In addressing the relationship between globalizing media and processes of democratization, the 13 essays presented by Hackett and Zhao (both of the School of Co... » 

In addressing the relationship between globalizing media and processes of democratization, the 13 essays presented by Hackett and Zhao (both of the School of Communication, Simon Fraser U., Canada) come to quite divergent conclusions based in differing conceptions of the complex natures of globalization, media, and democracy rooted in contending t «