Interrogating the theory and practice of communication for social change : the basis for a renewal / Pradip Ninan Thomas and Elske van de Fliert
- Bib ID:
- 6678280
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Thomas, Pradip, author
- Description:
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- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015
- xiv, 150 pages ; 23 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9781137426307
- 1137426306
- Series:
- Palgrave studies in communication for social change.
- Summary:
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"A new addition to the Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change series, this book sets the stage for subsequent books by identifying and analysing the current gaps in the field. It critically reviews the theory and practice of Communication for Social Change (CSC) with a specific accent on the role played by structures in the creation of the discourses of CSC. Thomas and van de Fliert address issues relating to the political economy of international communication and development as the context of institutions and power structures in which CSC operates, and explore the attempts made over time, many in vain, to mainstream CSC policy and strategy. They conclude by arguing how a renewed focus on communication rights can further the belief that CSC practice should serve people's right to have their voices heard and their own goals articulated and pursued"--
- Full contents:
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- Machine generated contents note:
- List of FiguresList of TablesPreface1.Revisiting CSC Theory2.Revisiting CSC Practice3.Participation in Theory and Practice4.Communication, Power and Social Change5.Agencies, Structures and Social Change6.The IT Fix7.The Making and Unmaking of CSC Policy8.Complexity, Transdisciplinarity and CSC Strategy9.Communication Rights and Social Change.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Van de Fliert, Elske, 1960-, author
- Copyright:
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