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Governance Matters VI: Aggregate and Individual Governance Indicators 1996-2006
Washington, DC: World Bank (2007), 94 pp.
"This latest set of aggregate indicators, are based on hundreds of specific and disaggregated individual variables measuring various dimensions of governance, taken from 33 data sources provided by 30 different organizations. The data reflect the views on governance of public sector, private sector
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Measuring the democratic quality of radio news: Experiences from Liberia
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 2, issue 2 (2007), pp. 173-192
"There is a general consensus that media are an essential element of democracy if they fulfil particular quality requirements in their reporting. Abundant literature deals with media quality from a theoretical perspective, but empirical knowledge on journalistic practice with regard to its role in d
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Evaluation of Citizens' Voice and Accountability: Review of the Literature and Donor Approaches Report
London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (2007), xii, 60 pp.
"Enhancing citizen voice and accountability has increased in importance for donors since the 1990s. This paper reviews existing literature and the strategy and policy documents of seven DAC donors in order to contribute to the design of an evaluation framework to assess the effectiveness of these do
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Die Revolution ist ein Buch und ein freier Mensch: Die politischen Plakate des befreiten Nicaragua
PapyRossa (2007), 384 pp.
"Der Band präsentiert ca. 500 Farbplakate aus dem befreiten Nicaragua zwischen 1979 und 1990 und der internationalen Solidaritätsbewegung. Sie sind so bunt wie das Spektrum ihrer Gestalter, vielfältig in ihren Stilen, eindeutig in ihren politischen und sozialen Botschaften. Die Sammlung wird erg
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Republik der Wichtigtuer: Ein Bericht aus Berlin
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2007), 224 pp.
Liberation and the Media: The Development of the South African Daily Newspaper Market Since the End of Apartheid
Norderstedt: Books on Demand (2007), 192 pp.
"Liberation and the Media takes a look at the development of the South African daily newspaper market since the end of apartheid. It covers the country's most important political, social and economical developments since 1990 and explains correlations between South Africa's general development and i
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The Case for Communication in Sustainable Development
London: Panos London (2007), 60 pp.
"Communication is a prerequisite for better, more transparent and accountable governance, and for wealth creation and economic growth. It underpins all the MDGs and is arguably as central a need of human beings as food, shelter, health and security. Governments and development actors need to recogni
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Setting Standards for Communication and Governance: The Example of Infrastructure Projects
Washington, DC: World Bank (2007), 47 pp.
Independent Media's Vital Role in Development
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2007), 24 pp.
"The potential of media to encourage democratic development cannot be denied. Media give people a voice, acting as a balance and watchdog to potential government misconduct. Without a voice, citizens cannot be heard; with a voice, they cannot be ignored. Media provide a window into the inner working
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Televisual Pluralism in West Africa: State of Affairs
Dakar: Panos West Africa (2006), 192 pp.
"Instead of limiting ourselves to an enumeration of the obstacles to pluralism, we tried to push the analysis further, proposing draft solutions to problems raised, in a realistic way. The democratic debate today can not be limited to the political arena only, by turning up one’s nose at the debat
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Al-Jazeera: Ein regionaler Spieler und globaler Herausforderer
Marburg: Schüren (2006), 339 pp.
"Seit den kriegerischen Auseinandersetzungen in Afghanistan und im Nahen Osten ist der Fernsehsender Al-Jazeera, der 1996 seinen Betrieb aufgenommen hat, auch im Westen als wichtige Informationsquelle bekanntgeworden.Der Sender mit Sitz in Katar erhebt den Anspruch, der einzige politisch unabhängig
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Referendo do sim ao não: Uma experiência da democracia brasileira
Rio de Janeiro: Instituto de Estudos da Religião (ISER) (2006), 85 pp.
Pequeño manual de encuestas de opinión pública
Buenos Aires: La Crujía (2006), 190 pp.
Hechos y noticias: Claroscuros de la prensa gráfica en la Argentina
Buenos Aires: La Crujía (2006), 205 pp.
Medien und Politik im Demokratisierungsprozess auf Taiwan
Münster: Lit (2006), 320 pp.
"In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden die Demokratisierung und die Rolle der Medien innnerhalb dieses Prozess auf Taiwan untersucht. Dabei werden die im Westen entwickelten Transitionsansätze angewandt. In der bisherigen Transitionsforschung wurde die Rolle der Medien nur in geringem Maße einbezogen.
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E-Sucupira: O coronelismo eletrónico como herança do coronelismo nas comunicacões brasileiras
Compos: Revista da Associação Nacional dos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação, issue dec. (2006), 27 pp.
"É possível adaptar o conceito coronelismo ao campo da comunicação a partir do adendo “eletrônico”? Podemos dizer que a propriedade de meios de comunicação é similar ao que foi a propriedade da terra na Primeira República? Seriam o “radinho de pilha” e a TV aberta as novas enxadas?
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Newsroom in Conflict: Journalism and the Democratization of Mexico
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press (2006), 286 pp.
Handbook for the URN Advanced Radio Journalism Course in Political Reporting
Uganda Radio Network (URN) (2006), 106 pp.
"This Course Handbook has been produced to accompany the URN Advanced Radio Journalism Course, which is being run throughout Uganda for freelance radio journalists in 2005 and 2006. The Handbook, which follows the day-by-day course programme, contains transcripts of PowerPoint presentations plus add
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