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"Tribalism is a social phenomenon polarising South Africa along ethnic lines and undermining democratic efforts for social cohesion in the newly reconfigured inclusive territorial zones. Community radio is expected to play a social cohesion role of uniting cohabiting disparate ethnic groups within t ... more
"This Handbook is an in-depth appraisal of the field of minority languages and communities today. It presents a wide-ranging, coherent picture of the main topics, with key contributions from international specialists in sociolinguistics, policy studies, sociology, anthropology and law. Individual ch ... more
"It is estimated that between 6,000 and 7,000 languages are currently spoken worldwide, of which approximately half, if not more, will disappear by the end of this century [...] Language plays a central role not only for the preservation of identity and culture, but also in matters of non-discrimina ... more
"This book deals with the often-neglected link between indigenous languages, media and democracy in Africa. It recognizes that the media plays an amplifying role that is vital to modern-day expression, public participation and democracy but that without the agency to harness media potential, many Af ... more
"This brief manifesto aims to help citizens and organisations of all types to realise the great importance of linguistic diversity and to become committed to defending it. It aims to be a tool for the necessary consensus to ‘correct language imbalance and to ensure respect and full development for ... more

Radio in Africa: Publics, Cultures, Communities

Johannesburg: Wits University Press (2011), xv, 320 pp.
"Radio has been called ‘Africa’s medium’. Its wide accessibility is a result of a number of factors, including the liberalisation policies of the ‘third wave’ of democracy and its ability to transcend the barriers of cost, geographical boundaries, the colonial linguistic heritage and low l ... more

Language in South Asia

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2008), xxiv, 608 pp.
"Topics covered include the ongoing linguistic processes, controversies, and implications of language modernization; the functions of South Asian languages within the legal system, media, cinema, and religion; language conflicts and politics, and Sanskrit and its long traditions of study and teachin ... more

Press Subsidies in Europe

Barcelona: Generalitat de Catalunya;Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Institut de la Comunicació (2006), 228 pp.
"This book aims to provide a descriptive and analytical account of subsidy policies for periodical publications in Western Europe in 2006. It sets out the position of the policymakers who design and implement such policies, of sector industrial federations and of academics specialised in media polic ... more

Frankophonie: Sprache - Diskurs - Politik

Tübingen; Basel: Francke (2005), xv, 219 pp.
"Oft setzen wichtige Veränderungen in so genannten Randbereichen, also außerhalb der Mainstream-Medien, ein und werden schon deshalb nicht genügend wahrgenommen. Eine Schlussfolgerung, die ich aus meiner Arbeit ziehe, ist, dass der von ›Rändern‹ ausgehenden Dynamik, gerade auch in der Entwic ... more

Language, the Mass Media and Democracy in Ghana

Accra: Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS) (2004), 26 pp.

Cost-Effectiveness of Publishing Educational Materials in African Languages

London: Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Books and Learning Materials (1997), x, 131 pp.
"The five case studies on the cost-effectiveness of publishing educational materials in national and local African languages, published in this volume, were commissioned in 1996 on behalf of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) by its Working Group on Books and Learning ... more

Communication Policies in Kenya

Paris: UNESCO (1980), 94 pp.