Publications in English

- and a few in Other languages

For total list of publications click >> here

  • “Politics between Emotions and Reason - a case study on the Danish Media Political Settlement 2018” (Paper prepared to the (cancelled) 2020 EMMA conference). See >> here

  • "Public Service Media Funding - Incrementally Changing at the Brink of a New Era" in 'Transparency and Funding of Public Service Media - Die deutsche Debatte im internationalen Kontext', eds. C. Herzog, H. Hilker, L. Novy og P. Torun, pp. 91-105,  (Springer VS. Weisbaden GmbH 2018). See >> here.

  • Working with scenarios of future Public Service Media
    - a tool for political decision making? (Work in progress, RIPE@2016, see >> here)

  • "Media Freedom Revisited. The widening gab between ideals and reality"; in "Freedom of Expression and Media in Transition - Studies and reflections in the digital age" (pp. 53 - 59)., ed. Ulla Carlsson. UNESCO / NORDICOM. Göteborg 2016.

  • "Obeying His Masters' Voices - Managing Independence and Accountability in the Public Service Media between Civil Society and State". Managing Media Firms and Industries: What's So Special About Media Management? Lowe, G.F. and Brown, C. (eds) pp. 121-141. Berlin; Springer Scientific 2015.

  • The BBC charter renewal, seen through a Nordic lens". Contribution August 2015 to "Our Beeb, the Future of the BBC", see >> here.

  • "Digitization and Public Service Media: What Service for Which Public?"   in Public Service Media in Europe. A Comparative Approach. red. Karen Arriaza Ibarra et al.. pp. 89-107. Routledge 2015

  • "Lifting 'white man's burden' onto the shoulders of Southern Civil Society - transforming Northern NGOs into global organisations". Work in progress, Version 1.1 2015 (see >> here)

  • "Distributing the Digital Dividend", in Digital Journalism: Making News, Breaking News. Mapping Digital Media, Global Findings. eds. Marius Dragomir and Mark Thompson. Open Society Foundations 2014, pp. 175-189. (see >> here)

  • "Three Challenges and a Fine Kept Balance", Anker Brink Lund and Christian S. Nissen in Public Value Report, 2013/14 - TEXTE, ORF

  • "What's So Special About Public Service Media Management?" (International Journal on Media Management" 15:69-75, 2013). Click >> here.

  • "Organisational Culture and Structures in Public Media Management - in search of a model for the digital age", in Public Media Management for the Twenty-First Century: Creativity, Innovation, and Interaction, eds. Michal Glowacki and Lizzie Jackson (Routledge 2013), pp. 81-102, (see >>here)

  • "What's so special about Nordic Public Service Media - An Introduction", in Ulla Carlsson (ed.) Public Service Media from a Nordic Horizon, Politics, Markets, Programming and Users. NORDICOM, University of Gothenburg, 2013, pp. 9-16. Click >> here

  • Small Among Giants. Television Broadcasting in Smaller Countries (eds. Gregory Ferrell Lowe & Christian S. Nissen) NORDICOM, Göteborg Universitet 2011. Click >> here for more information

  • Organisational Cultures and Structures in Public media Management - in search of a model for the digital era. Version 2.0. (Paper to Det danske Ledelsesakademis conference at Copenhagen Business School/ CBS December 2011) Download >> here. 

  • “Para uma reorganização do serviço público de media. Responsabilidade social, independência institucional e autonomia editorial no quadro da relação problemática entre o estado e o Mercado” (pp. 39 – 59) SERVIÇO PÚBLICO DE TELEVISÃO: DESAFIOS PARA O SÉCULO XXI. Joel Frederico da Silveira e Luís Marques (org.) CIMDE – Centro de Investigação Media e Democracia 2007. Se >> her

  • Making a Difference. Public Service Broadcasting in the European Media Landscape, ed. Christian S. Nissen (John Libbey Publishing 2006). Click >> here for more information.
    - Faire la Différence. La radiodiffusion de service public dans le paysage audiovisuelle européen.  Directeur de publication Christian S. Nissen (John Libbey Publishing 2006). Click >> here for more information
     - Fare la Differenza. Il servizio pubblico radiotelevisio nel panorama mediatico europeo. A cura di Christian S. Nissen (Roma 2007). Click >> here for more information.

  • No public service without both Public and Service - Content provision between the Scylla of populism and the Charybdis of elitism in Christian S. Nissen ed. Making a Difference (se above).
    * Le service public ne peut se passe ni de service, ni de public - La fourniture de contenu entre le Charybdie du populisme et le Scylla de l'étisme dans Christian S. Nissen ed. Faire la Différence
    * Non esiste servizio pubblico senza pubblico e senza servizio. - La fornitura di contenuti, tra la Scilla del populismo e la Cariddi dell'elitismo.

  • Public service media in the information society. Report prepared for the Council of Europe’s Group of Specialists on  Public Service Broadcasting in the Information Society (MC-S-PSB), 2006. Download rapport >> here (pdf)
     * Les médias de service public dans la société de l’information. Rapport préparé pour le compte du Groupe de spécialistes sur le service public de radiodiffussion dans la société de l’information (MC-S-PSB) 2006. 

  • The Public Service Nun. A Subjective Tale of Fiction and Facts in Cultural Dilemmas in Public Service Broadcasting, eds. Lowe and Jauert, RIPE@2005, Nordicom 2005. Gothenburg University. (Download >> here) 

  • Media with a Purpose – Public Service Broadcasting in the digital era. A report from the EBU Digital Strategy Group (European Broadcasting Union), (ed.) 2003. Download >> here (EBU homepage) 

  • “How should Public Service broadcasters be (re-) organised in the multimedia future? Strategic advice for PSB top management.” (background paper to EBU Digital Strategy Group, February 2002) 

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