Essays commissioned for this volume analyze aspects of the complex relationship between the media and democracy in a diverse range of national contexts. They examine the consequences of media privacy and internal party democracy in Britain, implications of the new information media for democracy, and the media's role in democratization in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Mass communications media play a potentially crucial role both in democratization and in ensuring democracy's survival. The essays in this volume analyse differing aspects of the complex relationship between the media and democracy in a diverse range of national contexts.
