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Development Communication, Communication for Development (C4D)
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Community Radios
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Communication for Social Change
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Audience Feedback, Interaction & Participation
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Theatre for Development
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
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Participatory Videos & Community Filmmaking
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Rural Communication for Development
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Community Reporters, Media Volunteers
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Development and Media
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Development Communication Theories
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Health Communication
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Social Photography
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Alternative Communication & Media
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Citizen Journalism, Community Journalism
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Community Television
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Communication for Sustainable Development
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Development Communication Tools & Methods
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Entertainment Education, Edutainment
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Local Communication & Media
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Social Movements: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Storytelling
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Development Communication Projects: Case Studies
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Communicating Development Projects, Media in Development Programmes
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Digital & Information Literacy
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ICTs and Development
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Good Practice Examples
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HIV / AIDS Communication
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Photography
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Politics and Media
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Empowerment
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Agricultural Information & Extension
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Community Radio Audiences & Use
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Communication Rights
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Strategic Communication Planning
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Community Development: Role of Communication & Media
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Telecentres, Community Telecentres, Internet Cafés
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Conflict Prevention, Mediation & Reconciliation: Role of Media
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Media Monitoring, Media Observatories
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Media & Communication Policies
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Media & Information Literacy
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Democracy / Democratization and Media
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Radio Debates, Radio Talk Shows, Call-In Radio Programmes
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Social Change
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Digital & Social Media Use: Youth
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Campaigning
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Development Communication Campaigns
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Catholic Radios
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Radio Huayacocotla (Huayacocotla, Mexico)
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Radio Kwizera (Ngara, Tanzania)
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Radio Quillabamba (Quillabamba, Peru)
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Educational Comics & Comics for Development
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Community Communication
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Community Participation in Community Media
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Community Radio & Gender
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Community Radio Regulation & Licensing
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Media Assistance: Indigenous Communication
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Conflict-Sensitive Radio Journalism, Radio in Conflict Prevention & Transformation
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Modernization Development Approaches, Developmentalism
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Behaviour Change Communication
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Development Communication: Monitoring & Evaluation
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Soul City (NGO, South Africa)
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Development Communication Research
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Radio for Development
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Rural Radio Programmes, Rural Radios, Rural Development & Radio
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Social Change & Media / Communication
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Internet
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Social Media
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Ethnic Television, Minority Television
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Environmental Communication
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Climate Change Communication, Climate Journalism
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International Communication
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Globalisation of Media
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Civic Engagement, Citizen & Community Participation
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Radio Dramas, Radio Soap Operas, Radio Fiction
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Bush Radio (Cape Town, South Africa)
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Kothmale Community Radio (Kothmale, Sri Lanka)
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Radio Chaguarurco (Santa Isabel, Azuay, Ecuador)
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Radio Sagarmatha (Nepal)
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Tambuli Radio Network (Philippines)
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Civil Society
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Urban Communication, Urban Media
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Youth and Media
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Advocacy
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Advocacy & Empowerment: Disadvantaged & Vulnerable Groups
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Celebrity Humanitarianism
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Digital Communication
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Media Advocacy, Media Activism
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Agricultural Radio Programmes
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Forestry, Deforestation, Forest Protection
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Audiences & Users
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Radio Consumption, Radio Use, Radio Audiences
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Children and Media
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Children: Media Representation & Reporting
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Christian Communication
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Communication Pastoral, Media Pastoral
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Videos
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Communication Strategies
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Social Marketing
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Faith-Based Community Radios
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Messages, Message Design, Message Analysis
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Edutainment Radio Programmes
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Street Television: Video Screenings in Public Places
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Visual Aids for Development
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Digital Platforms & Intermediaries
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Digital Journalism, Online Journalism
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Information Society
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Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Communication
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Poverty & Poverty Reduction
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Education and Communication / Media
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Adult Education
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Educational Radio Programmes
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Workshops & Seminars: Methods, Tools, Planning, Experiences
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Environmental & Land Conflicts Reporting & Media Representation
2
Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Tools
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Impact Assessment & Outcome Evaluation
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Gender and Media, Gender and Communication
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Gender Relations
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Gender Representation & Stereotypes in the Media
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Women (General)
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Moderation / Facilitation Skills & Techniques
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Food, Food Security, Nutrition
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Health Campaigns: Experiences
2
Indigenous Communication
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Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Population
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Globalisation: Impact on (Local) Media & Communication
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Journalism
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Media Literacy: Youth
2
Democracy
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Election Campaigns: Social Media
2
Monitoring
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Radio
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Radio Programming, Programme Structures & Schedules
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University Radios
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Social Participation
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Photovoice (Participatory Research Method)
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Focus Groups & Group Discussions (Qualitative Research Method)
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Rural Communication, Media in Rural Areas
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Digital Radio
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Mobile Phones, Smartphones
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Television
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Regional Television
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Postcolonial & Decolonial Communication Approaches
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User-Generated Contents
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Visual Communication
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Access to Media & Information
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Digital Divide, Digital Inequalities
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Information Selection
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Merchandising & Social Merchandising
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Advocacy & Empowerment: Children
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Digital Activism, Cyber Advocacy
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Gender Advocacy & Empowerment, Gender Mainstreaming
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Agriculture
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Family Farming
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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
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Pastoralism
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Peasants / Farmers & Communication
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Audience Clubs & Listener Groups
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Audience Research: Planning & Implementing Surveys
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Digital & Social Media Use, Internet Use
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Interactive Radio: Audience Participation, Interaction & Feedback
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Radio Campaigns
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Catholic Church and Communication
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Catholic Church: Communication Education & Training
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Catholic Radio Programmes
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Radio Latacunga (Latacunga, Ecuador)
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Radio Pío XII (Siglo XX, Bolivia)
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Radio Veritas (Johannesburg, South Africa)
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Interdisciplinary Centre for Social Communications (CICS) at the Pontificial Gregorian University (Rome)
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Jesuits
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Children's Rights
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Comics, Cartoons, Caricatures
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Media Literacy: Children
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School Radios
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Christian Churches: Media Assistance
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WACC
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Liberation Theologies
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Development Education: Films
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Documentaries, Television Documentaries, Web Documentaries
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Nollywood
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Film & Video in Education
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Censorship
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Media Freedom, Press Freedom
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Local Government Communication Strategies
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Nonprofit Public Relations: Design & Implementation
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Community Development
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Community Newspapers, Community Press
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Street Papers
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Community Radio Associations & Networks
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ALER
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Community Radio Journalism & Production Skills
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Community Radio Sustainability & Financing
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Community Radio Training Methods & Training of Trainers
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Discussion Forums, Community Discussions, Citizen Consultations
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Groups, Group Communication, Group Development
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Group Media
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Traditional Communication
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Oral Cultures & Traditions, Oral History, Oral Testimonies
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Conflict-Sensitive / Peace Communication
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Dealing With the Past
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Hate Speech, Hate Speech in Social Media
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Culture and Communication, Culture and Media
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Arts
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Collective Memory & Media, Media Representation of History
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Cultural Domination, Media Imperialism, Cultural & Media Dependency
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Cultural Change
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Cultural Pluralism
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Fans, Fandom, Fan Cultures
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Philosophy
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Religion and Culture
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Development Assistance
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Developing Countries
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Development Education
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Development Organizations
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Development Planning
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National Development Planning
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Gender Projects (Development Cooperation)
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Development Theories
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Ethics in Development Assistance
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Regional Cooperation, South-South Collaboration
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Religion and Development
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Communication for Local Development
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Development Communication Criticism
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Development Communication: Donor Organizations
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Development Communication: Effects & Effectiveness
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Development Journalism & Media Representation of Development Issues
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Edutainment Campaigns: Concepts & Strategies
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Edutainment Campaigns: Experiences
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Edutainment Health Programmes
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Edutainment Television Programmes
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Media for Development
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Digital Media, Internet & Religion
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Internet / ICTs and Social Change
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Online Communication
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Podcasts
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Online Services
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TikTok
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Twitter & Microblogs
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YouTube
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Wikipedia
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Websites
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ICT Development Assistance
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Virtual Reality
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Ethnic / Minority Television Programmes
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Homeless People
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Media Assistance: Minority Media
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Prisoners & Communication / Media
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Racism in Social Media & Digital Communication
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Civic Engagement, Citizen & Community Participation in Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Communication
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Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Reporting
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Media Literacy: Disinformation, Fake News, Hate Speech
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Digital & Online Archives
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Documentation Systems
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Media Commercialisation
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Media Industries
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Economy
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Alternative Economy, Solidarity Economy, Social Economy Businesses, Fair Trade
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Social Capital
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Trade, International Trade, Trade Policies, Trade Agreements, Tariffs
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Audiobooks & Audio Cassettes
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Civic Education: Use & Role of Media
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Radio Schools
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Media Assistance: Educational & Instructional Media
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Media Didactics, Media Use in Education
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Nonformal Education
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Training
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Communication Training
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Sports Reporting
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Tourism & Travel
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Biodiversity Communication
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Deserts, Desertification
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Environmental Campaigns: Experiences
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Natural Resources
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Water Resources Management, Water Access & Supply
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Ethics in Media & Communication
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Image Ethics, Ethics in Photojournalism
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Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Indicators
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Participatory, Collaborative & Empowerment Evaluation
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Gender and Radio
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Gender-Based Harassment, Intimidation & Violence: Media Representation & Reporting
1
Rural Women & Communication
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COVID-19 Communication
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Food / Nutrition Communication & Media Representation
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Health Campaigns: Message Design
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Vaccination Campaigns & Vaccine Hesitancy
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History of Media & Communication
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Indigenous Radio Broadcasting
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Intercultural Communication, Intercultural Competencies
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Developing Countries Reporting & Representation in Foreign / International Media
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Glocalization of Media
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Transnational Communication
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African Union (AU)
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UNESCO
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UNICEF
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Civic Journalism, Public Journalism
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Local Journalism
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Mobile Journalism, Video Journalism
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Radio News
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Radio Journalism
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Business & Economics Journalism
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Forced Labour & Human Trafficking: Reporting & Media Representation
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Poverty & Impoverished People: Reporting & Media Representation
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Religion: Media Representation
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Islam: Media Representation & Reporting
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Social Issues: Reporting & Media Representation
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Minority Languages
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Local Press
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Local Radios, Local Radio Programmes
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Media Assistance
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Media Assistance: Radio
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Crowdsourcing
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Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relations
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Media Democratization
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Radio Policies
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Media Literacy: Teacher Training
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Media Literacy Policies
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Media Law & Regulation
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Human Rights
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Knowledge Management
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Indigenous Knowledge, Local Knowledge, Traditional Knowledge
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Female Migrants / Migration
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Labour Migration
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Migration & Refugees Reporting & (Social) Media Representation
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Radio Music
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People with Disabilities & Communication / Media
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People with Disabilities: Reporting & Media Representation
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Boal, Augusto (1931-2009)
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Freire, Paulo (1921-1997)
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Polarization, Political Polarization
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Right-Wing Extremism
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Socialism
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Political Participation
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Governance & Accountability: Role of Media / Communication
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Political Communication
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Political Television Programmes & Political Talkshows
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Public Opinion
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Public Spheres
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Rural Press
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Radio Production
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Decision Making
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Local Ownership, Local Stakeholder Participation
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Radio Programmes & Genres
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Muslim Radio Broadcasting
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Youth Radio Programmes, Youth Radio Stations, School Radios
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Radio Ada (Ghana)
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Media Effects
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Social Integration: Role of Media
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Spirituality
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Research in Media & Communication
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Communication & Media Indicators
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Indicators & Indices
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Participatory Research
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Participatory Research Methods
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Participatory Action Research
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Sexual Violence & Abuse, Rape
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Networks & Networking
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Participation
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Social Justice
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Technologies, Information & Communication Technologies
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Digital Television
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Flat-Bed Printing
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Mobile Phone Use for Social Purposes, Mobiles for Development
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Theories of Communication & Media
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Philosophies of Communication & Media
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Suburbs, Poor Districts, Slums, Shanty Towns
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Audiovisual Communication
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Signs, Signals, Semiotics
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Youth Activism, Youth Civic Engagement, Youth Political Interests, Youth Protests
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Youth Cultures, Youth Milieus, Youth Identities
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Youth Media
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"L’étude suggère que les médias sociaux ne sont pas toujours la panacée pour l’engagement citoyen des jeunes. Internet n’est pas un monde isolé en soi dans le sens où il ne fait que prolonger les usages éprouvés dans la vie citoyenne. Son rôle dans l’essor des Révolutions arabes a ... more
"The book covers the trajectories and trends in social change communication, engaging the key theoretical debates on communication and social change. Attending to the concepts of communication and social change that emerge from and across the global margins, the book works toward offering theoretica ... more
"This handbook provides guidelines on the practice and ethics of participatory visual methods (PVM) with emphasis on their use in low and middle income countries (LMIC) for community and public engagement in health and health science. The guidelines are drawn from the hands-on experience of the auth ... more
"In communication for social change, a catalyst can play an important role in creating dialogue within the community, leading to collective actions and providing solutions for common problems. In urban communities of developing countries, this role is more essential because of the complexities of ur ... more
"An important sub-discipline within the field of Communication and Social Change addresses how meaningful participation can be practically implemented. This article presents the case of an intervention developed by the NGO ‘Half the Sky Movement’ and reflects upon how participation took shape wi ... more

The Routledge Companion to Theatre of the Oppressed

London; New York: Routledge (2019), xxvi, 436 pp.
"This dynamic book offers a comprehensive companion to the theory and practice of Theatre of the Oppressed. Developed by Brazilian director and theorist Augusto Boal, these theatrical forms invite people to mobilize their knowledge and rehearse struggles against oppression. Featuring a diverse array ... more

Comunicar y educar en el mundo que viene

Barcelona: Gedisa, 2da ed. ampliada (2018), 266 pp.
"Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a key development challenge. In Papua New Guinea, a country with one of the highest rates of GBV, the issue has been prioritised in the national development agenda. The programme Yumi Kirapim Senis (Together Creating Change) was created to support the development ... more

YouTube: Online Video and Participatory Culture

Cambridge, UK; Medford, Mass.: Polity Press, 2nd ed. (2018), xii, 191 pp.

Media and Development

London; New York: Routledge (2018), xv, 300 pp.
"Drawing on case studies from all over the world – including: ‘hate radio’ in Rwanda; theatre for development in India; telenovelas in Latin America; mobile banking and money in Africa, and; GIS and humanitarianism in Haiti – thsi book will be of interest to all undergraduate and postgraduat ... more
"This paper draws on the theory of participatory development communication to understand the nature and philosophy of community participation in development processes. It explored the symbiotic relationship between Carpentier (2011) and Arnstein’s (1969) theses on participation to propose four maj ... more
"This article examines trade relations in alternative food networks as a space where communication practices can prove empowering for rural communities. Drawing on a theory of diverse economies, the article offers an alternative view of the global market, highlighting the social relations that under ... more
"Desde una perspectiva crítica de la comunicación para el desarrollo y el cambio social y tomando como referencia una nueva mirada a la Comunicología de la Liberación definida por Luis Ramiro Beltrán (1981), esta presentación analiza experiencias y modelos de comunicación horizontal de radios ... more
"This paper offers a brief overview of the basic and practical steps involved in the participatory development communication (PDC) process to assist sustainable forest practitioners and communication officers to adopt a PDC approach in their work. The paper then reviews the PDC components of six cas ... more
"This new book examines whether television can be used as a tool not just for capitalism, but for democracy. Throughout television’s history, activists have attempted to access it for that very reason. New technologies—cable, satellite, and the internet—provided brief openings for amateur and ... more
"This study used qualitative research involving a documentary analysis of the existing research in Thailand. In all, 60 research studies between 1993 and 2012 [...] were reviewed and analyzed for participatory communication usage and media types. These studies were classified by the purpose of parti ... more
"Although the participatory communication is widely embraced by development agencies, few published studies critically examine how local NGOs interpret and implement the approach at the village level. This article analyses a Cambodian NGO’s attempts to engage grassroots involvement against key ten ... more
"This article argues that an indigenous approach to communication research allows us to re-think academic approaches of engaging in and evaluating participatory communication research. It takes as its case study the Komuniti Tok Piksa project undertaken in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. The proj ... more