The Political Economy of Communication

Vincent Mosco is Canada Research Chair in Communication and Society and Professor of Sociology at Queen′s University, Canada

Vincent Mosco′s heavily revised and thoroughly updated Political Economy of Communication is a masterpiece. (It) is the one single indispensable book that all media students and scholars need to read to understand this vital and growing area of researchRobert W. McChesneyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Mosco has done all students of communication a great service by updating this book. It captures, summarizes and illustrates an important set of voices and arguments, key interlocutors in the ongoing effort to construct a critical theory and analytic of contemporary communication and cultureLawrence GrossbergUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The Political Economy of Communication is a contemporary classic of media studies. Now, in this comprehensively revised second edition, Vincent Mosco, among the leading media scholars of our or any time, brings his searing insights and crystal prose to bear on the latest issues and debates of the field… An indispensable resource for researchers, activists, and students everywhere. It is a classic all over againToby MillerUniversity of California, Riverside The new edition is updated throughout with an expansive bibliography and insights into the intersections between political economy and other disciplines such as sociology, geography, cultural studies, public choice theory and science and technology studies, among others...Mosco’s The Political Economy of Communication, second edition, is a very important resource for scholars, providing a critical and updated review of the field while proposing a forward-looking vision. The book highlights fresh potentials and the continuous relevance of the political economy approach to the study of communication. I would also recommend this as a textbook for graduate courses.International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics

• Overview of the Political Economy of CommunicationWhat is Political Economy? Definitions and CharacteristicsWhat is Political Economy? Schools of ThoughtThe Development of a Political Economy of CommunicationThe Political Economy of Communication: Building a FoundationThe Political Economy of Communication TodayCommodification: Content, Audiences, LabourSpatialization: Space, Time, and CommunicationStructuration: Class, Gender, Race, Social Movements, HegemonyChallenges on the Borders … and Beyond