Governing European Communications

From Unification to Coordination

By (author) Maria Michalis

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Publication date:

08 October 2007

Length of book:

368 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

ISBN-13: 9780739155714

The liberalization of communications markets, especially from the 1980s onward, has witnessed increased regulatory activity within but also above the national state. By examining the European case_concentrating on the European Union, the most advanced example of regionalism_Governing European Communications enhances understanding of the trend toward above-the-national-state regulation, its, drivers and its limitations. Analyzing in detail the origins, dynamics, and evolution of European-level communications governance in the postwar era, Michalis offers a single, comprehensive, and up-to-date account of telecommunications and television policies and regulation and their technological convergence.

Chapter 1
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2
Chapter 2. Origins of European Governance in Communications: The formative years (late 1940s - late 1960s)
Chapter 3
Chapter 3. The Crisis Years: National capital and the search for European solutions and identity (late 1960s - late 1970s)
Chapter 4
Chapter 4. Defensive Europeanization: Industrial policy moves to Europe (late 1970s - mid-1980s)
Chapter 5
Chapter 5. Liberalization and Re-regulation: The high peak of European governance? (mid-1980s - late 1990s)
Chapter 6
Chapter 6. Competitiveness, Knowledge Economy and Technological Convergence: Toward policy coordination (late 1990s - early 2007)
Chapter 7
Chapter 7. Conclusions

The communications sector in Europe, alongside related policy and regulatory frameworks, have all been subject to multiple changes in recent decades. Indeed, the complexity of these changes has often proved challenging even for specialists. In this light,Governing European Communications by Maria Michalis is a very timely and welcome text. It provides a succinct, cogent and welcome overview of key changes in the European communication services scene over recent decades. This text will be of great interest to researchers, teachers, and students in the field...