Governing European Communications

Maria Michalis is principal lecturer and course leader in the School of Media, Arts & Design at the University of Westminster, London.

• Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Origins of European Governance in Communications: The formative years (late 1940s - late 1960s) Chapter 3. The Crisis Years: National capital and the search for European solutions and identity (late 1960s - late 1970s) Chapter 4. Defensive Europeanization: Industrial policy moves to Europe (late 1970s - mid-1980s) Chapter 5. Liberalization and Re-regulation: The high peak of European governance? (mid-1980s - late 1990s) Chapter 6. Competitiveness, Knowledge Economy and Technological Convergence: Toward policy coordination (late 1990s - early 2007) Chapter 7. Conclusions

Governing European Communications is an important contribution to the field. The author grounds her arguments in a detailed knowledge of the research literature and practical policy. A long historical perspective, the inclusion of both telecommunications and electronic media, and a comprehensive analytical framework are outstanding features that distinguish the book from others on the market.