[Commlist] New Book: "Media Governance: A Cosmopolitan Critique" out in the Palgrave/IAMCR book series

*"Media Governance: A Cosmopolitan Critique” is a new volume edited by 
Sarah Anne Ganter and Hanan Badr, published in the Palgrave/IAMCR book 
series.*

The book offers a critical map to navigate the field of media 
governance. A thread of cosmopolitan critique connects the fourteen 
chapters to enhance media governance literature beyond the West and 
regional foci. The first part addresses the epistemological and 
ontological flaws in the use and adaptation of media governance. The 
second part opens pathways for critique and provides a thorough 
understanding of the ambivalences that scholars encounter when 
addressing media governance as a field of study. The third part 
highlights shortcomings like geographical narrowness and tensions in the 
use of media governance concepts. The scholarly contributions show that 
media governance as a field of study is far from being established: its 
conceptualizations are in flux and need scholarly self-reflection, and 
ongoing discussions need to leave behind universalist conceptualizations 
and methods of analysis. The chapters reflect on hegemony, power, 
sovereignty, and identity as conceptual center points in media 
governance research. The book uniquely breaks with self-referential 
Western academia and is part of ongoing collaborative scholarly efforts 
towards epistemic transformation through dialogue.


*Pre-publication praise:*

‘ … Collectively these chapters move toward correcting media scholarship 
that reinforces dominant narratives and imposes privileged positions as 
universal.’ — Karin Wilkins, Dean, School of Communication, University 
of Miami.

  “… a superb and innovative collection […] one that is urgently 
needed.” — Jairo Lugo-Ocando, Dean, College of Communication, University 
of Sharjah, U.A.E.

  ‘….a very welcome addition to the growing literature in this field, 
especially since it privileges the much-neglected perspectives from the 
Global South. Highly recommended.” — Daya Thussu, Professor of 
International Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University.


The book is available from Palgrave: 
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-05020-6#about-this-book 
<https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-05020-6#about-this-book>

And in online and academic book stores.

The corresponding editor is Sarah Anne Ganter at (sganter /at/ sfu.ca) 
<mailto:(sganter /at/ sfu.ca)>


*Table of contents*

• Front Matter

Pages i-xv
• Introduction: Re-examining Media Governance Through Cosmopolitan Critique
• Sarah Anne Ganter, Hanan Badr

Pages 1-12
*• Concepts and Epistemology
*

Pages 13-13
• Sovereignty, Power, and Agency in Neoliberal Configurations of 
Media and Governance in the Global South
• Sanjay Asthana

Pages 15-37
• Media Governance as Diagnostic Lens to Probe Hidden Dimensions 
of Authoritarian Decision-Making in the Arab Middle East
• Naomi Sakr

Pages 39-57
• Challenges of Media Governance and Media Policy in Latin America: 
In the Context of Media Reform Battles
• Rodrigo Gómez

Pages 59-80
• Media Accountability in a Non-democratic Context: 
Conceptual Challenges and Adaptations
• Judith Pies

Pages 81-100
*• Critique and Ambivalences: Assessing Media Governance
*

Pages 101-101

• Cosmopolitan Media, Contestation, and Critique: Assessing 
International Media Governance Standards from the Nigerian Perspective
• Ufuoma Akpojivi

Pages 103-123
• Media Governance and Fake News in Brazil
• Afonso de Albuquerque, Lucineide Magalhães de Matos

Pages 125-144
• The Egyptian Media Governance Framework: Gains and Limitations
• Rasha Allam

Pages 145-164
• Media Governance as a Utopian Concept in a Local 
Mediascape: Challenges for Conceptual Development in South Korea
• Hyejin Jo, Dal Yong Jin

Pages 165-181
*• New Perspectives and Conceptual Innovations
*

Pages 183-183

• A New Perspective on the Importance of the State in Global 
Internet Governance: Tracing China’s Participation
• Hong Shen

Pages 185-203
• Democratic Governance of Media and Public Communication: 
Latin American Participatory Institutions Created in the Twenty-First 
Century
• María Soledad Segura, Alejandro Linares

Pages 205-229
• Understanding the Dynamics of Social Media Governance in South Africa
• Trust Matsilele, Bruce Mutsvairo

Pages 231-260
• Deliberative Policy Ecology Approach: Media Policy Studies from South Asia
• Preeti Raghunath

Pages 261-281
• Conclusion: Cosmopolitan Critique as a Counterhegemonic Methodology
• Sarah Anne Ganter, Hanan Badr

Pages 283-305
• Back Matter
Pages 307-318



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