Community radio in South Asia: reclaiming the airwaves
New York et al.:
Routledge
(2020), 294 pp., index
ISBN 978-1-138-55853-3 (hbk); 978-1-00-305623-2 (ebook)
"This book tells the story of community radio in four South Asian countries: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The three parts of the book focus on policy (discussed country by country), issues in practice, and case studies. In effect, however, each of the chapters touches on these topics to one degree or another. The first section presents very helpful background on the introduction of community radio in the four countries, focusing not only on policy issues but also on the history of setting up the stations. The second section calls attention to particular challenges such as the role of NGOs, radio spectrum management, the introduction of somewhat advanced technologies into rural communities, the role of women, the possibilities of community radio for disaster response, and issues of sustainability. The third section (the case studies) offers a good deal of practical suggestions to address challenges such as conflicts in the communities, assessment of the stations, and the practices of democracy." (Review in "Religion and Social Communication", vol. 20:2, 2022, p.418-421, https://www.asianresearchcenter.org)
Contents
1 Introduction: Community Radio in South Asia: A Roadmap for Media Democracy / Kanchan K. Malik and Vinod Pavarala, 1
I. THE POLICY TERRAIN
2 Deliberating Community Radio in India: A Policy Ethnography / Preeti Raghunath, 21
3 Community Radio in Bangladesh: Policy and Practice / Mohammad Sahid Ullah, 44
4 Community Radios of Nepal: Trajectory of a Cultural Movement / Sudhamshu Dahal, 65
5 Community Radio in Sri Lanka: Need for Legal Recognition and Community Ownership / M. C. Rasmin and W.A.D.P. Wanigasundera, 82
II. ISSUES IN PRACTICE
6 Beyond the Development Trap: NGOization of Community Radio in India / Vinod Pavarala, 103
7 Radio Spectrum Management: Implications for Community Radio in South Asia / Ram Bhat, 117
8 The Paradoxes of Technology: Reflections about Community Radio in South Asia / Hemant Babu, 132
9 Women and Community Radio in South Asia: The Participation and Empowerment Dilemmas / Kanchan K. Malik, 147
10 Community Radio in the Times of Disaster: Contemplations for South Asia / Ashish Sen, 165
11 Not Quite There Yet: Sustainability of Community Radio in South Asia / N. Ramakrishnan and Venu Arora, 184
III. CASE STUDIES
12 Conflict and Community Radio in India: Solutions Possible and Impossible / Pradip Ninan Thomas, 201
13 Evaluating Community Radio: An Analysis of a Toolkit for Self-Assessment / Vasuki Belavadi, 215
14 Mapping Material Media Practices: The DDS Sangam Radio in India / Madhavi Manchi, 232
15 Grassroots Democracy via Community Radio: A Case Study in Rural India / Bidu Bhusan Dash, 253
16 Community Radio for Creating Communication Channels: Theoretical Musings Emanating from Himalayan Rural Locales / Priya Kapoor, 268
I. THE POLICY TERRAIN
2 Deliberating Community Radio in India: A Policy Ethnography / Preeti Raghunath, 21
3 Community Radio in Bangladesh: Policy and Practice / Mohammad Sahid Ullah, 44
4 Community Radios of Nepal: Trajectory of a Cultural Movement / Sudhamshu Dahal, 65
5 Community Radio in Sri Lanka: Need for Legal Recognition and Community Ownership / M. C. Rasmin and W.A.D.P. Wanigasundera, 82
II. ISSUES IN PRACTICE
6 Beyond the Development Trap: NGOization of Community Radio in India / Vinod Pavarala, 103
7 Radio Spectrum Management: Implications for Community Radio in South Asia / Ram Bhat, 117
8 The Paradoxes of Technology: Reflections about Community Radio in South Asia / Hemant Babu, 132
9 Women and Community Radio in South Asia: The Participation and Empowerment Dilemmas / Kanchan K. Malik, 147
10 Community Radio in the Times of Disaster: Contemplations for South Asia / Ashish Sen, 165
11 Not Quite There Yet: Sustainability of Community Radio in South Asia / N. Ramakrishnan and Venu Arora, 184
III. CASE STUDIES
12 Conflict and Community Radio in India: Solutions Possible and Impossible / Pradip Ninan Thomas, 201
13 Evaluating Community Radio: An Analysis of a Toolkit for Self-Assessment / Vasuki Belavadi, 215
14 Mapping Material Media Practices: The DDS Sangam Radio in India / Madhavi Manchi, 232
15 Grassroots Democracy via Community Radio: A Case Study in Rural India / Bidu Bhusan Dash, 253
16 Community Radio for Creating Communication Channels: Theoretical Musings Emanating from Himalayan Rural Locales / Priya Kapoor, 268
