Media and Participation

A Site of Ideological-Democratic Struggle

Nico Carpentier author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Intellect

Published:15th Jun '11

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Media and Participation looks at participation as a structurally unstable concept and as the object of a political-ideological struggle that makes it oscillate between minimalist and maximalist versions. This struggle is analysed in theoretical reflections in five fields (democracy, arts, development, spatial planning and media) and in eight different cases of media practice. These case studies also show participation’s close connection to power, identity, organization, technology and quality.

Open Access version of this book is available at this link: Media and Participation

'Carpentier impresses with his seemingly bottomless theoretical knowledge and the eloquence with which he navigates the discursive fields of power, participation and ideology in the media' – Global Media and Communication, Jakob Svensson

 

'A very well argued, written, and illustrated book on media participation' – International Journal of E-Politics, Itır Akdoğan

 

'Carpentier’s book makes evident that power relations within a society are mediated through participation and those struggles between institutions and users remain a quintessential field of investigation' – Medijske Studije / Media Studies, Zlatan Krajina

 

'A lucid analysis' – Media and Participation, Lars Nyre

 

'The book offers a lucid yet exhaustive account, combining both intricate theoretical detail with prudent and informative examples' – Political Studies Review, James Dennis

ISBN: 9781841504070

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405 pages