SDG18 Communication for All, Vol 1: The Missing Link Between SDGs and Global Agendas
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), xxxvi, 299 pp.
Series: Sustainable Development Goals Series
ISBN 978-3-031-19142-8 (ebook); 978-3-031-19144-2 (pbk)
"In 2015, the UN Member States adopted the 17 SDGs as a framework that would help address the challenges being faced by humanity. From eradicating poverty, ending hunger, providing universal access to healthcare and education, and addressing climate change; to the partnering of individuals, communities, and nation-states to achieve global goals. Yet, the framers of the 2030 agenda forgot to dedicate one goal focused on the role of communication in achieving the SDGs. It is nearly impossible to achieve the SDGs without the articulation and embrace of the role of communication in development. Today, development has become a communication issue, and communication is a development issue. How could such a vital pillar of life be missing in the UN's Sustainable Development Goals? Volume 1 provides an overview of what the contributors have termed as the 'missing link' between existing SDGs: Communication for All." (Publisher description)
1 Introduction: The Need for an 18th Sustainable Development Goal—Communication for All / Jan Servaes and Muhammad Jameel Yusha’u, 1
2 Communication and Information Poverty in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A Case for SDG 18—Communication for All / Lorenzo Vargas and Philip Lee, 25
3 Signifcance of Communication Studies to SDGs: (Re)setting Global Agendas / Chi Kit Chan and Paul S. N. Lee, 61
4 Sustainable Development Goals and Communication as a Commons in the Context of Extractive Capitalism: Tensions and Possibilities / Víctor Manuel Marí Sáez, 85
5 Six Information and Communication Dynamics That Call for the Adoption of an 18th Sustainable Development Goal / Andrea Ricci, 107
6 The Role of Strategic Communication in Gender Equality Activism and Collective Action: Illustrating the Need for SDG18 / Naíde Müller, 149
7 Media Literacy and Confict: Understanding Mediated Communication for the Achievement of Peace and Development / Valentina Baú, 177
8 Creating Safe Communication Spaces Amidst the Disinformation Quandary / Yvonne T. Chua and Rachel E. Khan, 199
9 Communicating the SDGs: Formulating Performance Metrics for Higher Education Institutions / Jude William Genilo and Kamolrat Intaratat, 235
10 SDG-18 Communication for All: The Tool We Need for Real Development and Social Change / Sol Sanguinetti-Cordero, 265
11 Conclusion: SDG18—The Soul of An Ambitious Agenda—Communication and the Match Towards Sustainability in the COVID-19 Century / Muhammad Jameel Yusha’u and Jan Servaes, 283
2 Communication and Information Poverty in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A Case for SDG 18—Communication for All / Lorenzo Vargas and Philip Lee, 25
3 Signifcance of Communication Studies to SDGs: (Re)setting Global Agendas / Chi Kit Chan and Paul S. N. Lee, 61
4 Sustainable Development Goals and Communication as a Commons in the Context of Extractive Capitalism: Tensions and Possibilities / Víctor Manuel Marí Sáez, 85
5 Six Information and Communication Dynamics That Call for the Adoption of an 18th Sustainable Development Goal / Andrea Ricci, 107
6 The Role of Strategic Communication in Gender Equality Activism and Collective Action: Illustrating the Need for SDG18 / Naíde Müller, 149
7 Media Literacy and Confict: Understanding Mediated Communication for the Achievement of Peace and Development / Valentina Baú, 177
8 Creating Safe Communication Spaces Amidst the Disinformation Quandary / Yvonne T. Chua and Rachel E. Khan, 199
9 Communicating the SDGs: Formulating Performance Metrics for Higher Education Institutions / Jude William Genilo and Kamolrat Intaratat, 235
10 SDG-18 Communication for All: The Tool We Need for Real Development and Social Change / Sol Sanguinetti-Cordero, 265
11 Conclusion: SDG18—The Soul of An Ambitious Agenda—Communication and the Match Towards Sustainability in the COVID-19 Century / Muhammad Jameel Yusha’u and Jan Servaes, 283
