"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 3)
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"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
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cal communities as targets for research and debate, on the one hand, and the search for an understanding of the complex relationships between globalization and localization, on the other. Our present-day “globalized” world as a whole and its distinct regional and national entities are confronted with multifaceted crises, from the economic and fi nancial to those relating to social, cultural, ideological, moral, political, ethnic, ecological, and security issues. Previously held traditional modernization and dependency perspectives have become more diffi cult to support because of the growing interdependency of regions, nations, and communities in our globalized world." (Abstract)
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"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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"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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"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
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académica e investigativa en América Latina." (Resumen)
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"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
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uently concluded that development communication has a positive impact on social structure as they also did in 1987-1996. One difference is that negative impact on social structure is much less frequently mentioned as a conclusion in 1997-2006. Studies in 1997-2006 do not often conclude that there are positive impacts of development communication on individuals, while in 1958-1986, this was one of the most common conclusions, mentioned in one-quarter of all studies. Another important finding in the 1997-2006 period is the apparent dissatisfaction with the state of the art in theory and research in development communication. Aside from urging attention to development theory, the studies also urged more attention to development communication campaign planning by taking into account, local culture, gender issues, and multimedia delivery of information, and to improving research methods." (Conclusions in development communication research)
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"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
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s an analytical framework for positioning any discussion of rural radio as a development communication pathway. Building on rural radio case studies from the world over, the discussion propounds three trajectories encompassing linear-external, shared-bottom up and self-bottom up approaches, which formulate a matrix for understanding the use of rural radio in development." (Abstract)
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"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
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es de Comunicación Social del país. En primer lugar, plantea como marco teórico la evolución del concepto de desarrollo en relación con la comunicación desde los años 50. En segundo lugar, describe las principales características y tendencias de la reflexión de las universidades sobre la comunicación y el desarrollo en la complejidad del contexto nacional. Finalmente, propone rutas metodológicas, temáticas y teóricas que contribuyan a la consolidación del campo de la Comunicación y el Desarrollo, en permanente construcción."(Resumen)
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"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
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e that development was moving off the research agenda of most communication scholars. This seemed surprising in the era of globalization and it was decided to examine the literature for evidence. The study finds that published studies have moved away from mass communication and toward ICTs’ role in development, that they infrequently address development in the context of globalization and often continue to embrace a modernization paradigm despite its many criticisms. In addition, International Communication Gazette was found to be the only mainstream communication journal to include a significant number of articles on development communication." (Abstract)
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"This chapter reviews the historical and conceptual parameters of the international communication research area, followed by a focus on communication and development. Both parts of the chapter define the scope of the areas discussed, summarize the main theoretical approaches, and present major trend
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s in research. The chapter concludes with suggestions for future research." (Summary)
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"Through the use of meta-research techniques, this study examines how researchers in 224 studies examined the role of the media (television, radio, newspapers and magazines) in developing countries as agents of behavioral, attitude and knowledge changes of audience members from 1958, which marks the
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date of publication of Daniel Lerner's important work, The Passing of Traditional Society, to 1986. To make the meta-research more manageable, the focus was on English-language, U.S., Canadian or European based research, since it is the most widely available and comprehensive in volume. Because this study attempted to identify and collect all relevant studies, the meta-research approximates a population of studies, rather than a sample." (Page 129)
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