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> Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture (WPCC)
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> Call for Papers
> National television policies in the age of globalization
>
> Considerable discussion in the debate on globalisation within media
> studies has centred on the
> question over the impact of the forces of globalisation on the
> nature and dynamics of national
> policy-making. On one side of the debate are those who argue that
> technological change in the
> form of digitalisation, the expanded jurisdiction of supranational
> organisations, and the increased
> reach of global capital are challenging the capacity of national
> governments to assert control over
> their domestic electronic media industries This is engendering a
> pattern of convergent trends in
> broadcasting policy across countries. On the other side of the
> debate are those who claim that,
> despite a similar set of external constraints, national governments
> still retain key policy
> instruments to direct the evolution of their media industries in
> accordance with their policy goals,
> as demonstrated by the variety in national approaches to the
> various policy issues that are
> currently at the top of the political agenda. According to this
> line of argument, in order to account
> for contemporary dynamics in media policies, it is still essential
> to consider in the analysis the
> distinctive features of one country’s political system, its
> political culture, and the legacy of pre-
> existing arrangements in the organisation of the domestic media
> industry.
>
> We are looking for original, research-based papers that contribute
> to this debate by broadening
> the understanding of the interplay between global forces and the
> states in the making of
> contemporary national television policies. We welcome both national
> studies and comparative
> research across countries as well as research on policy-making at
> the supranational level (e.g. the
> European Union). Particularly welcomed are those contributions that
> attempt to incorporate into
> the analysis the theoretical approaches to the explanation of
> policy change and variation
> developed within the policy-orientated literature.
>
> Possible topics include but are not limited to:
>
> Policy approaches to digital cable, satellite, and terrestrial
> television;
>
> Digital switch-over strategies;
>
> The regulation of digital pay-TV access (CAS, API, EPGs) and
> interactive services;
>
> Policy approaches to IPTV;
>
> Policy approaches to HDTV;
>
> Policy approaches to Mobile TV;
>
> The reform of public service broadcasters;
>
> The reform of media ownership rules;
>
> The regulation of programme production and of particular types of
> television content;
>
> The reorganisation of the regulatory regime for the convergent
> communications sector.
>
>
>
> Applicants may submit abstracts of no more than 250 words to
> Alessandro D’Arma at HYPERLINK
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> The deadline for
> submission of abstracts is Friday 29th September 2006. For accepted
> articles the
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