"Was im westlichen Kulturkreis beinahe befremdlich wirkt, ist in Indien ganz geläufig: Begeisterte Radiohörer schließen sich zusammen und gründen Hörerclubs. Auch Auslandssender wie die Deutsche Welle sind ein beliebter Anlass, sich zu organisieren - mit regelmäßigen Clubtreffen, sozialen Pro
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jekten, Vereinsposten und Briefen mit Hörberichten an den Sender. In ihrer explorativen Studie untersucht Elena Koch erstmals das Phänomen "Hörerclub" im Kontext der indischen Kultur, Geschichte, Gesellschaft und Kommunikation. Besonderes Augenmerk gilt dabei auch der Situation der Medien in Indien." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"This study considers the conflicts in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, primarily looking at restrictions, highlighting similarities and differences and drawing some general conclusions about the ways in which authorities and combatants restrict freedom of expression. It also sets out international stand
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ards pertaining to freedom of expression and information relevant to conflict situations." (Introduction)
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"Im Oktober 1935 marschierten italienische Truppen in Äthiopien ein, um das afrikanische Land brutal zu unterwerfen; Ende 1937 begingen Soldaten des mit Deutschland verbündeten Japan ein Massaker im chinesischen Nanking. Diese imperialen Exzesse waren für viele Afrikaner und Asiaten mehr als nur
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Vorboten eines grausamen, weltumspannenden Krieges. Nach dem deutschen Überfall auf Polen und dem Kriegsbeginn in Europa bezogen die Alliierten ihre Kolonien in den Zweiten Weltkrieg ein. Zu den Befreiern vom Faschismus zählten Kolonialsoldaten aus allen Teilen Afrikas, sowie Inder, Pazifikinsulaner, Araber, Mexikaner, Brasilianer, Aborigines und Maori. Nach dem Krieg geriet das Schicksal dieser Menschen in Vergessenheit. Dieses aufwendig recherchierte Buch, in dem zahlreiche Zeitzeugen und Veteranen aus allen Kontinenten zu Wort kommen, lenkt den Blick auf Aspekte und Auswirkungen des Zweiten Weltkriegs, die in der westlichen Geschichtsschreibung bislang meist nur eine untergeordnete Rolle spielen." (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung)
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"This book aims to record political activism on the Internet and "take stock of some of the successes and failures of cyberactivists as they try to beat the various censorship regimes in Asia." The sections of this 664-page book comprise of 'Political Frameworks & New Technology', 'Regulations and C
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ontrol', 'One Party States', 'Alternative Media', 'Civil Society', 'Diaspora Communities', and 'Political Parties'. The book's 18 chapters provide an overview of current trends in democracy related new media research to country-specific case studies. "The common thread running through the book is the organizing of civil society groups at the grassroots level, and how they are influencing certain segments of their respective countries, and even challenging state control and the monopoly of mainstream media." Asian Cyberactivism strives to examine political organising online in Asia even as the technology and the rules change. Activists provide their perspectives on how new media relates to democracy, and showcase examples that could be emulated to further the cause of democracy." (Communication Initiative)
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"This collection of essays covers the media and public debate dimension of the events of 9/11 and beyond, from the point of view of Middle Eastern and Asian countries. The first part of the book deals with the use of the media as an instrument of warfare, the growing significance of religion, the em
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ergence of transnational media and a transnational public sphere and the relationship between the West and the rest of the world. The second part of the book contains nine case studies relating to different parts of the Middle East and Asian world, all with a strong empirical focus, while at the same time elaborating the book's theoretical concerns." (Publisher description)
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"This is a historical and cultural survey of Indian cinema written by a social scientist and a film historian. The reader is provided with the social, political, religious and cultural context of India over nine decades [...] it is low on theory and high on description." (European Journal of Communi
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cation 14(2) June 1999 on the 1st ed.)
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This report records the experience of literacy workers in India and Zambia who, with support and technical assistance from COL, used modern ICTs to design, create, develop and deliver literacy programmes in the rural parts of these two Commonwealth countries over a three-year period.
"Conceptually, there are three stages in the promotion of a right to information regime: pre-legislation stage; during drafting stage; and post-legislation stage. Civil society in India has played a role in all the three stages. Accordingly, this paper examines how civil society has 1. brought about
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a conceptual shift in the debate on right to information; 2. used public hearing as a mode of mobilizing people to demand transparency and accountability; 3. used several methods of social audit to promote transparency and accountability; 4. exerted pressure, through networking, on government for a legislation on right to information; 5. supplied drafts of possible legislation and flagged gaps in the legislation once it was passed; 6. used state-level legislation, created awareness about it, prepared people to use it and officials to implement it. This paper concentrates on the role of civil society in promoting the concept of social audit through four methods: public hearings, report cards, budget information, and social audit under «panchayati raj». Social audit is a way of measuring, understanding, reporting and ultimately improving an organization’s social and ethical performance." (Executive summary, page 3)
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