Indonesia, the state with the largest Muslim population in the world, is in a process of continuous societal transformation. From the perspective of Media and Communication Studies, recent political developments towards an increasingly consolidated democratic system are of great interest. The comparison with Germany may seem unusual and asymmetrical. The countries differ with regard to the religious and cultural practices, and media and social developments are neither intertwined nor similar at first glance. A closer look, however, reveals structural similarities between Germany and Indonesia: dynamics and regressions of political transformation under pressure from radical political movements; hyper-modernization in parts of the economies and social life-worlds of post-modern urbanization; a heritage of genocides and cultural struggles over the multi-ethnic and multi-religious fabrics of society. The book deals with the role media play in the course of these political, economic and cultural transformations. Do they 'follow' or 'lead' the changes in political systems and societies? What can countries learn from each other if they step outside the usual ethnocentric comparisons and engage in a more intense global dialogue? The book is a groundbreaking endeavour in comparative Media and Communication Studies and brings together well-known researchers from hitherto largely separated academic communities.
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"The edited volume (.) links up to the currently unfolding debate that critically questions the institutionalised rejection of uncommon, nonvariablebased case selections by presenting an insightful and much needed comparison of Indonesia's and Germany's media systems. Moreover, the book stands out in a sympathetic way as it is the product of a collaborative intercultural project between Indonesian and German academics (.) (The editors) convincingly defend their asymmetrical research design by arguing that such an undertaking can lead to new academic knowledge and that it can serve as a tool for seeing things from a different perspective. (.) In sum, the volume stands out through its brave explorative nature, its intercultural collaborative approach and its descriptive thickness. It succeeds in presenting an alternative way of comparing societies and carves out surprising similarities and structural differences - insights that contribute to intercultural understanding between Indonesia and Germany and that provide manifold starting points for future comparative projects." Amanda tho Seeth, in: International Quarterly for Asian Studies 51 (2020) 3/4
"(S)everal contributions to this book offer compelling analyses concerning different aspects of the media systems in Germany and Indonesia (...) (F)or readers interested in international media systems and/or transformative contexts, the work offers some valuable insights as well as starting points for future research." Florian Meissner, Global Media Journal - German Edition
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Höhe: 216 mm
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Dicke: 25 mm
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978-3-7329-0579-9 (9783732905799)
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Dr. Anne Grüne, Senior Lecturer for International and Comparative Media and Communication Studies, University of Erfurt, Germany. Prof. Dr. Kai Hafez, Professor for International and Comparative Media and Communication Studies, University of Erfurt, Germany. Subekti Priyadharma, M.A., PhD candidate, Lecturer at the Faculty of Communication Science, Universitas Padjadjaran Bandung (UNPAD), Indonesia. Sabrina Schmidt, M.A., PhD candidate, Department of Media and Communication Studies, University of Erfurt, Germany.
