I would like to acknowledge the proofreading and editorial assistance and support of, firstly,
my adored wife, Katja, and my good friend Ralf Itzwerth without whom this book—written and …

This chapter describes specific challenges faced when doing international public policy
research with children and adolescents, and provides solutions to these challenges. It …

This chapter argues that media capitalism has a profound impact on the way human beings
behave. What we see, read, listen to and hear is increasingly shaped by media capitalism …

This chapter makes two arguments. The first argument is that the use of schools and children
by capitalism has changed significantly between the early days of capitalism and today. At …

The conclusion argues that media capitalism is an overwhelmingly ideological enterprise.
Media capitalism has established what the book calls the Iron Law of Media Capitalism. This …