This is the first book to bring together a focus on governance with that on cultures of consumption. It asks about the changing place of the consumer as citizen

"An exemplary study of how media regulation works (and, by implication, how it could work better) set within a wider discussion of democratic theory and politic

"Americans spend far more time thinking about what to buy, and what not to buy, than they do about politics. Political leaders often make political claims while

`This is an illuminating and topical study, which skilfully blends together theoretical and empirical analysis in search of the "citizen-consumer". It should be

This is the first book to focus on governance and cultures of consumption, expanding the debate and raising new conceptions and policy agendas. It questions the