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communication and media studies
communication studies
political communications
democracy, democratization
Preferred term
role of the media in democratization
Definition
- In contrast to earlier waves of democratization, the media are playing a major role in recent transitions to democracy. Two factors can be regarded responsible for this development that reflect both the beneficial and detrimental potential of the media in democratic politics. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Communication; Democratization, Role of the Media in]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/role_of_the_media_in_democratization
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