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Transnational Protests and the Media

Simon Cottle, Libby Lester (eds.)

New York: Peter Lang (2011), xi, 352 pp.

"In what ways can mediated transnational protests express, however emergently or imperfectly, «global civil society» and «global citizenship»? How, in an increasingly fragmented and multilayered communications environment, can they contribute to a «global public sphere»? This book explores the ... more

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On Media Monitoring: The Media and Their Contribution to Democracy

Josef Trappel, Werner A. Meier (eds.)

New York; Bern et al.: Peter Lang (2011), xii, 306 pp.

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Political and Media Transitions in Tunisia: A Snapshot of Media Policy and Regulatory Environment

Joan Barata Mir

Internews (2011), 17 pp.

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Social Change and the Russian Network Society: Redefining Development Priorities in New Information Environments

Josh Machleder, Gregory Asmolov

Arcata, Calif.; Washington, DC: Internews (2011), 27 pp.

"This paper explores the use of new information technologies in Russia to examine the next generation of media development and to ask how the ability of the “network society” – and the new forms of collective action it allows to contribute to social change can be supported. Building on the ide ... more

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Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media
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John D. H. Downing (ed.)

Thousand Oaks; London; New Delhi; Singapore: Sage (2011), xxvii, 602 pp.

"This one-volume encyclopedia features around 250 essays on the varied experiences of social movement media over the planet in the 20th and 21st centuries [...] The guiding principles have been to ensure that experiences from the global South are given voice; that women are properly represented amon ... more

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Topic Guide on Communication and Governance

Huma Haider, Claire McIoughlin, Zoë Scott

Birmingham; Washington, DC: Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC), University of Birmingham;World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP), 2nd ed. (2011), 67 pp.

Well-Informed Journalists Make Well-Informed Citizens: Coverage of Governance Issues in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Mary Myers

In: Accountability Through Public Opinion: From Inertia to Public Action

Sina Odugbemi; Taeku Lee (eds.)

Washington, DC: World Bank (2011), pp. 151-158

Training Journalists for Accountability in Argentina

Laura Zommer

In: Accountability Through Public Opinion: From Inertia to Public Action

Sina Odugbemi; Taeku Lee (eds.)

Washington, DC: World Bank (2011), pp. 139-149

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The Contribution of Government Communication Capacity to Achieving Good Governance Outcomes

Antonio Lambino

Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2011), 12 pp.

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Generating Genuine Demand for Accountability Through Communication: A Trainer's Guide

Anne-Katrin Arnold, Helen Garcia

Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2011), viii, 62 pp.

"This guide is designed for development practitioners in donor organizations, governments, and civil society, who are setting up capacity-building programs for promoting sustainable accountability and governance reform. A conceptual framework for communication and accountability provides trainers wi ... more

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Media Toolkit for Local Governance in Lesotho

Paul J. M. van Hoof

Pretoria: Idasa;MISA Lesotho (2011), 39 pp.

"This Media Toolkit for Local Governance in Lesotho is designed to encourage media coverage of news and events in Lesotho’s rural areas at local government level. According to the publication, to improve such media coverage there is a need to focus both on the providers and the collectors of news. ... more

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People, Politics and Change: Building Communication Capacity for Governance Reform
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Cecilia Cabañero-Verzosa, Helen R. Garcia (eds.)

Washington, DC: World Bank (2011), viii, 465 pp.

"This is an applied facilitator’s guide for reform managers, change agents, development practitioners, and training professionals who need to use smart communication techniques—the relevant concepts, frameworks and applications—to promote change through governance reform. It is grounded on the ... more

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Pera Natin ‘To! Citizen Action for Good Governance

Red Batario (ed.)

Quezon City: Philippine Public Transparency Reporting Project (PPTRP) (2011), 154 pp.

"The starting point of PPTRP has been that real and lasting transparency and accountability are best built from the ground up piece by piece and by ordinary people taking their responsibilities as citizens seriously. It is one of the reasons we subtitled the project and website “Pera Natin ‘to!� ... �� (It’s Our Money!). We wanted to help build public ownership in the issue. Our concern was – and remains still today – that changes introduced at the top by one administration – can so easily be taken away by another unless that change is deeply rooted in the ground and in its people. So we believed- and still believe – that real sustainable change in governance comes only from active and continual participation of citizens. It needs action and engagement at both the national and local level. It needs groups, sectors and communities finding new ways of coming and working together to develop new ideas and build new constituencies and avenues for change. It needs to involve and energise all those hundreds of thousands of honest and professional civil servants across the country who for way too long have quietly despaired going to work each day given the failure of leadership in their own departments and agencies. All this required and still requires a combined response that uses new thinking and approaches. It required first and foremost the start of a public literacy campaign around public finances since citizens cannot ever hope to adequately monitor or engage in things that they don’t understand. So it was that we built our project equally around information, education, training, capacity building, networking, advocacy and campaigns. So it was that we worked with people’s organizations, civil society groups, media and ordinary members of the public at one and the same time. We figured that everybody had a role to play in building and securing transparency and accountability – and so everybody should get involved. We started work on a website full of the basics – (www.transparencyreporting.net) accessible and easy to understand information about all aspects of public finance. We assumed little – partly because we knew little ourselves and were learning on the job as we went. We wrote, commissioned and edited material designed to give readers a sense of understanding about how public finances, systems and cycles worked and what kind of issues and problems there were. We tried to identify how and where money was raised and how it was allocated and spent and why and by whom. Invariably it comes down to money. If you can follow the money, you can find the problems and perhaps even help suggest some solutions. We developed training modules too – modules aimed equally at journalists and activists and ordinary members of the public. And we toured around the Philippines going north and as far south as Tawi-Tawi where we were told few groups ever venture. We encouraged people to report allegations of corruption – but equally we sought out instances of where government was working well and deserved highlighting. It is easy to be negative – but far better to be critically constructive. We received many more allegations than we could investigate – in large part because sources were scared even to follow up and meet with us in confidence. Protection for whistle-blowers remains very much a pressing issue today that needs sorting ... While all projects must by necessity always remain above the political fray, we were naturally delighted that as things turned out, the new incoming administration made improving transparency and accountability a primary goal. When an initiative finds itself working in support of government policy, it is always easier. So we were delighted to see the issue of political abuse of public projects taken up as were the appointment of some leading proponents of open government to key positions in the administration. We were very fortunate also for the chance to work closely with officials in several key departments and on various initiatives linked to the national budget. [...] Perhaps one key achievement we might be remembered for, alongside the website which will remain as hopefully a useful resource for those wanting to learn more about public sector finances -- is having set up four local citizen watchdog groups that demonstrate how easy and important it is for ordinary people to get involved and play their part. We hope more groups can follow their lead. People power needs to be much more than a slogan and become a way of life." (Introduction, page 16-19) more

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The Press and the Political Restructuring of Ethiopia

Nicole Stremlau

Journal of Eastern African Studies, volume 5, issue 4 (2011), pp. 716-732

"Divisive debates on what constitutes the Ethiopian nation, how the state should be structured and how power should be devolved, have dominated Ethiopia’s private press since the ruling party, the Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), came to power. The press has served as both ... more

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Media Nations: Communicating Belonging and Exclusion in the Modern World

Sabina Mihelj

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2011), ix, 220 pp.

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Political Polling in Asia-Pacific

Alastair Carthew, Simon Winkelmann (eds.)

Singapore: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2011), 117 pp.

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Human Rights and African Airwaves: Mediating Equality on the Chichewa Radio

Harri Englund

Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2011), x, 294 pp.

"Focuses on Nkhani Zam'maboma, a popular Chichewa news bulletin broadcast on Malawi’s public radio. The program often takes authorities to task and questions much of the human rights rhetoric that comes from international organizations. Highlighting obligation and mutual dependence, the program ex ... more

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Contesting Mainstream Media Power: Mediating the Zimbabwe Crisis Through Clandestine Radio

Dumisani Moyo

In: Radio in Africa: Publics, Cultures, Communities

Liz Gunner; Dina Ligaga; Dumisani Moyo (eds.)

Johannesburg: Wits University Press (2011), pp. 49-62

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Elections and the Media in Postconflict Africa: Votes and Voices for Peace?
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Marie-Soleil Frère

London; New York: Zed Books (2011), xiv, 289 pp.

"In democracies with adjectives, the freedom of press also comes with adjectives." If the political regime is situated between a pure democracy and despotism, the freedom of press is also stuck in an in-between-situation. This statement sums up the results of Marie Soleil Frères empirical analysis ... more

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The Political Consequences of the Rise of the Internet: Political Beliefs and Practices of Chinese Netizens

Ya-Wen Lei

Political Communication, volume 28, issue 3 (2011), pp. 291-322

"This article addresses a long-standing question: What are the political consequences of the rise of the Internet and the attendant emergence of netizens in China, particularly in terms of China's democratic prospects? Given the Chinese state's firm control in the realm of traditional media, the Int ... more

Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media Top Insights

People, Politics and Change: Building Communication Capacity for Governance Reform Key Guidance

Elections and the Media in Postconflict Africa: Votes and Voices for Peace? Top Insights

Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media
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People, Politics and Change: Building Communication Capacity for Governance Reform
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Elections and the Media in Postconflict Africa: Votes and Voices for Peace?
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