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Checklists for Racism-Critical Public Relations Work in the Field of Developmental Policy

Berlin: Berliner Entwicklungspolitischer Ratschlag (BER) (2021), 15 pp.
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Mobile Technology and Social Transformations: Access to Knowledge in Global Contexts

Stefanie Felsberger, Ramesh Subramanian (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2021), xviii, 180 pp.
"This book investigates the ways in which the mobile telephone has transformed societies around the world, bringing both opportunities and challenges. At a time when knowledge and truth are increasingly contested, the book asks how mobile technology has changed the ways in which people create, disse ... more
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African Ecomedia: Network Forms, Planetary Politics

Cajetan Nwabueze Iheka
Durham; London: Duke University Press (2021), xiii, 322 pp.
"In African Ecomedia, Cajetan Iheka examines the ecological footprint of media in Africa alongside the representation of environmental issues in visual culture. Iheka shows how, through visual media such as film, photography, and sculpture, African artists deliver a unique perspective on the socioec ... more
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System Diagrams: A Practical Guide

Bob Williams
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Telecommunications/ICTs for rural and remote areas. Study period 2018-2021

Geneva: ITU (2021), xiii, 90 pp.
"There is need for further studies focusing on access to broadband services and how emerging technologies can be used to transform rural and remote areas into digital economies. There is no one-size-fits-all model for financing rural connectivity and engaging all stakeholders, but creating public-pr ... more
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COVID-19 from the Margins: Pandemic Invisibilities, Policies and Resistance in the Datafied Society

Stefania Milan, Emiliano Treré, Silvia Masiero (eds.)
Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures (2021), 279 pp.
"In the first pandemic of the datafied society, the disempowered were denied a voice in the heavily quantified mainstream narrative. Featuring stories of invisibility, injustice, hope and resistance, this book gives voice to communities at the margins in the Global South and beyond. The multilingual ... more
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Del mutante a la persona: Claves para comunicar sobre discapacidad desde un enfoque de derechos

José Beltrán
Santo Domingo: Fundación Francina (2021), 43 pp.
"La primera parte invita a reflexionar sobre los criterios de noticiabilidad y el uso de emociones en los contenidos comunicacionales, explora formas discursivas, propone una estructura de construcción de héroes y plantea algunas interrogantes para identificar estereotipos y falsos paradigmas en l ... more
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Digital Health Futures: Insights Into Young People’s Use and Opinions of Digital Health Technologies

Geneva: Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (2021), 28 pp.
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Using Social Listening to Inform Integrated Social and Behavior Change Programs in Burkina Faso

Nrupa Jani, Leanne Dougherty, Martha Silva
Washington, DC: Population Council (2021), 25 pp.
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COVID-19 Guidance on Remote GBV Services Focusing on Phone-Based Case Management and Hotlines

Gender Based Violence in Emergencies Helpdesk, UNICEF; Plan International; UNFPA; UNHCR; Trocaire; International Medical Corps; Norwegian Church Aid (2021), 71 pp.
"This resource presents options for adapting gender-based violence (GBV) case management in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic so that survivors can continue to access and receive safe and confidential services. It focuses specifically on phone-based case management. In this resource, phone-based ... more
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The Role of Religious Actors in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Theory-Based Empirical Analysis with Policy Recommendations for Action

Alexander Yendell, Oliver Hidalgo, Carolin Hillenbrand
Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa); Universität Münster, Religion und Politik (2021), 144 pp.
"The subject of religion and the behaviour of religious actors in the COVID-19 crisis appear at first glance to constitute either just marginal issues or factors which tend to be negative. On the other hand, there is far less public discussion on the key role played by religious communities as civil ... more
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Effective Risk Communication for Environment and Health: A Strategic Report on Recent Trends, Theories and Concepts

Bonn: World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for Europe (2021), vi, 59 pp.
"This report provides a strategic overview of effective risk communication for environment and health (EH) globally, with a focus on Europe. An overview is provided of the latest trends, theories and concepts of risk communication for EH, and key challenges and good practices are identified. The rep ... more
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Building Capacity in Communication for Development and Health Promotion

Rafael Obregón, Charlotte Lapsansky
In: Handbook of Communication and Development
Srinivas R. Melkote, Arvind Singhal (eds.)
Cheltenham; Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing (2021), pp. 262-284
"Strengthening capacities in communication for development (C4D) and health communication is critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and other global health and development goals. This chapter presents case studies of recent initiatives undertaken by the United Nations Children´s Fu ... more
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Information Saves Lives: Tackling Rumors, Myths and Misinformation in the COVID-19 Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Arcata, Calif.; Washington, DC: Internews; USAID (2021), 24 pp.
"In the Eastern DRC where the 10th Ebola epidemic was coming to an end, the advent of COVID-19 raised additional concern of dealing with two major health emergencies at the same time with implications for effective audience engagement, and compliance to public health measures. These concerns came ag ... more
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Acompañamiento al proyecto radial “Giacoya al aire”: Promoviendo la generación de dispositivos alternativos en salud mental

María Agustina Laborda Bia
Universidad de la República Uruguay (2021), 25 pp.
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Media and Digital Technologies for Mixed Methods Research in Public Health Emergencies Such as COVID-19: Lessons Learned from Using Interactive Radio–SMS for Social Research in Somalia

Johanna Riha, Claudia Abreu Lopes, Naima Abdi Ibrahim, Sharath Srinivasan
Journal of Mixed Methods Research, volume 15, issue 3 (2021), pp. 304-326
"Radio shows which invite audience participation via short message service (SMS)—interactive radio–SMS—can be designed as a mixed methods approach for applied social research during COVID-19 and other crises in low and middle income countries. In the aftermath of a cholera outbreak in Somalia, ... more
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Shamba Shape Up Series 11: Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Report

GeoPoll (2021), 65 pp.
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Public Health Agencies Outreach Through Instagram During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication Perspective

Aqdas Malik, M. Laeeq Khan, Anabel Quan-Haase
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, issue 61: e102346 (2021), 9 pp.
"Drawing on the Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication framework, we sought to examine how leading health organizations use Instagram for communicating and engaging during the COVID-19 pandemic. We manually retrieved Instagram posts together with relevant metadata of four health organizations (WHO, ... more
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Multidimensional Model for Change: A Comprehensive C4D-Based Framework for Sustainable Development

Paolo Mefalopulos
In: Handbook of Communication and Development
Srinivas R. Melkote, Arvind Singhal (eds.)
Cheltenham; Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing (2021), pp. 213-232
"This chapter presents the Multidimensional Model for Change (MMC), an innovative model aimed at improving people’s life; it includes the elements of the Communication-Based Assessment (CBA) and Communication Needs Assessment (CNA) frameworks. It is based on a mix of theories of change management ... more
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Gesellschaftsspiele: Politisches Theater heute

Florian Malzacher
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Sonderausg. (2021), 164 pp.
"Politisches Theater spiegelt gesellschaftliche Phänomene und diskutiert sie zugleich. Mit den Möglichkeiten der darstellenden, bildenden und aktivistischen Kunst vermittelt es zwischen Partizipation und Problematisierung, Selbstvergewisserung und Abgrenzung. Florian Malzacher, international verne ... more