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What Do They Think? Policy-Makers and the Role of Communication for Development: A Perception Study Conducted in 2005-2006

Colin Fraser, Sonia Restrepo Estrada, Leonardo Mazzei

Glocal Times, issue 9 (2007), 18 pp.

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ICT in Teacher Education: Case Studies from the Asia-Pacific Region

Ellie Meleisea (ed.)

Bangkok: UNESCO (2007), 130 pp.

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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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Including the Excluded: Collaborative Knowledge Production Through Participatory Video

Jackie Shaw

In: Inclusion Through Media

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

Londond: University of London, Goldsmiths (2007), pp. 180-191

"Participatory Video can contribute to changing the balance of power both within a group and between the group and wider society; it can give space for groups to generate their own knowledge and to facilitate communication with other groups and institutions. To achieve this potential, facilitators a ... more

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Evaluating Mass Media Health Communication: The Use of Evaluation Data to Improve Theory

Joel Lehmann

Freiburg (CH): Universität Freiburg (2007), 127 pp.

"This paper discussed the possibility to improve public communication campaign theory, by making use of data obtained through mass media health communication campaign evaluations. The idea of an ‘engineering’ approach to campaign design, where theory and scientific findings are systematically us ... more

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University Training in Communication for Development: Trends and Approaches

Linje Manyozo

Media Asia, volume 34, issue 1 (2007), pp. 51-60

"This discussion has critically appraised the two training models that universities have employed in their communication for development programmes. These are the development communication and social change approaches. While the former is rooted in sustainable livelihood approaches, the latter is fo ... more

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Harnessing the UN System Into a Common Approach on Communication for Development

Jan Servaes

International Communication Gazette, volume 69, issue 6 (2007), pp. 483-507

"In the UN system, conflicts and contradictions seldom concern the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as such, but rather the means of achieving them. These differences of opinion about priorities, and about how much and to whom development aid or assistance should be directed, could be explained b ... more

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Theatre for Development: An Introduction to Context, Applications and Training
Key Guidance

Kees Epskamp

London: Zed Books (2006), 172 pp.

"[...] this book provides students with an introduction to the theory and practice of Theatre for Development (TfD). Since the 1970s, TfD has established itself as a process through which communities can address issues within their own self-development through participation in theatre practice. From ... more

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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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Pro-Poor ICT Project Report – Tanzania: A Community-Owned Network

Beda Mutagahywa, Respickius Casmir, Theophilus E. Mlaki

[authors] (2006), 36 pp.

"As part of its initiatives to make Information and Communication Technology (ICT) work for the poor, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with four countries in east Africa initiated and carried out a joint project on Pro-Poor ICT. The said countries are Kenya, Rwanda, T ... more

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Filmheft Fokus Afrika: Zulu Love Letter

Reinhard Kleber

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2006), 22 pp.

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Remembering: Oral History Performance

Della Pollock Hall (ed.)

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2006), xii, 205 pp.

"Drawing on the work of scholars and practitioners such as Augusto Boal, Gloria Anzaldua, and Trinh Minh-ha, these essays advocate oral history and oral history-based performance as means to challenge and expand upon traditional ways of transmitting historical knowledge. The contributors' central co ... more

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Corruption in Emergencies: What Role(s) for Media? Report from U4 Working Meeting 30 May, 2006

Gemma Mortensen (ed.)

Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI);Utstein Anti-Corruption Resource Centre (U4) (2006), 32 pp.

"As part of a broader analysis of corruption in emergencies, the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre initiated a dialogue on the role(s) of the media. On 30 May 2006, a working meeting held at NORAD offices in Oslo brought together donors, NGOs and journalists, including media practitioners from Sri ... more

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Elearning: The Key Concepts

Robert Mason, Frank Rennie

London: Routledge (2006), 158 pp.

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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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Participatory Action Research on Avian Flu Communication: Summary Report and Recommendation

Washington, DC: UNICEF;Academy for Educational Development (AED) (2006), 55 pp.

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La pobreza en pauta: Un estudio en la prensa escrita nacional y regional

Comunicación y Pobreza (2006), 52 pp.

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Guidelines for OCHA Field Information Management

Brendan McDonald (ed.)

New York: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2006), ix, 73 pp.

"The objective of OCHA’s new field information management strategy is to increase support to humanitarian actors by improving the capacity for decision making and analysis through strengthened collection, processing, and dissemination of information. This objective will be met by increasing OCHA� ... more

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Voices of Change: Strategic Radio Support for Achieving the Millenium Development Goals
Key Guidance

Andrew Skuse

London: Department for International Development (DFID) (2006), 28 pp.

"Highlights the relevance of radio in poor communities, its broad applicability to a range of sectoral activities such as health, rights, education, livelihoods, and conflict prevention, and identifies the need to deepen the capacity of radio broadcasters at all levels to conduct effective monitorin ... more

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Measuring Democratic Governance: A Framework for Selecting Pro-Poor and Gender Sensitive Indicators
Key Guidance

New York: UNDP (2006), 50 pp.

Theatre for Development: An Introduction to Context, Applications and Training Key Guidance

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

Voices of Change: Strategic Radio Support for Achieving the Millenium Development Goals Key Guidance

Measuring Democratic Governance: A Framework for Selecting Pro-Poor and Gender Sensitive Indicators Key Guidance

Theatre for Development: An Introduction to Context, Applications and Training
Key Guidance

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

Voices of Change: Strategic Radio Support for Achieving the Millenium Development Goals
Key Guidance

Measuring Democratic Governance: A Framework for Selecting Pro-Poor and Gender Sensitive Indicators
Key Guidance