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Reflections on the International Association for Media and Communication Research: Many Voices, One Forum

Jörg Becker, Robin Mansell (eds.)

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), xxxvii, 558 pp.

"Established in 1957, the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) has facilitated international exchanges and research collaborations among academics, journalists, and other practitioners, addressing media and communication problems and influencing theory and practice ... more

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Paulo Freire, 100 anos

Matrizes, volume 15, issue 3 (2021), pp. 5-284

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Global Communication: A Multicultural Perspective

Yahya R. Kamalipour (ed.)

Lanham et al.: Rowman & Littlefield, 3rd ed. (2020), xxviii, 454 pp.

"Brings together diverse issues and expert perspectives of twenty-two notable and accomplished communication scholars, representing eight countries around the world. Together they discuss international communication, public relations and advertising, cultural implications of globalization, internati ... more

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Handbook of Communication for Development and Social Change
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Jan Servaes (ed.)

Singapore: Springer (2020), 2 vols.

"The book contains 85 chapters written by persons who have been on those frontlines of communication and development [...] A variety of case studies appear in the book. For example, Kriss Barker and Fatou Jah – in a chapter titled “Entertainment-Education in Radio: Three Case Studies from Africa ... ” – explore in detail projects in Nigeria, Burundi and Burkina Faso that used a communication intervention approach advanced by the Population Media Center. Other chapters in the Handbook take the reader to Spain, Kenya, South Africa, Kazakhstan, and beyond. Song Shi examines “ICTs and Modernization in China,” revealing that assumptions and theories of the modernization paradigm have significantly influenced the policies and projects on ICT4D in contemporary China. And, Song Shi writes, discussion on the potential of other approaches in ICT4D in China has also emerged among scholars. Hina Ayaz discusses the “Multiplicity Approach in Participatory Communication” in Pakistan – wherein the country adopted the Global Polio Eradication Initiative – only to run into negative perceptions and banning of polio vaccinations. However, a shift to a more successful approach, grounded in UNICEF’s social mobilization and communityinvolvement communication strategy, brought significant success. While many of the Handbook case studies incorporate participation as a significant development factor, they also address a wide range of social and political issues including, for example, civic engagement, sexual harassment, empowerment, and community voices. In addition to an abundance of case studies from around the world, the Handbook delves into various research methods that are being used to understand and design communication for development and social change interventions [...] Handbook editor Jan Servaes' own chapter (with Rico Lie), “Key Concepts, Disciplines, and Fields in Communication for Development and Social Change ” identifies five clusters of concepts and practices that are evident in the field today and which determine the activities and approaches in communication for sustainable development and social change interventions: The clusters are (1) a normative cluster of concepts; (2) a cluster of concepts that sets an important context for communication activities for development; (3) a cluster of strategic and methodological concepts; (4) a cluster of concepts that relate to methods, techniques, and tools; and (5) a cluster of concepts that addresses the practices of advocacy, (participatory) monitoring and evaluation, and impact assessment. The authors extend their discussion into three subdivisions: (1) health communication, (2) agricultural extension and rural communication, and (3) environmental communication (including climate change communication). This leads the reader into issues related to (1) right to communicate; (2) education and learning; (3) innovation, science, and technology; (4) natural resource management; (5) food security; (6) poverty reduction; (7) peace and conflict; (8) children and youth, women, and senior citizens; and (9) tourism. Some of the forerunners of development communication have not been forgotten. In “Daniel Lerner and the Origins of Development Communication”, Hemant Shah links Lerner’s 1958 book Passing of Traditional Society to today’s modernization and faith in technology to solve social problems. Also contributing to the foundation of this field is Paulo Freire who contributed much to idea that participation should be a vital part of the development dialogue. Ana Fernández-Aballí Altamirano’s chapter on "The Importance of Paulo Freire to Communication for Development and Social Change" highlights his main work Pedagogy of the Oppressed as a "before-and-after" in the fields of education, research, and communication, initially in Latin America and later in both North and South. Particularly in the case of development communication and communication for social change, the author stresses, Freire’s work had a definitive impact ..." (Review by Royal Donald Colle, Journal of Development Communication, vol. 30 (2), page 92-94) more

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Media Imperialism: Continuity and Change

Oliver Boyd-Barrett, Tanner Mirrlees (eds.)

Lanham et al.: Rowman & Littlefield (2020), v, 338 pp.

"Media Imperialism: Continuity and Change advances applied theoretical research on 21st century media imperialism. The volume includes established and emerging researchers in international communications who examine the geopolitical, economic, technological and cultural dimensions of 21st century me ... more

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The Sage Handbook of Media and Migration
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Kevin Smets, Koen Leurs, Myria Georgiou, Saskia Witteborn, Radhika Gajjala (eds.)

Los Angeles et al.: Sage (2020), lxii, 638 pp.

"The SAGE Handbook of Media and Migration offers a comprehensive overview of media and migration through new research, as well as a review of present scholarship in this expanding and promising field. It explores key interdisciplinary concepts and methodologies, and how these are challenged by new r ... more

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Global Communication

Cees J. Hamelink

Los Angeles et al.: Sage (2015), xiii, 279 pp.

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Communication and Peace: Mapping an Emerging Field
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Julia Hoffmann, Virgil Hawkins (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2015), xviii, 315 pp.

"This book analyses the use of communication in resolving conflicts, with a focus on de-escalation and processes of peacebuilding and peace formation. From the employment of hate radio in the Rwanda genocide, to the current conflict between Russia and the Ukraine following events in the Crimea, comm ... more

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Communication Rights and Social Justice: Historical Accounts of Transnational Mobilizations

Claudia Padovani, Andrew Calabrese (eds.)

Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2014), xix, 358 pp.

"Communication Rights and Social Justice offers historical perspectives on struggles to use the instruments of state and political participation - power, inter-governmental treaties and declarations, and various forms of political advocacy and protest politics - to articulate the concept of communic ... more

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Communication Theories in a Multicultural World

Clifford Christians, Kaarle Nordenstreng (eds.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2014), xiii, 325 pp.

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The Handbook of Global Media Research

Ingrid Volkmer (ed.)

Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley Blackwell (2012), 554 pp.

"Bringing together the perspectives of more than 40 internationally acclaimed authors, The Handbook of Global Media Research explores competing methodologies in the dynamic field of transnational media and communications, providing valuable insight into research practice in a globalized media landsc ... more

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Media Ethics and International Organizations

Cees J. Hamelink

In: The Handbook of Global Communication and Media Ethics

Robert S. Fortner; Mark Fackler (eds.)

Chichester: Wiley Blackwell (2011), pp. 434-451

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Media and Social Justice

Sue Curry Jansen, Jefferson Pooley, Lora Taub-Pervizpour (eds.)

New York et al.: Palgrave Macmillan (2011), viii, 275 pp.

"This book is an anthology of work by critical media scholars, media makers, and activists who are committed to advancing social justice. Topics addressed include but are not limited to international media activist projects such as the Right to Communication movement and its corollaries; the importa ... more

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The Power of Global Community Media
Inspiring Practice

Linda K. Fuller (ed.)

New York: Palgrave Macmillan, revised paperback ed. (2011), xix, 272 pp.

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Internationalizing Media Studies
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Daya Kishan Thussu (ed.)

London; New York: Routledge (2009), xiii, 320 pp.

"This collection of essays by internationally-acclaimed scholars from around the world aims to stimulate a debate about the imperatives for internationalizing media studies by broadening its remit, including innovative research methodologies, taking account of regional and national specificities and ... more

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Medien im Nord-Süd-Konflikt

Bettina Köhler (Red.)

Mandelbaum (2008), 156 pp.

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The International Handbook of Children, Media and Culture

Kirsten Drotner, Sonia Livingstone (eds.)

London et al.: Sage (2008), xxi, 537 pp.

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The Media Globe: Trends in International Mass Media

Lee Artz, Yahya R. Kamalipour (eds.)

Cees J. Hamelink (foreword)

Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield (2007), 175 pp.

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Global Communication

Yahya R. Kamalipour (ed.)

Belmont: Thomson Wadsworth, 2nd ed. (2007), 356 pp.

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Community Media: International Perspectives
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Linda K. Fuller (ed.)

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2007), xiii, 258 pp.

"This collection of writing on community media describes attempts at local media development and case studies of functioning projects. It presents a range of perspectives on grassroots media originating from community groups; research representing participant observation; hands-on community involvem ... more

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