Abstract In this article, the implications and application possibilities of the capability approach by Amartya Sen for normative discussions about media policy are explored. It gives an overview of some important streams of heterodox political-economic approaches in economics and their role in a “mediatized” world and centers on two concepts of major interest for media policies: the potential media capabilities can have for media users in a mediatized economy, and the important role of publicity and mass media when questions of justice are concerned. For both issues, the capability approach offers interesting insights from a political-economic perspective.

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媒体能力的政治经济学：媒体政策中的能力方法

摘要 本文探讨了 Amartya Sen 的能力方法对媒体政策规范性讨论的意义和应用可能性。它概述了经济学中一些重要的非正统政治经济学方法及其在“媒介化”世界中的作用，并集中在媒体政策的两个主要利益概念上：媒介化经济中媒体用户可能拥有的潜在媒体能力，以及在涉及司法问题时，宣传和大众媒体的重要作用。对于这两个问题，能力方法从政治经济角度提供了有趣的见解。