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Communication for Development and Social Change

Jan Servaes (ed.)

Los Angeles et al.: Sage (2008), 428 pp.

"This book includes 17 articles on the current state of communication for development from renowned communication practitioners and scholars. It covers five areas: an introduction to the relationship between development, participation and communication; the theoretical underpinnings of development c ... more

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The Institutional Challenges of Participatory Communication in International Aid

Silvio Waisbord

Social Indentities, volume 14, issue 4 (2008), pp. 502-522

"This article offers an explanation for the limited uses of participatory communication in development by taking an institutionalist perspective that examines prevalent notions about communication and organizational uses in international aid institutions. The argument is that institutional goals and ... more

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Inclusion Through Media

Tony Dowmunt, Mark Dunford, Nicole van Hemert (eds.)

London: Goldsmiths, University of London (2007), 287 pp.

"The 'Inclusion Through Media' partnership has involved many imaginative and productive collaborations between creative media professionals and young and excluded people in cities and regions of the UK and Europe. Using media as a means of working with, and empowering marginalised people in their co ... more

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Grassroots Comics: A Development Communication Tool
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Leif Packalén, Sharad Sharma

Helsinki: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (2007), 162 pp.

"The use of comics as a campaigning tool for grassroots organisations is a relatively new phenomenon and has been tested so far only in India, some other South Asian countries and in a few countries in Africa. This manual on the creation of comics as a medium for communication of development ideas s ... more

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Other Voices: The Struggle for Community Radio in India

Vinod Pavarala, Kanchan K. Malik

New Dehli et al.: Sage (2007), 319 pp.

"This book not only offers a historical account of the struggle for community radio in India, but also provides a documentation of the efforts of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and rural communities to realise the Brechtian mandate to use radio as a tool to build a robust civil society in the ... more

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A Case for the Quantitative Assessment of Participatory Communication Programs

Tom Jacobson

Glocal Times, issue 9 (2007), 14 pp.

"What is dialog, and how can it be measured in a meaningful way? In this article, Jacobson presents an approach to assessing participatory communication based on communication in the form of dialog as conceptualized by Jurgen Habermas." (Abstract)

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Globalization, Development and the Mass Media

Colin Sparks

London et al.: Sage (2007), 258 pp.

"This book gives a comprehensive and critical account of the theoretical changes in communication studies from the early theories of development communication through to the contemporary critiques of globalization. It looks at the ways in which the media can be used to effect change and development, ... more

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Communicating the Impact of Communication for Development: Recent Trends in Empirical Research
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Nobuya Inagaki

Washington, DC: World Bank (2007), 51 pp.

"This paper is a peer review of journals addressing the issue of the impact of development communication in a number of development projects and programs. It provides an overview of this discipline and then discusses the evidence about the impact of development communication according to a typology ... more

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Advocacy and Interventions: Readings in Communication and Development

Royal D. Colle

Ithaca: Internet-First University Press (2007), vii, 436 pp.

"This is intended to be a "practical" book. It is filled with examples and case studies that illustrate ways that carefully planned and implemented communication interventions have produced positive results. It is also filled with ideas from people who have experienced the challenges of communicatin ... more

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The PhotoVoice Manual: A Guide to Designing and Running Participatory Photography Projects
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Anna Blackman, Tiffany Fairey

London: PhotoVoice (2007), 128 pp.

"The manual is intended to give an introduction to the power of participatory photography as a tool for social change with marginalised and vulnerable groups. Produced in response to the many enquires requesting advice on how to set up a participatory photography project it offers tips and suggestio ... more

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Community Media: International Perspectives
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Linda K. Fuller (ed.)

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2007), xiii, 258 pp.

"This collection of writing on community media describes attempts at local media development and case studies of functioning projects. It presents a range of perspectives on grassroots media originating from community groups; research representing participant observation; hands-on community involvem ... more

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Community Radio in Nepal: A Case Study of Radio Madanpokhara

Arjun Banjade

Athens, Ohio: Ohio University, Scripps College, Doctoral Thesis (2007), 353 pp.

"This study is about Community Radio Madanpokhara (CRM) in Palpa district in Western Nepal. Initiated and managed by the local residents, CRM has been on the air on frequency modulation (FM) band serving 800,000 potential listeners in the region since 2000. Triangulating in-depth interviews, observa ... more

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People, Land and Water: Participatory Development Communication for Natural Resource Management
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Guy Bessette (ed.)

London; Ottawa: Earthscan;International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2006), 313 pp.

"This book presents conceptual and methodological issues related to the use of communication in order to facilitate participation among stakeholders in natural resource management (NRM) initiatives. It also presents a collection of chapters that focus on participatory development communication and N ... RM, particularly in Asia and Africa. There are many approaches and practices in development communication, and most of them have been implemented in the field of environment and natural resource management. But, even when considering participatory approaches in NRM, communication is often limited to information dissemination activities that mainly use printed materials, radio programmes and educational videos to send messages, explain technologies or illustrate activities. These approaches, with their strengths and weaknesses, have been well documented. Participatory development communication takes another perspective. This form of communication facilitates participation in a development initiative identified and selected by a community, with or without the external assistance of other stakeholders. The terminology has been used in the past by a number of scholars to stress the participatory approach of communication in contrast with its more traditional diffusion approach. Others refer to similar approaches as participatory communication for development, participatory communication or communication for social change. In this publication, participatory development communication is considered to be a planned activity that is based on participatory processes and on media and interpersonal communication. This communication facilitates dialogue among different stakeholders around a common development problem or goal. The objective is to develop and implement a set of activities that contribute to a solution to the problem or the realization of a goal, and which support and accompany this initiative. This kind of communication requires moving from a focus on information and persuasion to facilitating exchanges between different stakeholders to address a common problem, to develop a concrete initiative for experimenting with possible solutions, and to identify the partnerships, knowledge and materials needed to support these solutions." (Preface) more

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Framework on Effective Rural Communication for Development

Paul Mathias Braun, Riccardo del Castello (eds.)

Rome; Eschborn: FAO;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (2006), 65 pp.

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Using Radio to Help Communities Talk: A Manual for Community Dialogue

Sekajoolo Hassan

Kampala: Straight Talk Foundation (2006), 26 pp.

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CrossConnections: Interdisciplinary Communications Studies at the Gregorian University. Saggi Celebrativi Per Il XXV Anniversario Del CICS

Jacob Srampickal, Guiseppe Mazza, Lloyd Baugh (eds.)

Rome: Pontificia Università Gregoriana (2006), 406 pp.

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Communication for Social Change Anthology: Historical and Contemporary Readings
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Alfonso Gumucio Dagron, Thomas Tufte (eds.)

South Orange, New Jers.: Communication for Social Change Consortium (2006), 1067 pp.

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Information and Communication for Natural Resource Management in Agriculture: A Training Sourcebook

Rome: FAO (2006), vii, 131 pp.

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Community radios in Sydney: Anspruch und Wirklichkeit. Eine Bestandsaufnahme. Die Beispiele Radio 2ser, FBI Radio und Koori Radio

Michael Katerla

Berlin: Freie Universität Berlin, Magisterarbeit (2006), 123 pp.

"Gemessen an seiner Einwohnerzahl hat Australien den größten Community Radio-Sektor weltweit. Seit der Verabschiedung des Broadcasting and Services Act im Jahr 1992 und der damit verbundenen Vereinfachung der Lizenzvergabe für Community Radios steigt die Zahl von Community Radios kontinuierlich a ... n. Von dieser Entwicklung ausgehend untersucht die vorliegende Arbeit die damit zusammenhängenden Auswirkungen auf die selbstdefinierten Ansprüche des Mediums Community Radio anhand von drei Fallbeispielsendern in Sydney. Im Mittelpunkt der Arbeit steht die Untersuchung der Umsetzung der zwei wesentlichen an die Medienform Community Radio gerichteten Ansprüche: interessierten Bürgern einen offenen Zugang zum und umfassende Partizipationsmöglichkeiten am Medium Community Radio zu bieten. Daraus wurde die grundlegende Frage für diese Arbeit abgeleitet: in welcher Art und Weise wird der theoretische Anspruch eines offenen Zugangs und einer realen Partizipation von den drei Fallbeispielsendern in der Realität verwirklicht? [...] Nachdem im deskriptiven Schritt der Untersuchung die drei Fallbeispielsender anhand gleicher Kriterien beschrieben wurden, ist vor dem Hintergrund der herausgearbeiteten Eigenschaften der theoretische Anspruch nach offenem Zugang und umfassender Partizipation analytisch untersucht worden. Diese Untersuchung lässt folgendes Fazit zu: die wachsende Konkurrenzsituation durch die Zulassung eines weiteren Community Radios (FBI Radio) führt in Teilen von Sydneys zu einem erhöhten Wettbewerb. Folge ist eine zunehmende Professionalisierung, womit zwangsläufig Selektionskriterien und Beschränkungen in den Bereichen Zugang und Partizipation einhergingen. Für interessierte Bürger in Sydney, die an einer Mitarbeit am Medium Community Radio interessiert sind, haben sich die Möglichkeiten einer Mitarbeit damit nicht verbessert, sondern verschlechtert. Zugang und Partizipation ist nur noch in einem Rahmen möglich, der den theoretischen Vorstellungen an das Medium Community Radio widerspricht, wie beispielhaft anhand der beiden Radiostationen Radio 2ser und FBI Radio verdeutlicht wurde. Daraus ergibt sich eine Diskrepanz zwischen Anspruch und Wirklichkeit. Die Radioschaffenden bei den drei untersuchten Community Radios müssen einen Balanceakt zwischen den Vorschriften der zuständigen Behörden (ACMA, CBF und CBAA), dem eigenen Anspruch und der Wirtschaftlichkeit ihres Radios bewältigen, der aber in zunehmendem Maße nicht mehr gelingt. Die Grenzen zwischen Community Radios – als not- for profit Organisationen – und kommerziellen Radios verschwimmen zusehends. Community Radios, die auf Kosten der Professionalität an den Ansprüchen des Mediums nach freiem Zugang und Partizipation festhalten, stehen vor immensen finanziellen Problemen, da sie nur wenig Sponsoren an sich binden können und staatliche Finanzierungshilfen weiter gekürzt werden. Im Falle von Koori Radio konnte gezeigt werden, dass dies einen geregelten Tagesablauf und eine zukunftsfähige Planung kaum zulässt. Wie dieser problematischen Entwicklung entgegengewirkt werden kann, ist nicht klar. Die Regierung hat sich bisherigen Anfragen nach einer Erhöhung der staatlichen Unterstützung für den Hörfunktyp Community Radio verweigert. Auch die Idee der Erhebung einer Sonderbesteuerung für kommerzielle Radios, um damit Community Radios zu unterstützen, hatte bislang keinen Erfolg." (Zusammenfassung, Seite 110-111) more

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Citoyens et media: Guide pratique pour un dialogue entre citoyens et media

Jamal Eddine Naji

Rabat: UNESCO;Organisation Marocaine des Droits de l'Homme (OMDH) (2006), 115 pp.

Grassroots Comics: A Development Communication Tool Key Guidance

Communicating the Impact of Communication for Development: Recent Trends in Empirical Research Top Insights

The PhotoVoice Manual: A Guide to Designing and Running Participatory Photography Projects Key Guidance

Community Media: International Perspectives Top Insights

People, Land and Water: Participatory Development Communication for Natural Resource Management Inspiring Practice

Communication for Social Change Anthology: Historical and Contemporary Readings Top Insights

Grassroots Comics: A Development Communication Tool
Key Guidance

Communicating the Impact of Communication for Development: Recent Trends in Empirical Research
Top Insights

The PhotoVoice Manual: A Guide to Designing and Running Participatory Photography Projects
Key Guidance

Community Media: International Perspectives
Top Insights

People, Land and Water: Participatory Development Communication for Natural Resource Management
Inspiring Practice

Communication for Social Change Anthology: Historical and Contemporary Readings
Top Insights