The Political Economy of Communications

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The paper expresses a Marxist view of the ideals of the communication commons, or the right to communicate and offers conceptual guidelines that are not made the more possible by new media. The paper pays attention to the circumstances of globalization and examines systems that have not altered in response to it. The paper is critical of anti-globalization 'movements' and is in favour of examining the situation clearly.

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"Much has been made of a "communication commons" and the "right to communicate" as aspects of a democratic and egalitarian society (Waisbord & Morris: 2000). However, as this paper demonstrates, both concepts may be only ideals, given the forces of what we now call "Globalization". Free market economics, the rising power of corporations and the traditional relationship between political and capitalist interests, mean that communications are too attached to both commercial and governmental interests. As for the "right to communicate", this ideal is very much weakened by circumstances and proves impossible to uphold in some situations, led by those that pertain to War."

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