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The Political Economy of Communication: A Living Tradition

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Political economy is a living tradition in communication research, one that responds to changes in material conditions and to upheavals in intellectual life. This chapter demonstrates this by addressing five current trends in the political economy of communication, including the globalization of political economy research, a new turn in an enduring emphasis on historical research, a shift to alternative standpoints, especially feminism and labour, the transition from an emphasis on old media to new media, and expansion in political activism. None of these is an entirely new tendency; rather, each builds on existing tendencies which were often submerged beneath dominant trends in the field (Mosco, 2009).

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Mosco, V. (2015). The Political Economy of Communication: A Living Tradition. In: Albornoz, L.A. (eds) Power, Media, Culture. Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137540089_2

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