Capitalist Diversity and the Media

Béla Greskovits

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What role can the media play in consolidating capitalist democracies in Central and Eastern Europe? Can we assume a degree of compatibility between the region’s particular capitalist regimes and their media systems? Introducing a new typology of post-socialist capitalist democracy based on Karl Polanyi’s work, the chapter argues that by mediating flows of information and interaction among politicians, policymakers, citizens, and interest groups, the media system is a crucial factor in the new regimes’ political coordination and consolidation. In turn, the quality of media is itself shaped by public regulations, ownership, and competition among varied sources of information. While the relative importance of these factors differ in varied post-socialist regimes, the chapter demonstrates that some established models of media and politics do travel to Central and Eastern Europe fairly well.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMedia and Politics in New Democracies: Europe in a Comparative Perspective
EditorsBéla Greskovits
Place of PublicationNew York, New York
PublisherOxford University Press
Pages58-70
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9780198747536
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

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