Al Jazeera and Democratization: The Rise of the Arab Public Sphere

ISBN-13: 9780815348917 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 170 str.

Ezzeddine Abdelmoula

Opis

 Al Jazeera and Democratization analyses the increasing role of the media in political transformations with a special emphasis on the Arab world. Taking the Al Jazeera media network as a case study, the author explains how engaging the public and providing platforms for open debate and free expression contributed to the emergence of a new vibrant Arab public sphere.

Spis treści

Introduction 1 Methodology 2 A Critical Assessment of the Existing Literature 3 Democratization: The Frameworks, the Narratives and the Arab Dilemma 4 Beyond the Systemic Approach: Al Jazeera Reshapes the Media-Politics Relationship 5 The Arab Public Sphere in the Context of the Current Debate 6 The New Public Sphere in the Process of Arab Democratization 7 Liberating the Media as a Precondition for Democracy 8 Televising the Arab Spring: Real-time Democratization? Conclusion