"This review identifies that while different initiatives can be pursued in different conflict situations, their direction and content needs to be driven by a close understanding of context, which in turn is driven by a range of influencing factors (contextual and programmatic), which in turn reflect
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and build upon existing C4D practice principles. While identifying influencing factors that affect C4D implementation is critical to effective practice, this systematic review also highlights a need for early, more thorough and longer-term C4D interventions within fragile states (especially those that can be characterised by latent conflict and chronic instability). Early communication intervention can help reduce tension and promote reconciliation, but also enable development and humanitarian agencies to be better placed to address situations that may escalate into open conflict." (Conclusions, page 6)
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"This guide aims to bring together the most relevant literature on media development cooperation, both of practical and academic nature, and regardless of ideological background. It focuses on the role of external actors in media development. Included are publications which explicitly address the ro
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le of foreign or international assistance; coherently handle a clearly defined issue; are based on major programmes or various projects; are or were publicly available and were published after 1990. 485 reports, toolkits, strategy papers and academic writings met such criteria and have been included in this literature guide. They have been selected from the databases of the Catholic Media Council (CAMECO), the Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) and the Communication Initiative. The publications are categorised in three levels: 60 core titles – in large print and single column – can be considered fundamental reading and may serve as an introduction to a given area of media development cooperation. The commentaries briefly indicate their central theses, results or proposals. 100 complementary titles – in smaller print and two columns – expand on the given theme. They are also accompanied by commentaries. 325 additional titles – in small print – cover a specific aspect or case study, and may be of interest for specialised research on a given topic or country. Short explanations may be provided if the title is in a language other than English or is not self-explanatory." (Page 1)
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"This research report considers the application of ToC to governance programmes in post-conflict and fragile states. It should be noted that, because of what information is available, the examples reviewed in this report are from post-conflict and least developed (though not necessarily fragile) sta
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tes. They are mainly (but not all explicitly) governance-focused, and while some have elements of accountability, public sector management and public service delivery, none are about public financial management. The case studies discussed show that articulating and reviewing Theories of Change in peacebuilding programmes adds rigour and transparency, clarifies project logic, highlights assumptions that need to be tested and helps identify appropriate participants and partners. Yet, for ToC application to be effective, particularly in governance settings, a number of factors need to be taken into consideration, including: conflict analysis is critical for determining the relevance of activities in post-conflict contexts but is rarely done; gathering evidence to validate a Theory of Change is challenging, particularly in conditions of conflict and fragility; theories of Change can encourage an overly linear approach, when the reality of change in conflict contexts is complex and more organic; people involved, both staff and programme participants, may require a lot of support to understand the dynamics and effective use of ToC." (Overview, page 1-2)
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"Die nachstehende Bibliographie versammelt Sekundarliteratur zur 'Telenovela' als einem seriellen melodramatischen Fernsehformat, sowohl dem Begriff als auch dem blosen Wort nach. Das bedeutet: es findet sich auch Literatur verzeichnet, deren Gegenstande von unterschiedlichen Experten nicht oder nur
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widerwillig dem Genre (bzw. Subgenre) 'Telenovela' (von spanisch bzw. portugiesisch telenovela 'Fernsehroman') in einem streng definierten Sinne (sofern das uberhaupt - noch - moglich ist) zugeordnet werden wurden. So sprechen etwa speziell brasilianische Autoren durchaus oft auch dann von telenovelas oder einfach novelas, wenn sie auf nordamerikanische soap operas referieren, und sind dann wiederum gern bereit, ihre genuinen Gegenstande ins Englisch-Amerikanische mit soap opera zu ubersetzen, etwa in den Abstracts zu ihren Arbeiten. Abgrenzungsschwierigkeiten ergeben sich auch bei denjenigen seriellen Formaten, die mit dem frankokanadischen teleroman (in Frankreich: feuilleton televise) in Quebec und - mit der notigen Vorsicht - dem italienischen teleromanzo (zuweilen auch: romanzo sceneggiato) mit ihren jeweiligen landes-, kultur- und sprachspezifischen Eigenenheiten vorliegen. In Deutschland lässt sich beobachten, dass - zumindest auserhalb der akademischen Fachwelt - der Ausdruck Telenovela dem der Soap Opera (resp. dt. Seifenoper) oft vorgezogen und diesem dann weitgehend, wenn auch ungerechtfertigterweise, gleichgesetzt wird." (Introduction)
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"This reckoning of the academic work that has been published on Nigerian and Ghanaian video films does not include theses and dissertations, of which many have been written. I have included as many books on the subject as possible whatever their character, but in order to make the project manageable
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, when dealing with articles I have had to try to maintain various distinctions: between academic and other kinds of writing, between academic publication and web postings of lectures and conference proceedings, and between articles that have the films as a primary focus and those that merely mention them. I thank the friends and colleagues who have corrected some of my omissions, especially Carmen McCain, Sam Kafewo, Osakue Omoera and Matthias Krings, and beg forgiveness for the rest." (Abstract)
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"This article attempts to extrapolate from the Jewish Tradition a Jewish view on the Internet. To be contrasted are the Orthodox stream, itself broken into the ultra-Orthodox Haredi and Modern Orthodox (dati leumi), and the non-Orthodox streams, the Reform and Conservative [...] This essay will exam
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ine, first, areas of religious legal conflict between Jewish religious practice and the Internet. Secondly, it investigates the question of whether communal prayer may, according to Halakha (Jewish religious law), be conducted on the Internet. Thirdly, the article will discuss the phenomenon of on-line rabbinic counseling." (Pages 4-5)
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"Nach Angaben der Nielsen Company wurde Facebook 2010 von etwa 400 Millionen Menschen weltweit genutzt, für das laufende Jahr soll deren Zahl auf etwa 630 Millionen steigen. Laut der JIM-Studie 2010 sind Social Communitys die bevorzugten Seiten, wenn Zwölf- bis 19-Jährige das Internet nutzen. 70
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Prozent dieser Altersgruppe besuchen regelmäßig Facebook, schuelerVZ und wer-kennt-wen. Aktuelle Studien des Pew Research Centers bestätigen diese Befunde: Die meisten Internetnutzer sind gleichzeitig Besucher von Social Network Sites, wobei der Zugang immer häufiger drahtlos und mobil erfolgt. Zwar sind die Jüngeren erwartungsgemäß deutlich häufiger in Social Communitys anzutreffen, die Zuwachsraten bei den Nutzern ab 50 Jahren stiegen jedoch in den letzten Jahren rasant an. Mehr als vier Fünftel der Konsumenten von SNS können zu den Vielnutzern gezählt werden, mehr als die Hälfte davon (52 %) ist darüber hinaus nicht nur bei einer, sondern bei mehreren Plattformen angemeldet. Ein entscheidender Treiber für die Nutzung von Social Communitys ist offensichtlich ihr sozialer Charakter. Mehrere Studien, die sich mit der Frage nach den Nutzungsmotiven und den erhaltenen Gratifikationen beschäftigt haben, bestätigen diesen Eindruck. So wurden in einer norwegischen und einer amerikanischen Befragung die soziale Interaktion mit und das Kennenlernen von anderen Personen sowie die Pflege des Kontakts mit Freunden, Bekannten und Familie als wichtigste Gründe zur Nutzung von SNS genannt. Quan-Haase und Young (2010) fanden heraus, dass der quasi-öffentliche Charakter von Social Communitys diese eher für eine gruppenbezogene soziale Funktion prädestinieren. Gleichzeitig können Gratifikationserwartungen, wie sie für die Nutzung traditioneller Medien relevant sind (z. B. Information und Unterhaltung), mit den sozialen Funktionen von Social Communitys „unter einen Hut“ gebracht werden." (Seite 115)
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"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
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earching, M&E of C4D." (commbox)
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"We have surveyed the history of the study of new media and religion, identified heuristic perspectives helpful in organizing current scholarship, and appraised methodologies employed in the study. The study of new media and religion has evolved from extreme utopian/dystopian discourses to a better
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understanding of the observable effects of new media, to incorporating into its scholarship diverse disciplines—hence the “protestantization” of the field. Perspectives on religion and the Internet vary within religious traditions, as the diversity of thought within Christian uses demonstrates. Current heuristic perspectives in the study include the Internet as an information dissemination medium, the relationship between online and offline religion, the potential influence of online religion on offline religion, the distinction between online-religion and religion-online, and observations of the Internet medium itself. Researchers emply both qualitative and quantitative methodologies in the study of new media and religion, with each methods having its advantages." (Conclusion, page 16)
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"This article outlines the potential mechanisms through which ICT could facilitate agricultural adoption and the provision of extension services in developing countries. It then reviews existing programs using ICT for agriculture, categorized by the mechanism (voice, text, internet and mobile money
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transfers) and the type of services provided. Finally, we identify potential constraints to such programs in terms of design and implementation, and conclude with some recommendations for implementing field-based research on the impact of these programs on farmers’ knowledge, technological adoption and welfare." (Abstract)
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"Aus einer Forschungsperspektive wird die Rolle der Medien bei der Kriegs- und Krisenberichterstattung für Kinder beleuchtet. Es werden sowohl Aspekte der Rezeption und Produktion von Medientexten durch Kinder als auch die Sicht und Vorgehensweisen von ProduzentInnen von Kindernachrichten zusammeng
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etragen." (Zusammenfassung)
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