On the challenges of cross-national comparative media research
On the challenges of cross-national comparative media research
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DOI：
10.1177/0267323103018004003
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发表时间：
2003-12-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Livingstone, S
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作者：
Livingstone, S
供资机构和政策要求越来越倾向于比较研究。在全球化现象和全球化理论兴起的刺激下，媒体、传播和文化研究的研究人员越来越多地发现自己主动或受邀参与跨国比较项目。鉴于比较媒体和传播研究的日益突出，本文探讨了这种研究的索赔，以促进更明确和批判性的理解的研究目的，过程和结果。适应科恩的四重类型的模型进行比较研究，一系列的认识论的辩论，关于跨国比较并列与媒体和通信研究人员的实践经验，以揭示关键的研究决策及其后果的实质性结论。
Funding bodies and policy imperatives increasingly favour comparative research. Stimulated also by the phenomena of globalization and the concomitant rise of globalization theory, researchers in media, communication and cultural studies increasingly find themselves initiating or invited to collaborate in multinational comparative projects. Given the growing prominence of comparative media and communications research, this article examines the claims made for such research in order to foster a more explicit and critical understanding of the research aims, process and findings. Adapting Kohn's fourfold typology of models for comparative research, a range of epistemological debates regarding cross-national comparison are juxtaposed with the practical experiences of media and communications researchers in order to reveal the key research decisions and their consequences for substantive conclusions.