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Networked Theology: Negotiating Faith in Digital Culture

Heidi A. Campbell, Stephen Garner

Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic (2016), x, 175 pp.

"This informed theology of communication and media analyzes how we consume new media and technologies and discusses the impact on our social and religious lives. Combining expertise in religion online, theology, and technology, the authors synthesize scholarly work on religion and the internet for a ... more

The Practice and Craft of Multistakeholder Governance: The Case of Global Internet Policymaking

Stefaan Verhulst

London: Global Partners Digital (2016), 15 pp.

"Given the distributed and open nature of the Internet, it is reasonable to assume that a distributed and open approach to governance may prove most effective. The multistakeholder efforts examined in this paper have sought to respond to this reality by creating institutions and processes that aim t ... more

Work the Net: A Management Guide for Existing and Emerging Formal Networks

Bertha Camacho Tuckermann et al.

Bonn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), 2nd ed. (2015), 144 pp.

"This is a hands-on guide for setting up, managing and using formal networks efficiently and effectively. It focuses on the structural and operational issues of networks and explains the most important aspects in making them work. The guide addresses networking practitioners, as well as other profes ... more

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Evidence-Based Principles to Guide Collaborative Approaches to Evaluation: Technical Report

Lyn M. Shulha, Elizabeth Whitmore, J. Bradley Cousins, Nathalie Gilbert, Hind Al Hudib

Ottawa: University of Ottawa, Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services (2015), iii, 39 pp.

"This technical report introduces a set of evidence-based principles to guide evaluation practice in contexts where evaluation knowledge is collaboratively produced by evaluators and stakeholders. The data from this study evolved in four phases: two pilot phases exploring the desirability of develop ... more

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Normative Influence on Network Structure in the Evolution of the Children's Rights NGO Network, 1977-2004

Drew B. Margolin et al.

Communication Research, volume 42, issue 1 (2015), pp. 30-59

"This study examines the impact of legitimacy on the dynamics of interorganizational networks within the nongovernmental organizations' children's rights community. The 27-year period of analysis included a critical community event: the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of ... more

Establishing a National Coordinating Body for Non-Profit Organisations

Richard Bennett

INTRAC (2014), 24 pp.

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Connecting to Change the World: Harnessing the Power of Networks for Social Impact

Peter Plastrik, Madeleine Taylor, John Cleveland

Washington, DC; Covelo; London: Island Press (2014), 240 pp.

"This book offers eight orienting insights about network building; each one frames a separate chapter, backed by case studies, illustrations, and how-to information. 1. Know the Network Difference. Networks have unique capabilities for achieving social impact that distinguish them from other forms o ... more

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The Network Society, Power and the Print Media in Post-Apartheid South Africa: The Case of Media Contestation in Durban for Environmental Justice

Llewellyn Leonard

Media, Culture & Society, volume 36, issue 7 (2014), pp. 966-981

"This article is interested in the extent to which various social actors in the Durban network society, such as civil society, corporations and the state, shape public information and perception in their own interests regarding environmental discourse. Empirical evidence presents viewpoints from key ... more

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Participatory Action Research: Theory and Methods for Engaged Inquiry

Jacques M. Chevalier, Daniel Buckles

Abingdon, Oxon; New York: Routledge (2013), xxi, 469 pp.

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Open and Closed Communicating Networks: Sectarian and Liberal Muslim Movements in Indonesia

John Mansford Prior

Religion and Social Communication, volume 10, issue 1 (2012), pp. 19-38

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The Sage Handbook of Social Network Analysis

John Scott (ed.)

London et al.: Sage (2011), xvi, 622 pp.

Networking African Journalism Educators: Bonding, Bridging, and Linking

Guy Berger

Global Media Journal - African Edition, volume 5, issue 1 (2011), 23 pp.

"Professional networking of African journalism educators is a complex matter for reasons related to the fragmentary identity and fragile resource base of this constituency. African journalism educators thus share many characteristics which ironically dilute the sense of a clear and common identity t ... more

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Capacity Works: The Management Model for Sustainable Development

Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (2009), iii, 289 pp.

BCO Impact Assessment Study: The Final Report

David Souter et al.

London: BCO Building Communication Opportunities (2008), 192 pp.

"This report investigates the impact media and ICTs can have on the lives of the poor, based on the experiences of nine donors and NGOs forming part of the "Building Communication Opportunities (BCO)" alliance. It suggests that radio will have the most influence on social and political change where ... more

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Development Through Dialogue: Report of a Research Initiative

Sarah Cummings

Amsterdam: Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) (2008), 65 pp.

"This report covers a research study of Dgroups which took place during September 2006-July 2007. Dgroups is a number of things at the same time: (1) it is a web-based technical platform which supports and provides for the creation and use of discrete e-mail based discussion lists and web workspaces ... that are used to support knowledge networking by people and institutions working in development; (2) it is also the plural name for these online networks, individually known as a dgroup; and (3) it is also a partnership of development organizations who share a commitment to collaboration in development and who are developing a common vision of the need for such a platform and such online groups. The Dgroups platform currently supports 2,308 dgroups and 88,700 individual users (15 July, 2007), but there has not yet been an analysis of the development role of dgroups on a global scale. Many partners and members of the Dgroups Partnership continue to support the platform, not only because of the access to online knowledge networks with which it provides them, but also because of an intuitive understanding of the processes supported by dgroups. The study examines whether and how dgroups: • facilitate the spread of information and knowledge among the actors (individual and institutional) working in the thematic areas of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); • facilitate learning processes (individual, social, and organizational learning) in the diverse institutions working in areas related to the MDGs; and • facilitate the bridging of the multitude of ‘knowledge divides’ in development between the North and South, and South-South; between different sorts of institutions (multilateral, bilateral, NGOs, universities, ministries) and professional groups (practitioners, researchers and policymakers); and in terms of language [...] It has been concluded that dgroups facilitate information and knowledge sharing within the subject areas of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and that they also facilitate individual, social and organizational learning within these subject areas. Dgroups also play an important role in bridging the ‘knowledge divides’ between North and South, between different types of institutions, and between different professional groups, as well as crossing the digital divide. An ability to bridge South-South divides and to forge links between different language groups has not been demonstrated. In terms of development impact, Dgroups was found to represent a very cost-effective manner of hosting groups (an average of Euro 60.70 per dgroup per year) and most moderators felt that participation in dgroups was an ‘effective’ use of their time. Dgroups were also found to have had an organizational impact on the way many of the partner and member organizations work. It is argued that Dgroups provides a unique resource: there is nothing comparable within development that facilitates information and knowledge sharing on such a large scale. Finally, some recommendations are made for the future development of Dgroups." (Executive summary) more

Introduire la perspective d'acteurs dans l'appreciation d'impact: Proposition d'une démarche à l'intention des responsables d'actions de développement

Agnes Lambert, Hédia Hadjaj-Castro

Bruxelles: IRAM;COTA (2008), 60 pp.

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Talking the Walk: A Communication Manual for Partnership Practitioners

Sue McManus, Ros Tennyson

Cambridge: International Business Leaders Forum;Partnering Initiative (TPI) (2008), ii, 110 pp.

"The first seven chapters in Talking theWalk look in detail at the realities of communicating in partnership. As well as narrative, each chapter contains a number of boxes and tables giving examples or “Practitioner Tips”. Near the start of chapter 7 (pages 58-59), you will find a diagram outlin ... more

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Work the net: Un guide de gestion pour les réseaux formels

Urs Karl Egger et al.

Eschborn; Wageningen: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ);Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (2008), iv, 144 pp.