Mapping digital communication systems
Infrastructures, Markets, and Policies as Regulatory Forces
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7501008 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sofie Flensburg (0000-0002-3022-5708, University of Copenhagen, corresponding author), Signe Sophus Lai (0000-0002-7903-7994, University of Copenhagen) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 692-710 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media Culture & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-4437 • E-ISSN: 1460-3675 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0163443719876533 |
| OpenAlex | W2998042753 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 22 |
This article presents a framework for mapping digital communication systems and thereby analyzing how and why structural conditions differ across national contexts. Following the ‘turn to infrastructure’ in Internet studies, we conceptualize communication systems as made of infrastructural, market, and policy structures that enable and constrain mediated communication in a given society. As opposed to media system analyses that typically focus on legacy media institutions, we take individual Internet users as our theoretical point of departure and ask how their communicative capabilities are regulated. In order to exemplify the application of the framework, we describe the methodological steps in a mapping of the components of the Danish communication system. In conclusion, we discuss the overall findings that the method uncovers and its implications for future comparative research
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |