In the Internet economy many of the theoretical assumptions and historical observations upon which economics rests need to be reexamined. Economics built a very successful research program by focusing on the choices and behavior of rational individual decision-makers under conditions of...

A co-evolutionary theoretical framework offers new concepts and methods for communication governance researchers. These concepts and methods are particularly well suited to study problems with strong interdependencies between actors. Such problems often develop in a dynamic, open-ended way and...

The digital dividend is the amount of spectrum that is freed up by the switch over from analogue TV to digital terrestrial TV in the UHF band. Drawing from a research project (Braulke et al. 2010) commissioned by the Austrian regulator RTR, this article prioritizes, analyses and evaluates the...

Algorithmic governance affects individuals' reality construction and consequently social order in societies. Vague concepts of algorithmic governance and the lack of comprehensive empirical insights into this kind of institutional steering by software from a user perspective may, however, lead...

The digital dividend is the amount of spectrum that is freed up by the switch over from analogue TV to digital terrestrial TV in the UHF band. Drawing from a research project (Braulke et al. 2010) commissioned by the Austrian regulator RTR, this article prioritizes, analyses and evaluates the...

Online services of public-service broadcasters in Europe are disputed because they directly compete with online activities of private media. Discussions are similar, but regulatory responses differ. In Switzerland a charter clarifies the conditions for online activities of the public broadcaster...

The rapidly growing academic and public attention to algorithmic-selection applications such as search engines and social media is indicative of their alleged great social relevance and impact on daily life in digital societies. To substantiate these claims, this paper investigates the hitherto...

Algorithms have come to shape our daily lives and realities. They change the perception of the world, affect our behavior by influencing our choices, and are an important source of social order. Algorithms on the Internet have significant economic implications in newly emerging markets and for...

Digital inequalities have real consequences for individuals’ everyday lives—this basic assumption drives digital inequality research. Recent efforts have focused on tangible benefits of online engagement, yet subjective quality of life measures also matter as Internet outcomes. This article...

The modes and intensity of market interventions are central topics in research on regulation and governance as well as in public-policy debates worldwide. Lately, the quest for an increase in alternative regulatory institutions and initiatives on good governance, better regulation and...