Social Solidarity and Constituency Relationships in Community Radio
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20054420 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles Fairchild (0000-0001-5466-1849, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Pages | 23-31 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Understanding Community Media (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications, Inc. (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4135/9781452275017.n2 |
| OpenAlex | W2486162208 |
| ISBN | 9781452275017 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
Community radio stations are, by their very nature, compelled to deal with numerous institutions of governance, be they arms of the state or the market. Given its marginality to mainstream politics and economics, this “third sector” of broadcasting often faces crises that are both the intended and unintended consequences of larger systems of power. These can only be successfully navigated if the character of the relationships between community radio stations and the main actors in the governing infrastructure of the state, the public sphere, and civil society are thoroughly understood. For decades, the ideology governing most areas of political and economic power has been defined by a specific brand of “economic fundamentalism” called neoliberalism (Kelsey, 1995). One primary consequence of neoliberalism has been the socializiation of cost and risk and the privatization profit and power (Chomsky, 2000, pp. 188–189). The mechanisms used to turn over public assets for private profit have had varied and dramatic impacts. Yet, while the logics of neoliberal governance are pristine, they have long had consequences that are paradoxically unintended and yet perfectly in keeping with their animating intent (Pollin, 2003). Many community radio stations in Australia have been forced to face down crises caused by strict adherence to neoliberal ideology by the state and corporations. They have done so by clarifying the major issue lurking behind these crises: CHAPTER 1
Community radio · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Solidarity · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Media Studies and Communication
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2021 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |