'More and Better' Research? Critical Communication Studies and the Problem of Policy Relevance

Canadian Journal of Communication, Vol. 33, No. 2, 2008

18 Pages Posted: 27 May 2008

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Bram Dov Abramson

Mozilla Foundation

Jeremy Shtern

University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM) - Department of Communication

Gregory Taylor

McGill University - Media@McGill

Abstract

This article is a programmatic and reflexive report on a conference-workshop entitled Converging in Parallel: Linking Communications Research and Policy in Emerging Canadian Scholarship, held November 9-10, 2006, and what we believe it suggests about improving the policy relevance of research of critical research in the field of communication studies in Canada. After canvassing three broad areas of communication policy research activity - methodology, linkages, and research topics - the report suggests several steps to address challenges identified in these areas.

Keywords: communication policy, communication studies, telecommunications policy, broadcasting policy

JEL Classification: K23, L96

Suggested Citation

Abramson, Bram Dov and Shtern, Jeremy and Taylor, Gregory, 'More and Better' Research? Critical Communication Studies and the Problem of Policy Relevance. Canadian Journal of Communication, Vol. 33, No. 2, 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1137463

Bram Dov Abramson (Contact Author)

Mozilla Foundation ( email )

Toronto, Ontario
Canada

Jeremy Shtern

University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM) - Department of Communication ( email )

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Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7
Canada

Gregory Taylor

McGill University - Media@McGill ( email )

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840 Docteur-Penfield
Montreal, Quebec H3A 1W7
Canada

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