ABSTRACT
This chapter will discuss research within the domain of media and communication studies (MCS) in relation to privacy, of both individuals and groups, and society as a whole. MCS takes by definition an interdisciplinary perspective, as it discusses in an integrated way the relationship between media and/or communication processes on the one hand and society on the other hand. Mansell (2016, 719) posits as a starting point for MCS the ‘critical inquiry into pressing social problems and the roles played by the media and communicative practice in a wide variety of contexts’, which also fits the role and function of MCS for investigating issues like privacy.
