Epistemic Rights in the Era of Digital Disruption.
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| Superior document: | Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research - a Palgrave and IAMCR Series. |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2024. ©2024. |
| Year of Publication: | 2024 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Global transformations in media and communication research.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (233 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Foreword
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- List of Tables
- Part I: Foundations
- Chapter 1: Introduction: The Epistemic Turn
- References
- Chapter 2: Why We Need Epistemic Rights
- Why We Need Epistemic Rights
- Epistemic Rights: The Concept
- From Communication Rights to Epistemic Rights
- Three Phases of the Communication Rights Movement
- The New World Information and Communication Order
- Towards the World Summit on Information Society
- After the Geneva and Tunis Conferences
- Digital Rights?
- Lessons Learned from Past Movements
- Conclusion
- References
- Part II: Concepts and Issues
- Chapter 3: On the Need to Revalue Old Radical Imaginaries to Assert Epistemic Media and Communication Rights Today
- Introduction
- Liberal and Socialist Radical Social Imaginaries
- The Liberal Radical Imaginary
- The Socialist Radical Imaginary
- Public Interventions in Media and Communication Inspired by Radical Imaginaries
- Ownership
- Access
- Media Content
- Communication Infrastructures
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4: Epistemic Rights, Information Inequalities, and Public Policy
- Introduction
- Advertiser Valuations of Audiences
- Media Ownership
- Digital Divides
- Journalism Divides
- Disinformation Divides
- Algorithmic Bias
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 5: (Re-)casting Epistemic Rights as Human Rights: Conceptual Conundrums for the Council of Europe
- Introduction
- The Council of Europe's System for Freedom of Expression
- A Central Emphasis on Democracy and Participation in Public Debate
- The Epistemic Underpinnings of Participation in Public Debate
- The Court's Incidental Appreciation of Epistemic Rights
- An Informed Public
- Facts and Value Judgements
- Historical Facts
- Duties and Responsibilities
- Specific Epistemic Rights as Human Rights?.
- Equality in Access to and Availability of All Relevant and Truthful Information That Concerns Issues Under Will Formation and Decision-Making
- Equality in Obtaining Competence in Critically Assessing and Applying Knowledge for Their Good as well as for the Public Good
- Equality in Public Deliberation About Will Formation and Decision-Making in Matters of Public Interest
- Equal Freedom from External Influence and Pressure When Making Choices
- Conclusion
- References
- Council of Europe (CoE)
- European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR):
- Primary Sources
- Chapter 6: Epistemic Rights and Digital Communications Policies: Collective Rights and Digital Citizenship
- Introduction: Communication and Citizenship Revisited
- The 'Double Movement' of Platforms and Power
- Technocracy and Populism in Tech Policy
- Epistemic Rights and the Return of the Collective
- References
- Chapter 7: Public Service Media: From Epistemic Rights to Epistemic Justice
- Introduction
- What Are PSM For?
- PSM: From Epistemic Rights to Epistemic Justice
- Conclusion
- References
- Part III: National and Regional Cases
- Chapter 8: Towards Feminist Futures in the Platform Economy: Four Stories from India
- Introduction: Gender Narratives in the Platform Economy
- Damini and the Urban Company
- Sushila, Yamuna, and Uber
- Jayashree and Amazon Mechanical Turk
- Sakhi, Diya, and the Self-Employed Women's Association
- Discussion: The Social Power of Platforms-A Feminist Analysis
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 9: Epistemic Rights and Right to Information in Brazil and Mexico
- Introduction
- Key Historical Events in the Introduction of the Right to Access to Information: A Comparative View Between Mexico and Brazil
- Challenges in the Right to Access to Information in Mexico and Brazil
- Conclusion
- References.
- Chapter 10: Digital Authoritarianism and Epistemic Rights in the Global South: Unpacking Internet Shutdowns in Zimbabwe
- Introduction
- Digital Rights as Epistemic Rights
- Political Weaponisation
- Human Rights Violations
- Erosion of Public Trust
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 11: Epistemic Violators: Disinformation in Central and Eastern Europe
- Introduction
- Focus: Epistemic Rights and Their Violation by Journalism
- Context: CEE, Media Capture, and Epistemic Erosion
- Actors: Typology of Violators of Epistemic Rights
- State-Controlled and Captured Public Media
- Privately Owned, Oligarch-Controlled Media
- Other Sources of Disinformation
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 12: Nordic Illusion and Challenges for Epistemic Rights in the Era of Digital Media
- Introduction
- The Nordic Media Model
- A Long-Shared History
- From Enmity to Cooperation
- Nordic Constitutions and Freedom of Speech
- Analysing the Transition of Media Welfare States
- The Roles of National Path Dependence and Supranational Decision-Making
- The Transition from Welfare States to Competition States
- The Digital Era and Epistemic Rights in the Nordic Countries
- Three Illustrative Cases
- Case 1: Path Dependence and Supranational Decision-Making, the Regulation of Online Audiovisual Media
- Case 2: The Public's Dialogical Rights Versus the Press's Private Interests
- Case 3: Hate Speech as a Threat to Free Expression and Dialogue and Policy Solutions
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 13: Right to Data Access in the Digital Era: The Case of China
- Introduction
- Epistemic Rights and Right to Data Access
- Right to Access Data
- Academic Debate on the Right to Access Digital Data in China
- Rules Governing Access to Digital Data in China
- Conclusion
- References
- Part IV: Implications.
- Chapter 14: Conclusion: Ubiquitous Need for Epistemic Rights and the Way Forward
- Fundamental Issues
- Why Epistemic Rights Now?
- Key Institutions
- The Role of the Media
- Human Rights and Global Dimensions
- Similarities and Differences Around the Globe
- Epistemic Rights as Human Rights
- Future Prospects
- Need for New Foci
- The Role of Research
- References
- Index.