Media and Participation

A Site of Ideological-Democratic Struggle

By (author) Nico Carpentier

Publication date:

15 June 2011

Length of book:

405 pages

Publisher

Intellect Books

Dimensions:

229x178mm
7x9"

ISBN-13: 9781841504070

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.

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Introduction

Chapter 1: Defining Participation: An Interdisciplinary Overview

1. Democratic theory and participation

2. Beyond democratic theory

3. Audience participation and communication (rights)3. Audience participation and communication (rights)

Chapter 2: Keyword – Power

1. A conceptual introduction

2. Case 1: Management in the north Belgian audience discussion programme Jan Publiek

3. Case 2: Barometer and the post-political

Chapter 3: Keyword – Identity

1. A conceptual introduction

2. Case 1: The construction of ordinary people in Jan Publiek

3. Case 2: Temptation Island – reality TV and minimalist participation

Chapter 4: Keyword – Organization

1. A conceptual introduction

2. Case 1: BBC’s Video Nation

3. Case 2: RadioSwap

Chapter 5: Keyword – Technology

1. A conceptual introduction

2. Case: Kinoautomat – One man and his house. The lack of uptake of participatory technology

Chapter 6: Keyword – Quality

1. A conceptual introduction

2. Case 1: 16plus, Barometer and the rejection of participatory products

3. Case 2: Alternative and community media constructions of quality: Negotiated quality

Chapter 7: A Short Conclusion

'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

Media and Participation

A Site of Ideological-Democratic Struggle

By (author) Nico Carpentier

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