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Dokumentarfilme der türkisch-deutschen Arbeitsmigration: Ein Bericht und eine Filmographie

Yvonne Nadler
Hamburg: Universität Hamburg, Institut für Germanistik (2010), 42 pp.
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International Journalism and Democracy: Civic Engagement Models from Around the World

Angela Romano (ed.)
New York: Routledge (2010), ix, 251 pp.
"This book examines different models from around the world of how journalism can support deliberation - the processes in which societies recognize and discuss the issues that affect them, appraise the potential responses, and make decisions about whether and how to take action. Authors from across t ... more
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McDonaldisation, Masala McGospel and Om Economics: Televangelism in Contemporary India

Jonathan D. James
New Delhi: Sage (2010), xxvii, 232 pp.
"This book looks at religion in a transnational and global context and presents a systematic account of the methods undertaken by modern day missionaries to convert people. The author seeks to understand the outworking of the American phenomenon of televangelism in India, in a new historical, cultur ... more
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Media in Balochistan: Blighted, But a Brave New World Beckons

Aurangzaib Khan
Islamabad: Intermedia (2010), 94 pp.
"Media in Balochistan - the largest of Pakistan's four province in land mass - in general and provincial capital Quetta in particular has visibly expanded since 2000 in a trend that largely reflects the shifting media landscape in the rest of Pakistan. With the doors thrown open to private ownership ... more
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Communication for Empowerment: Global Report

Elizabeth McCall, Birgitte Jallov
Oslo; South Orange, New Jers.: UNDP Oslo Governance Centre; Communication for Social Change Consortium (2010), 52 pp.
"The 52-page report summarised here is the result of the three-year partnership between UNDP Oslo Governance Centre and the Communication for Social Change Consortium in piloting the C4E approach in five least-developed countries: Mozambique, Madagascar, Ghana, Lao PDR, and Nepal. The report present ... more
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New Media in Pakistan

Yasir Husain
Karachi: Mauj Media Collective; culture360.org (2010), 43 pp.
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Do Informed Voters Make Better Choices? Experimental Evidence from Urban India

Abhijit V. Banerjee, Selvan Kumar, Rohini Pande, Felix Su
[authors] (2010), 20 pp.
"Disclosure laws for politicians exist in over a hundred countries. But can disclosures about politician performance and qualifications influence electoral accountability in settings characterized by weak institutions and less educated populations? In the run-up to elections in Delhi we implemented ... more
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The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Information Technology and Political Islam

Philip N. Howard
Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press (2010), xii, 285 pp.
"Around the developing world, political leaders face a dilemma: the very information and communication technologies that boost economic fortunes also undermine power structures. Globally, one in ten internet users is a Muslim living in a populous Muslim community. In these countries, young people ar ... more
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Authoritarian Regimes, Muslims' Religious Rights in Central Asia, and Lack of Foreign Press Coverage of Rights Violations

Eric Freedman
Central Asia and the Caucasus, volume 11, issue 1 (2010), pp. 146-158
"Today, extended geographical links are the most important yet far from the only factor that makes Central Eurasia highly significant for China's conceptualization of its security. The Soviet Union's disintegration, which created newly independent states, also generated favorable conditions for Chin ... more
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Handbook of Research on Overcoming Digital Divides: Constructing an Equitable and Competitive Information Society

Enrico Ferro (ed.)
Hershey, PA: IGI Global (2010), xxxvi, 737 pp.
"The Handbook presents a comprehensive, integrative, and global view of what has been called the digital divide. Collecting an international collaboration of experts, this Handbook of Research offers policy makers, academicians, managers, and researchers a complete reference source to the interactio ... more
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Beaten, Blacklisted, and Behind Bars: The Vanishing Space for Freedom of Expression in Azerbaijan

New York: Human Rights Watch (2010), 90 pp.
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Notes on the Public Sphere on a National and Post-National Axis: Journalism and Freedom of Expression in Turkey

Miyase Christensen
Global Media and Communication, volume 6, issue 2 (2010), pp. 177-197
"Since Turkey became a candidate for the European Union in 1999, democratic rights and freedom of expression have been key issues in discourses surrounding EU—Turkey relations. Discussions on these questions often centre on state censorship and legislative constraints. The role of the media themse ... more
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The Internet in South Caucasus

Caucasus Analytical Digest, issue 15 (2010), pp. 2-13
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The War in Afghanistan and Peace Journalism in Practice

Rune Ottosen
Media, War & Conflict, volume 3, issue 3 (2010), pp. 261-278
"This article argues that Johan Galtung’s theory on peace journalism can serve as a fruitful supplement to theory-building in the field of war and peace journalism, and critically reviews the scholarly debate on peace journalism. By using examples from Norwegian media coverage of the war in Afghan ... more
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Socio-Economic Impact of Mobile Phones on Indian Agriculture

Surabhi Mittal, Sanjay Gandhi, Gaurav Tripathi
New Delhi: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) (2010), 46 pp.
"The study found evidence that mobiles are being used in ways which contribute to productivity enhancement. However, to leverage the full potential of information dissemination enabled by mobile telephony will require significant improvements in supporting infrastructure and capacity building amongs ... more
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Guidelines for the Production of Radio Programmes on Disaster Risk Management

Ram Chandra Neupane
Kathmandu: Association of Community Radio Broadcasters Nepal (ACORAB) (2010), 19 pp.
"There are various risks at the local level. On one hand, Nepal lies on a seismically active zone and has a fragile geological structure and, on the other hand, proper policies, government access to rural and remote places, and public awareness and knowledge are lacking. There is an urgent need for ... more
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Pakistan

Bernhard Chiari, Conrad Schetter (eds.)
Paderborn et al.: Schöningh (2010), 276 pp.
"Al Qaida, Taliban, Kaschmir, Atombombe: Mit diesen Begriffen wird Pakistan meist in der medialen Berichterstattung bedacht, was der komplexen Situation im Land keinesfalls gerecht wird. In Pakistan überlagern sich ethnische, religiöse und soziale Konflikte, die auch das schwierige Verhältnis zu ... more
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Nicht frei, aber lebendig? Massenmedien und Journalismus in Kasachstan

Birgit Brauer
Zentralasien-Analysen, issue 30 (2010), pp. 2-9
"Als in diesem Jahr der OSZE vorstehendes Land sollten für Kasachstan ganz besondere Anforderungen auch in Hinblick auf seine Pressefreiheit gelten. Die internationalen Rankings kommen allerdings zu einem äußert kritischen Urteil. Die Realität scheint komplizierter. Aus ihrer langjährigen Erfah ... more
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Media and governance in Pakistan: A controversial yet essential relationship

Marco Mezzera, Safdar Sial
Brussels: Initiative for Peacebuilding (IfP); Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations (2010), 47 pp.
"Probably one of the most relevant pieces of military legislation affecting the media has been the establishment and formalisation of a media regulatory authority. The Regulatory Authority for Media Broadcast Organisations (RAMBO), the predecessor of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authorit ... more
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Media Development Assessment 2010

Thimphu (BT): Ministry of Information and Communications, Department of Information and Media; UNESCO; UNDP; International Media Support (IMS) (2010), xxi, 96 pp.
"The Media Development Assessment 2010 is an evaluation of the rapidly changing media climate in Bhutan. The study, based on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) media development indicators (MDIs), is the first of its kind to be conducted in the country. Thi ... more