Global Media Governance A Beginner's Guide

This book is a primer on media governance at a global level and the key influencing forces and organizations, such as ITU, WTO, UNESCO, WIPO, and ICANN. Anyone interested in the media and its progressively rising influence over so many dimensions of society can look here for an introduction to media regulation, governance structures, and trends. Published in cooperation with UNRISD. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Preface

vii

Introduction

xi

Part I

Introduction to National Media Regulation

3

(12)

Global Governance Institutions

15

(10)

Trends in Media

25

(10)

Part II

The International Telecommunication Union

35

(16)

The World Trade Organization and Trade in Media Products

51

(20)

The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization

71

(14)

The World Intellectual Property Organization and Intellectual Property Rights

85

(14)

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and Internet Governance

99

(20)

Part III

Global Media Regulation

119

(24)

Actors and Trends in Global Governance

143

(20)

Scenarios for Media Governance

163

(20)

Selected References for Further Reading

183

(6)

Selected URLs

189

(2)

Index

191

(10)

About the Authors

201

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Global Media Governance A Beginner's Guide

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