Governing European Communications: From Unification to Coordination

By Maria Michalis

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073911736X
• ISBN13: 9780739117361
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.0"