Societies around the world have experienced a flood of information
from diverse channels originating beyond local communities and even
national borders, transmitted through the rapid expansion of
cosmopolitan communications. For more than half a century,
conventional interpretations, Norris and Inglehart argue, have
commonly exaggerated the potential threats arising from this process.
A series of firewalls protect national cultures. This book develops a
new theoretical framework for understanding cosmopolitan
communications and uses it to identify the conditions under which
global communications are most likely to endanger cultural diversity.
The authors analyze empirical evidence from both the societal level
and the individual level, examining the outlook and beliefs of people
in a wide range of societies. The study draws on evidence from the
World Values Survey, covering 90 societies in all major regions
worldwide from 1981 to 2007. The conclusion considers the implications
of their findings for cultural policies.
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ISBN
9780511699948
Publisert
2013
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Cambridge University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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