Convergence revisited: Toward a modified pattern of communications governance

Convergence

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 411-426

  Latzer, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Communications research; Convergence; Governance; Media policy; Regulation; Telecommunications policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049141211     PISSN: 13548565     EISSN: 17487382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354856509342342     Document Type: Review

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