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Development Communication, Communication for Development (C4D)
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Communication for Social Change
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Modernization Development Approaches, Developmentalism
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Participatory Communication
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Development Communication Projects: Case Studies
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Development Communication Education & Training
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Entertainment Education, Edutainment
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Social Change & Media / Communication
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Liberation Theologies
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Cultural Domination, Media Imperialism, Cultural & Media Dependency
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Dependency Theories
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Development and Media
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Research in Media & Communication
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Theories of Communication & Media
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Development Theories
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Religion and Development
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Development Communication: Monitoring & Evaluation
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Radio for Development
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Rural Radio Programmes, Rural Radios, Rural Development & Radio
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International Communication
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International News Flow
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Media Assistance Research
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Fragile / Post-Conflict States
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Ethnocentrism
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Access to Public Information, Freedom of Information, Right to Information
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Advocacy
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Empowerment
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Textbooks, Textbook Development, Publishing & Research
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Second Vatican Council
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Theologies of Communication
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Documentaries, Television Documentaries, Web Documentaries
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Indigenous Films, Indigenous Videos
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Communication Rights
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Communication Strategies
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Military: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Social Marketing
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Community Media
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Theatre for Development
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Development Journalism & Media Representation of Development Issues
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Internet / ICTs and Social Change
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ICT4D Research
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Ethnic Media, Minority Media
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Political Economy of Media
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Soap Operas & Telenovelas
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Ethics in Media & Communication
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Impact Assessment & Outcome Evaluation
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History of Radio
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Globalisation: Impact on (Local) Media & Communication
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Globalisation of Media
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Transnational & Comparative Communication Research
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Journalism Education & Training
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Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relations
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Media & Communication Policies
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Beltrán Salmón, Luis Ramiro
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Gumucio Dagrón, Alfonso
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Lerner, Daniel (1917-1980)
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White, Robert (SJ)
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National Identity & Media, Nationalism & Communication
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Opinion Leaders, Politicians, Decision Makers, Elites
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Propaganda
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Media Effects
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Religion and Communication
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Research Methods
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Comparative Approaches & Methods in Communication Research
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Rural Communication, Media in Rural Areas
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Non-Western Communication Approaches
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Postcolonial & Decolonial Communication Approaches
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Comparing Development Communication

In: Handbook of Comparative Communication Research
Frank Esser; Thomas Hanitzsch (eds.)
New York; London: Routledge (2012), pp. 64-80
"The study of communication for development and social change has been through several paradigmatic changes during the past decades. From modernization and growth theory to the dependency approach and the participatory model, the new traditions of discourse are now characterized by a turn towards lo ... more

Researching, Monitoring and Evaluating Communication for Development: Trends, Challenges and Approaches

United Nations Inter-Agency Group on Communication for Development (2011), xvii, 136 pp.
"Elaborated on the basis of a literature review and consultations with 11 C4D focal points or monitoring and evaluation (M&E) specialists from 7 UN agencies and a 15-member expert panel. Based on this research, the report details a number of principles for effective, appropriate, and sustainable res ... more
"El autor presenta una síntesis del pensamiento del comunicador boliviano Alfonso Gumucio y su propuesta acerca de la comunicación para el cambio social, partiendo de la historia del pensamiento comunicacional latinoamericano y ubicando al autor en la línea de tiempo de influencia y de evolución ... more
"Daniel Lerner's 1958 book 'The Passing of Traditional Society' was central in shaping Cold War-era ideas about the use of mass media and culture to promote social and economic progress in postcolonial nations. Based on a study of the effectiveness of propaganda in the Middle East, Lerner's book cla ... more
"The most frequently reported conclusion in 1997-2006 is that development theory needs more attention. In 1987-1996 this conclusion was even more frequently mentioned, indicating that scholars were being urged to continue thinking carefully about what development means. Researchers in 1997-2006 freq ... more

Comunicación para el desarrollo humano y el cambio social

Guatemala: USAID;Reforma Educativa en el Aula (2010), 18 pp.
"En esta presentación trataremos de: (a) hacer una síntesis del pasado de la Comunicación para el Desarrollo y el Cambio Social; (b) identificar el mapa vial del futuro de la Comunicación para el Desarrollo y el Cambio Social; y (c) entender las implicaciones de estos cambios teóricos sobre la ... more
"Este artículo presenta los resultados de una investigación documental interpretativa orientada a reconocer las temáticas, los enfoques de investigación, los referentes teóricos y las formas de abordaje de la relación comunicación y desarrollo en 29 investigaciones realizadas por las facultad ... more
"El artículo plantea que la Comunicología de Liberación propuesta por el boliviano Luis Ramiro Beltrán en 1976 puede ser considerada entre las fuentes del pensamiento decolonial junto a otras elaboraciones del dependentismo y el anticolonialismo latinoamericano de entonces. El programa de invest ... more
"How should scholars approach the study of the developmental uses of rural radio? What is the theoretical framework within which to locate the study of rural radio formats employed as development communication? To answer these questions, this brief critique develops a theoretical matrix to be used a ... more
"Through the technique of meta-analysis, this study investigates the scholarly articles appearing in peer-reviewed online and offline journals that address the topic of communication and development from 1998 to 2007 to determine publication trends in the field. The research was prompted by the sens ... more
"This paper is a peer review of journals addressing the issue of the impact of development communication in a number of development projects and programs. It provides an overview of this discipline and then discusses the evidence about the impact of development communication according to a typology ... more
"This book gives a comprehensive and critical account of the theoretical changes in communication studies from the early theories of development communication through to the contemporary critiques of globalization. It looks at the ways in which the media can be used to effect change and development, ... more

Summary Report: Developing a Research Agenda for Entertainment Education and Multicultural Audiences

Santa Monica: Hollywood, Health and Society;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center (2003), 30 pp.

From Modernization to Participation: The Past and Future of Development Communication in Media Studies

In: A Companion to Media Studies
Angharad N. Valdivia (ed.)
Malden; Oxford: Blackwell (2003), pp. 50-71
"The history of development communication in media studies is marked by conceptual struggles and complexities that have advanced both theory and practice while leaving a number of conflicts unresolved. These struggles and complexities are not unique to development communication but parallel similar ... more
"The field of development communication is dominated by two conceptual models: diffusion and participation. These models have distinct theoretical roots and differing emphases in terms of program designs and goals. This article examines the extent of the gap and the overlap between them by comparing ... more
"This completely revised edition builds on the framework provided by the earlier text. It traces the history of development communication, presents and critiques diverse approaches and their proponents, and provides ideas and models for development communication in the new century." (Publisher descr ... more

Critical Issues in Communication: Looking Inward for Answers. Essays in Honour of K. E. Eapen

K. E. Eapen Honoured person)
New Delhi; Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage (2001), 491 pp.
"This book looks at the political economy of communication and information, media in development and social change, media theory and practice, international communication technology and communication values and ethics." (Publisher description)