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Open Scotland?
Philip Schlesinger
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Description for Open Scotland?
Paperback. The first full-scale coverage of how media, politicians and lobbyists interact in the new Scotland. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JFD; JPHC; JPQ; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
Scottish devolution brought high hopes for an open political culture. But how far have these been fulfilled? Open Scotland? argues that in the field of political communication the old, established ways of the British state still remain firmly in place. Westminster and Whitehall still cast long shadows over Edinburgh. This book offers the first full-scale coverage of how media, politicians and lobbyists interact in the new Scotland. Based on their exceptional first-hand access to the key players, Philip Schlesinger, David Miller and William Dinan have written an inside account of the struggles to establish the rules of ... Read more
Scottish devolution brought high hopes for an open political culture. But how far have these been fulfilled? Open Scotland? argues that in the field of political communication the old, established ways of the British state still remain firmly in place. Westminster and Whitehall still cast long shadows over Edinburgh. This book offers the first full-scale coverage of how media, politicians and lobbyists interact in the new Scotland. Based on their exceptional first-hand access to the key players, Philip Schlesinger, David Miller and William Dinan have written an inside account of the struggles to establish the rules of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781902930282
SKU
V9781902930282
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99-5
About Philip Schlesinger
Philip Schlessinger is Professor and Academic Director of the Centre for Cultural Policy Researchat the University of Glasgow. He is author of Putting 'Reality' Together: BBC News(Routledge), Media, State and Nation (Sage), Televising 'Terrorism' (Comedia), Women Viewing Violence (BFI), Reporting Crime (The Clarendon Press) and Men Viewing Violence (Broadcasting standards Commission). David Miller is a Fellow and Professor ... Read more
Reviews for Open Scotland?
A brilliant new study
Peter Preston Not only does this case study shed needed light on the importance of institutional structures to the quality of public communications, but its detailed and multifaceted analysis of the inner workings of an actual public sphere sets this book apart as a notable contribution to the growing literature on public communications systems. This ... Read more
Peter Preston Not only does this case study shed needed light on the importance of institutional structures to the quality of public communications, but its detailed and multifaceted analysis of the inner workings of an actual public sphere sets this book apart as a notable contribution to the growing literature on public communications systems. This ... Read more