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Convergence, net neutrality and European Media Policy (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Simpson, S. (2015, April). Convergence, net neutrality and European Media Policy. Presented at FACE conference, ‘European Media Policy 2015: New Contexts, New Approaches’,, Helsinki

Net Neutrality - in its origins the idea that Internet Service Providers should treat without discrimination communication traffic of a broadly similar kind - was once in Europe thought a technically arcane subject with little policy relevance beyond... Read More about Convergence, net neutrality and European Media Policy.

The potential of soft governance in the EU information society: lessons from the EU electronic communications regulatory framework (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Simpson, S. (2011, April). The potential of soft governance in the EU information society: lessons from the EU electronic communications regulatory framework. Presented at UK Political Studies Association Annual Conference ‘Transforming Politics – New Synergies’. Panel: ‘The Public Interest and EU Information Society Policy: the Role of Soft Governance’,, London

The paper has two key findings. First, the EU’s employment of soft governance as a policy tool to stimulate effective transposition and implementation of agreed measures in telecommunications has been utilised alongside the threat (and use of) hard l... Read More about The potential of soft governance in the EU information society: lessons from the EU electronic communications regulatory framework.

Catering for Minority Interests in Public Service Media Environments: Finland and the UK (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Sihvonen, M., & Simpson, S. (2010, September). Catering for Minority Interests in Public Service Media Environments: Finland and the UK. Presented at Reinterpretations of the Public Enterprise (RIPE) conference ‘Public Service Media After the Recession’, University of Westminister, London

This paper explores recent patterns of minority interest television programming in
Finland and the UK and their implications for future public service broadcasting (PSB)
environments. The provision of resources to cater for minority interests of va... Read More about Catering for Minority Interests in Public Service Media Environments: Finland and the UK.

Pervasiveness and efficacy in regulatory governance – neo-liberalism as ideology and practice in European telecommunications reorganisation (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Simpson, S. (2008, June). Pervasiveness and efficacy in regulatory governance – neo-liberalism as ideology and practice in European telecommunications reorganisation. Presented at European Consortium for Political Research Standing Group on Regulatory Governance Second Biennial Conference, ‘(Re)Regulation in the Wake of Neoliberalism. Consequences of Three Decades of Privatization and Market Liberalization’, Utrecht, Netherlands

Telecommunications provides one of the most well-developed examples of the growth
of neo-liberalism. The sector is interesting since the contrast between its pre neoliberal
and post neo-liberal characteristics is particularly stark. This paper expl... Read More about Pervasiveness and efficacy in regulatory governance – neo-liberalism as ideology and practice in European telecommunications reorganisation.