The mediatization of the knowledge based economy: An Australian field based account

Shaun Rawolle; Bob Lingard

doi:10.1515/comm.2010.015

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The mediatization of the knowledge based economy: An Australian field based account

Shaun Rawolle and Bob Lingard

Published/Copyright: August 26, 2010

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This paper presents an empirical account of mediatization from a Bourdieuian perspective, based on the development of a number of new concepts, such as cross-field effects and the rescaling of such effects as linked to processes of globalization. Built on an Australian empirical case relating to educational policy and the knowledge based economy, this paper argues that mediatization can be understood in relation to the cross-field effects of different fields of journalism on subsequent fields, which have their genesis in forms of practice that cross different social fields. Specifically, the case analysis details interactions between the field of print journalism and the field of policy over the course of an Australian science capability review, chaired by the then chief scientist, Dr Robin Batterham, which led to Australia adopting a national version of the knowledge economy. The empirical case also leads us to consider the impact of both global and national fields of journalism on fields of educational policy in relation to mediatization.

Keywords:: field theory; mediatization of policy; globalization; cross-field effects; scalar effects

Published Online: 2010-08-26

Published in Print: 2010-September

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field theory; mediatization of policy; globalization; cross-field effects; scalar effects