TY - BOOK AU - Michalis,Maria TI - Governing European communications: from unification to coordination T2 - Critical media studies SN - 9780739155714 AV - P95.82.E85 M53 2007 U1 - 302.2094 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Lanham PB - Lexington Books KW - Communication policy KW - Europe KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Communication KW - Politique gouvernementale KW - Histoire KW - 20e siècle KW - PSYCHOLOGY KW - Social Psychology KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Massenmedien KW - gnd KW - Telekommunikationspolitik KW - Informationstechnik KW - Medienpolitik KW - Telecommunicatiesector KW - gtt KW - Televisie KW - Overheidsbeleid KW - Europa KW - Europa (geografie) KW - Europäische Union KW - swd KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-337) and index; Origins of European governance in communications: The formative years (late 1940s -- late 1960s) -- The crisis years: national capital and the search for European solutions and identity (late 1960s -- late 1970s) -- Defensive Europeanization: Industrial policy moves to Europe (late 1970s -- mid-/late 1980s) -- Liberalization and re-regulation: The high-peak of European governance? (mid-/late 1980s -- late 1990s) -- Competitiveness, knowledge economy and technological convergence: Toward policy coordination (Late 1990s to early 2007) N2 - Governing European Communications provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the emergence, dynamics, and evolution of European-level communications governance in the post-war era, focusing on telecommunications and television policies and regulation, and their technological convergence. Concentrating on the EU, the book embeds governance within broader economic and political developments in a global context and demonstrates that European governance has been more about the character rather than the level of regulation UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=633491 ER -