<DIV>While globalization affects the sovereignty of every nation-state, European countries face special challenges due to the emergence of the European Union. <I>The State of Europe </I>explores the transformation of ideas of statehood in light of the EU’s continued development, including rapidly changing...</i></div>

Digital technologies have transformed the way many creative works are generated, disseminated and used. They have made cultural products more accessible, challenged established business models and the copyright system, and blurred the boundary between producers and consumers. This unique...

This paper questions the widely held view that B2C eCommerce markets are characterised by a high intensity of competition, using a mixture of theoretical arguments and empirical evidence. We discuss two hypothesis and survey empirical studies which test them. We argue that the goods sold in B2C...

Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts wird ein Kernstück des über viele Jahrzehnte hinweg gelehrten und praktizierten Ordnungsmodells im Kommunikationssektor brüchig: Die technikorientierte Unterteilung in Medien und Telekommunikation, in Individual- und Massenkommunikation, die sich in unterschiedlichen...

Globale Regulierungsprobleme im Internet-Bereich, wie sie etwa durch die Flut an Spam-Mails verursacht werden, verdeutlichen anschaulich die Grenzen traditioneller staatlicher Regulierung. In Reaktion auf diese staatliche Steuerungskrise vollzieht sich ein Politikwandel von traditionellem...

This article provides an empirical-analytic survey of initiatives toward the Japanese Information Infrastructure (JII), with reference to the aspired-for 'Intellectually Creative Society' of the 21st Century. The politico-economic analysis examines the policy network, interests involved, major...

In this paper the development of the Austrian cable television (CATV) sector is discussed, focusing on its delicate interconnections with telecommunications and broadcasting, the blurring borderlines and resulting regulatory problems. The policy network is identified and recent changes in the...

Growing convergence and globalization in the communications sector towards a changed societal communications system, which can be described as mediamatics1 (media, telematics), poses far-reaching challenges to policy makers worldwide. This article provides an overview of convergence strategies...

Public fears have grown up surrounding the uncertain potential benefit or harm of recent rapid technological advances in Austrian telecommunications. A technology assessment was called for, to proffer comprehensive and balanced information on the current state of, and future developments in,...

In recent decades, major regulatory reforms have changed the role of the state in the liberalised and convergent communications sectors of developed economies worldwide. The central characteristics of this transformed statehood in communications are, inter alia, a rising importance of...