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The working group on Global Media Policy was established in 1998 with the aim of offering an open space for scientific interaction to examine Global Media Policy as an emerging field of research and practice.
This Working Group critically addresses the main features of the processes that aim at regulating and governing the on-going transformations of global media and communication systems and structures. Special attention is posed to the multi-level complexities of this domain, to emerging forms of multi-actor governance and to innovative practices of participation in governing arrangements beyond the nation state. The Working Group also focuses on the democratic implications of Global Media Policy transformations and on the potential of critical investigation towards more transparent and accountable governance models for media and communication.
Over the years, the Working Group has organized conference panels and produced publications that have contributed to consolidate scientific knowledge in the field and to structure Global Media Policy as a domain. Currently efforts are being made to develop scientific as well as policy-oriented interdisciplinary exchanges with other IAMCR sections and Working Groups as well as with other institutions. This is being done particularly in the context of the Global Media Policy Mapping project.
Chair: Claudia Padovani [Contact]
Members of the Global Media Policy Working Group.
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Mapping the Global Media and Communication Policy Landscape |
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There is growing interest in the international and global governance of media and communication amongst scholars and policy makers, as well as civil society organizations and trans-national issue networks. At the same time Global Media Policy (GMP) as a field of research is under-theorized, not well defined in its boundaries and open to controversial interpretations regarding the main processes and actors involved.
In order to address such challenges, the Global Media Policy working group has been developing a collaborative project aimed at understanding the landscape of global media policy and governance processes. This project is conceived as a first step in the identification, investigation and critical reflection on the major trends and challenges that characterize contemporary media and communication governance processes in the global context.
Go to the project platform
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Consult the project's key documents
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Braga 2010 - Sessions of the Global Media Policy Working Group |
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 The Working Group is planning to hold several sessions about its project 'Mapping Global Media Policy', including a general introduction, a hands-on workshop on the new digital platform, and a discussion concerning future scenarios. The Group is also collaborating with other IAMCR sections in organizing the following joint sessions:
- 'Women and News Media in Global Perspective: Reflections on the Global Media Monitoring project 2009' (with the Gender and Communication Section)
- 'Policies for Community Communication' (with the Community Communication Section)
- 'Rethinking Citizenship in a Globalized World: Lessons from the Field' (with the Emerging Scholars Network)
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Braga 2010 - Round Table Policies for Community Communication Call for Papers |
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The Community Communication Section and the Global Media Policy Working Group invite paper proposals for a roundtable on 'Policies for Community Communication'. The purpose of the roundtable is to discuss the policy situation for diverse types of grassroots-based, civil society-oriented and self-organised media, from community radio to blogs, and to distill a policy agenda.
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Mexico 2009 - Emerging Scholars Network + Global Media Policy WG joint session |
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 At the IAMCR conference in Mexico 2009, the Global Media Policy WG and the Emerging Scholars Network held a joint round table on "Communication as a Human Right: Policy challenges, public interest narratives and visions for the future".
You can find the call for papers here. |
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