<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The present paper examines the debate on the future of public service broadcasting (PSB) in Norway and Sweden in the 2000s. I have analysed the discourses on PSB that dominate the public debate in the two countries, the cultural policy related to PSB, as well as the legitimizing rhetoric of the Norwegian public service broadcaster <italic>Norsk rikskringkasting</italic> (NRK) and that of the Swedish public service broadcaster <italic>Sveriges Television</italic> (SVT). Theoretically, the analysis draws on normative theories on the role of PSB in promoting democracy, culture and a well-functioning public sphere, as well as theories on democracy and the public sphere per se.</p></abstract>

The present paper examines the debate on the future of public service broadcasting (PSB) in Norway and Sweden in the 2000s. I have analysed the discourses on PSB that dominate the public debate in the two countries, the cultural policy related to PSB, as well as the legitimizing rhetoric of the Norwegian public service broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) and that of the Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). Theoretically, the analysis draws on normative theories on the role of PSB in promoting democracy, culture and a well-functioning public sphere, as well as theories on democracy and the public sphere per se.

The Legitimacy of Public Service Broadcasting in the 21<sup>st</sup> Century: <italic>The Case of Scandinavia</italic>

HÅKON LARSEN, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Sociology and Human Geography

Nordicom Review

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The Legitimacy of Public Service Broadcasting in the 21 Century: 

The present paper examines the debate on the future of public service broadcasting (PSB) in Norway and Sweden in the 2000s. I have analysed the discourses on...

The Legitimacy of Public Service Broadcasting in the 21^st Century: The Case of Scandinavia

Published Online: Dec 18, 2014

Page range: 65 - 76

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2014-0015

Keywords
public service broadcasting, Norway, Sweden, digitalization, globalization, legitimation

© 2014 Håkon Larsen

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Legitimacy of Public Service Broadcasting in the 21st Century: The Case of Scandinavia

Published Online: Dec 18, 2014

Page range: 65 - 76

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2014-0015

Keywordspublic service broadcasting, Norway, Sweden, digitalization, globalization, legitimation

© 2014 Håkon Larsen

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Legitimacy of Public Service Broadcasting in the 21^st Century: The Case of Scandinavia

Keywords
public service broadcasting, Norway, Sweden, digitalization, globalization, legitimation