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Hackett And Carroll's Approach Is Innovative In Its Attention To An Emerging Social Movement That Appears At The Cutting Edge Of Cultural And Political Contention. The Book Is Grounded In Three Scholarly Traditions That Provide Interpretive Resources For A Study Of Democratic Media Activism: Political Theories Of Democracy, Critical Media Scholarship And The Sociology Of Social Movements. By Synthesizing Insights From These Sources They Provide A Unique And Timely Reading Of The Contemporary Struggle To Democratize Communication.--jacket. What Is At Stake?: Power And The Media Field -- Democratizing Society: Social Movements And Public Communication -- Visions And Divisions: Normative Commitments Of Media Democratization -- The Long Revolution And The Media Alliance -- Campaigning For Press And Broadcasting Freedom In The Uk -- Challenges For Media Activism: Obstacles And Opponents -- Springboards For Media Activism: Opportunities, Resources, Strategies And Allies -- Movement Formation And Counter-hegemony In A Global City -- Identity, Vision, Strategies: Media Democratization As Counter-hegemony. Robert A. Hackett And William K. Carroll. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [211]-227) And Index.