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What Do You See? Design of a Communication Strategy to Promote Positive Change for Unorganized Workers in Karnataka, India

Sabina von Kessel
Bangalore: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2013), 61 pp.
"The specific objectives of this paper are to review and evaluate the print material used by the GIZ [in Karnataka] and examine if it can be read, understood and related to by the participants; to provide a channel for clear and understandable communication that supports and incorporates the visual ... more
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Using Radio to Drive Development in Southern Africa: Report on the Radio Platform for Community Development (RPCD)

Lusaka: Panos Southern Africa (2013), x, 27 pp.
"The project aimed at enhancing the capacity of community radio stations to operate as agents of change for the rural poor and marginalised people [...] The project worked with a sample of 15 community radio stations – five per country – in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. In implementing the RPCD ... more
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Village Voices for Development: A Study in the Use of Radio to Promote Human Rights and Enable Citizens to Act on Their Rights to Information and Freedom of Speech in Southern Madagascar

Yvonne Orengo, Nicola Harford
Tolagnaro (RM); London: Andry-Lalana-Tohana (ALT); Andrew Lees Trust (2013), 62 pp.
"The purpose of this report is to share the key findings of the VVD radio project in Southern Madagascar after six months of broadcasts in 2012, in particular to document the design and evolution of the pilot project; feedback the outcomes to participating stakeholders; inform the donor community ab ... more
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'The Things That We Have to Do: Ethics and Instrumentality in Humanitarian Communication

David Nolan, Akina Mikami
Global Media and Communication, volume 9, issue 1 (2013), pp. 53-70
"This study critically reflects on a schism evident in debates surrounding ‘humanitarian communication’. On one hand, it is approached as embodying an ideal of ethical practice. On the other, ideal humanitarianism is deployed as the grounds for a critique, whereby ‘humanitarian practice’ is ... more
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Listeners' Clubs: New Partnerships

Dimitra Newsletter, issue 23 (2013), pp. 3-7
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"SMART" Photovoice Agricultural Consultation: Increasing Rwandan Women Farmers' Active Participation in Development

Myriam Gervais, Lysanne Rivard
Development in Practice, volume 23, issue 4 (2013), pp. 496-510
"Through two case studies, this paper evaluates the value of the feminist visual methodology Photovoice as an interactive consultation tool with rural Rwandan women working in agriculture. This exploratory study suggests that it is possible, through an adapted Photovoice process, to engage and empow ... more
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ICT Development for Social and Rural Connectedness

Nor Aziah Alias
New York: Springer (2013), viii, 46 pp.
"ICT Development for Social and Rural Connectedness provides an introduction to the concept of 'connectedness', and explores how this socio-psychological term has evolved during the age of the Internet. The book surveys the principles of ICT for development (ICTD), and closely examines how ICT has p ... more
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ICTs and Development: A Study of Telecentres in Rural India

Maitrayee Mukerji
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2013), xiii, 264 pp.
"This volume juxtaposes the global discourse on ICT-D and telecentres with in-depth empirical case studies on the pattern of access and use of telecenters in rural India to draw implications for policy and practice. It suggest that access and use of telecentres and their services are mediated by the ... more
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Exploring the Promise of Information and Communication Technologies for Women Farmers in Kenya

Cristina Manfre, Caitlin Nordehn
USAID (2013), 10 pp.
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Communication Toolbox: Practical Guidance for Program Managers to Improve Communication with Participants and Community Members. For Emergency Programs and Development Programs
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Emily Rogers et al.
Baltimore, Md.: Catholic Relief Services (CRS) (2013), 58 pp.
"The Communication Toolbox offers practical guidance for program managers who want to communicate more effectively with program participants and community members. The tools are designed for emergency programs and development programs. The toolbox focuses on communicating about programs as a way to ... more
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Theatre of Good Intentions: Challenges and Hopes for Theatre and Social Change

Dani Snyder-Young
Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2013), xiii, 156 pp.
"Much has been written about theatre's capacity to create social change. Theatre of Good Intentions: Challenges and Hopes for Theatre and Social Change, however, looks at some of the reasons why achieving such goals is hard; examining what theatre can and can't do. It critiques the limitations of th ... more
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Participatory Visual and Digital Methods

Aline Gubrium, Krista Harper
London, New York: Routledge (2013), 227 pp.
"Gubrium and Harper describe how visual and digital methodologies can contribute to a participatory, public-engaged ethnography. These methods can change the traditional relationship between academic researchers and the community, building one that is more accessible, inclusive, and visually appeali ... more
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The Green Design and Print Production Handbook

Adrian Bullock, Meredith Walsh
Lewes: Ilex (2013), 192 pp.
"Adopting a cradle-to-grave approach, the book explores green raw materials and green design, and how eco-friendly practices can be integrated into prepress, printing, distribution, and even "beyond the door," in relation to returns. The Green Design and Print Production Handbook looks at the global ... more
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Evaluation of International and Non-Governmental Organizations’ Communication Activities: A 15 Year Systematic Review

Glenn O'Neil
Public Relations Review, volume 39, issue 5 (2013), pp. 572-574
"The purpose of this paper is to understand how intergovernmental organizations and international non-governmental organizations have evaluated their communication activities and adhered to principles of evaluation methodology from 1995–2010 based on a systematic review of available evaluation rep ... more
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Public Communication Campaigns

Ronald E. Rice, William J. Paisley (eds.)
Thousand Oaks et al.: Sage, 4th ed. (2013), xiii, 376 pp.
"In this fully revised and expanded Fourth Edition, Ronald E. Rice and Charles K. Atkin provide readers with a comprehensive, up-to-date look into the field of public communication campaigns. Updated to reflect the latest theories and research, this text extends coverage to new areas, including sun ... more
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Evaluating Communication for Development: A Framework for Social Change
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June Lennie, Jo Tacchi
New York: Routledge (2013), xvi, 189 pp.
"Evaluating Communication for Development presents a comprehensive framework for evaluating communication for development (C4D). This framework combines the latest thinking from a number of fields in new ways. It critiques dominant instrumental, accountability-based approaches to development and eva ... more
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Humanitarianism in the Network Age: Including World Humanitarian Data and Trends 2012

Daniel Gilman, Andrea Noyes (eds.)
UN Office for the Coodination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2013), 113 pp.
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Using visual storytelling for women's empowerment

Tamara Plush
Media Development (WACC), volume 60, issue 3 (2013), pp. 25-29
"Communicators who work with photography and video in the development context know the power visuals can have in bearing witness to the reality people living in poverty face. When contextualized, visuals can transcend distance and create a global dialog around topics in need of deeper understanding ... more
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Field Communications Toolkit

Michelle Davis (ed.)
London: Malaria Consortium (2013), 30 pp.
"The Field Communications Toolkit provides practical guidance and support to Malaria Consortium staff and partners who are looking to increase their communications capacity. It has been developed as a resource for project staff who work at field-level, to support you to communicate responsibly, crea ... more
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The Use of Stereotypical Images of Africa in Fundraising Campaigns

Maja Dolinar, Polona Sitar
European Scientific Journal, volume 9, issue 11 (2013), pp. 20-31
"This article critically examines Unicef’s campaign in Slovenia, aimed at helping children in Ruanda, which caused huge public support in terms of the raised finances and visibility, but it also provoked a serious opposition from African people living in Slovenia and some academics. The article in ... more