Abdelmoula, Ezzeddine,

Al Jazeera and democratization : the rise of the Arab public sphere / Ezzeddine Abdelmoula. - 170 pages ; 24 cm. - Routledge studies in Middle Eastern democratization and government ; 8. . - Routledge studies in Middle Eastern democratization and government ; 8. .

Methodology --A critical assessment of the existing literature --Democratization : the frameworks, the narratives and the Arab dilemma --Beyond the systemic approach : Al Jazeera reshapes the media-politics relationship --The Arab public sphere in the context of the current debate --The new public sphere in the process of Arab democratization --Liberating the media as a precondition for democracy --Televising the Arab spring : real-time democratization? --Conclusion.

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Al Jazeera (Television network)


Television broadcasting of news--Arab countries.
Democratization--Arab countries.
Arab countries--Politics and government--21st century