Governing European Communications

From Unification to Coordination

By (author) Maria Michalis

Publication date:

03 October 2007

Length of book:

368 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

ISBN-13: 9780739117361

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

Governing European Communications is an important contribution to the field. The author grounds her arguments in a detailed knowledge of the research literature and practical policy. A long historical perspective, the inclusion of both telecommunications and electronic media, and a comprehensive analytical framework are outstanding features that distinguish the book from others on the market.