1 Fragile Democracy, Volatile Politics, and the Quest for a Free Media / Jan Zielonka
I. MODELS
2 The News Media between Volatility and Hybridization / Paolo Mancini
3 Normative and Empirical Models of Democracy / Radoslaw Markowski
4 Capitalist Diversity and the Media / Béla Greskovits
II. ACTORS
5 Political Actors and the Colonisation of the Media / Péter Bajomi-Lázár
6 The Rise of Oligarchs as Media Owners / Václav Stetka
7 Journalists as Critical Change Agents and Popular Disseminators / Stanislaw Mocek
III. FORCES. LAW, CULTURE, AND TECHNOLOGY
8 Good, Bad, and 'Irritant' Laws in New Democracies / Martin Krygier
9 Daily Democracy: Politics, Media, and Democratic Culture / Ainius Lasas
10 Digital Democracies and Networked Publics / Inka Salovaara
IV. CHALLENGES
11 Media Fragmentation and its Consequences for Democracy / Natalie (Talia) Jomini Stroud
12 Acceleration of History, Political Instabilities, and Media Change / Aukse Balcytiene
13 Informal Politics and Formal Media Structures / Ruzha Smilova and Daniel Smilov
V. BENCHMARKS
14 Converging and Diverging Pathways of Media Transformation / Katrin Voltmer
15 Variety of Media Systems in Third-Wave Democracies / José Santana Pereira
16 Mediated Despotism: A World Beyond Democracy / John Keane
VI. REGIONAL EXPERIENCES
17 Media, Hegemony, and Polarisation in Latin America / Jairo Lugo-Ocando and Sara García Santamaría
18 Does the Watchdog need Watching in Southeast Asia? / Mark R. Thompson
19 Media, Conflict, and Political Transitions in Africa / Nicole Stremlau and Iginio Gagliardone
VII. CONCLUSIONS
20 Why is it Important to Study the Media and Politics in New Democracies? / Terhi Rantanen and Nikola Belakova