Abstract
Media policymaking is often regarded with suspicion by stakeholders, with the result that policy can lack legitimacy and be difficult to implement effectively. This paper reports on a UK-based, collaborative and impact-oriented project where we engage stakeholders in a process of meta-deliberation, aimed at producing a stakeholder-centric, systemic understanding of copyright consultations and a strategy for change. Based on the findings, we propose a framework of purposes and principles that provides both a means of critical evaluation of copyright consultations and a guide for their reform. We conclude that shifting focus from policy outcomes to policy process is a constructive way to move debate forward in intractable policy areas like copyright, characterised by polarised and seemingly intransigent stakeholder positions. While changing the policymaking process would face significant institutional barriers, the framework we present here supports those who are concerned with taking the policymaking process in more democratic directions, whether they are officials within public authorities or activists outside them.
Highlights
Media policymaking is often regarded with suspicion by stakeholders, with the result that policy can lack legitimacy and be difficult to implement effectively
This article reports on a UK-based, collaborative, impact-oriented project where we engaged stakeholders in a process of meta-deliberation, aimed at producing a stakeholder-centric understanding of copyright consultations and a strategy for change
We conclude that shifting focus from policy outcomes to policy process is a constructive way to move debate forward in media policy areas like copyright, characterised by polarised and seemingly intransigent stakeholder positions
Summary
Media policymaking is often regarded with suspicion by stakeholders, with the result that policy can lack legitimacy and be difficult to implement effectively. We propose a framework of purposes and principles that provides both a means of critical evaluation of copyright consultations and a guide for their reform. Our participants expressed a variety of views, reflecting their different positions in relation to the policymaking process Their contributions converged around a shared framework of purposes and principles to guide the design and conduct of consultations. We conclude that shifting focus from policy outcomes to policy process is a constructive way to move debate forward in media policy areas like copyright, characterised by polarised and seemingly intransigent stakeholder positions. While changing the policymaking process would face significant institutional barriers, the framework we present here supports those who are concerned with taking it in more democratic directions, whether they are officials within public authorities or activists outside them
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