contributions from distinguished authors across a range of media disciplines, \u003ci\u003eCommunications Policy\u003c\/i\u003e introduces challenging ideas about how communications should be structured in the future and is essential reading for all policy makers, researchers and students of communications policy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEditors: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStylianos Papathanassopoulos is Professor in Media Organization at the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTelevision in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003eMedia and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and \u003ci\u003eEuropean Television in the Digital Age: Issues, Dynamics and Realities\u003c\/i\u003e (2002). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRalph Negrine is Professor of Political Communication in the Journalism Studies Department at the University of Sheffield. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eThe Transformation of Political Communi\u003c\/i\u003ecation (Palgrave, 2008), \u003ci\u003eTelevision and the Press Since 1945\u003c\/i\u003e (1999) and \u003ci\u003eThe Communication of Politics\u003c\/i\u003e (1996). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContributors: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBram Abramson, Johannes M. Bauer, Sandra Braman, Dom Caristi, Alistair Duff, Gisela Gil-Egui, Alison Harcourt, Jackie Harrison, Robert W. McChesney, Serge Proulx, Marc Raboy, Concetta M. Stewart, Yan Tian and Roxanne Welters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stylianos Papathanassopoulos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0230224598\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780230224599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Stylianos Papathanassopoulos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47424991887615,"sku":"9780230224599","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fabc16c6-277f-4df1-b3a5-d1ec453ab01e.jpg?v=1761536251","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/communications-policy-stylianos-papathanassopoulos-9780230224599","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}