{"product_id":"9781509985920","title":"Democratic Antitrust for Digital Markets Leveraging Competition Law for Liberal Democracy","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHart Studies in Competition Law\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDemocratic Antitrust for Digital Markets\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLeveraging Competition Law for Liberal Democracy\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eViktoria HSE Robertson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaw \/ Antitrust\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eToday's digital environment constantly tests democratic liberties and processes. Can competition law make digital democracy more resilient?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on contemporary competition law in Canada, the EU and the US, this book offers a multi-jurisdictional perspective on this pressing issue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDigital platforms increasingly shape public discourse and influence electoral outcomes. By controlling the infrastructure and the data required for this interference with democracy, they hold a power that is not democratically legitimised. Multidisciplinary research has revealed the serious implications of this imbalance for democratic liberties, processes and values.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeveraging competition law is one way forward. Competition law is rooted in an understanding that economic power needs to be kept in check to prevent it from morphing into unwarranted political power, and it has long shaped the behaviour of digital platforms. The book negotiates the boundaries of competition law and develops a comprehensive framework that relies on competition law and policy to safeguard liberal democracy in digital platform markets ('democratic antitrust for digital markets'). Its plan for action encompasses policy dialogue, agency cooperation, multi-stakeholder engagement, priority-setting, expert reports, market studies, notions of power in digital markets, theories of harm revolving around democracy, media pluralism in merger control, and democracy-enhancing remedies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombining insights from competition law, economics and political science, the book offers students and academics an opportunity to explore competition law's broader societal function. It provides legislators, courts, policymakers and competition enforcers from different jurisdictions with a concrete and actionable toolbox to confront the democratic risks of concentrated digital power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eViktoria HSE Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Competition Law and Digitalization at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria, and Director of The Competition Law Hub.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHart Publishing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781509985920\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51515370111116,"sku":"9781509985920","price":117.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_91d547f0-93d7-48a1-92ea-e0351d9e9349.jpg?v=1789055236","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781509985920","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}