{"product_id":"the-handbook-of-development-communication-and-social-change-isbn-9781118505311","title":"The Handbook of Development Communication and Social Change","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis valuable resource offers a wealth of practical and conceptual guidance to all those engaged in struggles for social justice around the world. It explains in accessible language and painstaking detail how to deploy and to understand the tools of media and communication in advancing the goals of social, cultural, and political change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA stand-out reference on a vital topic of primary international concern, with a rising profile in communications and media research programs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMultinational editorial team and global contributors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers the history of the field as well as integrating and reconceptualising its diverse perspectives and approaches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a fully formed framework of understanding and identifies likely future developments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a wealth of insights into the critical role of digital media in development communication and social change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeries Editor’s Preface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgmentsxiv Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKarin Gwinn Wilkins, Thomas Tufte, and Rafael Obregon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Communicating Development and Social Change 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Development Communication and Social Change in Historical Context 7\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePradip Ninan Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Globalization and Development 20\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eToby Miller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Political Economy of Development 40\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Pamment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Advocacy Communication 57\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKarin Gwinn Wilkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Equality and Human Rights 72\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCees J. Hamelink\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Public Health 92\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eColin Tinei Chasi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Indigenous Communication: From Multiculturalism to Interculturality 108\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlfonso Gumucio-Dagron\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Communication, Development, and the Natural Environment 125\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElske van de Fliert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Emerging Issues in Communicating Development and Social Change 138\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKarin Gwinn Wilkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Developing Strategic Communication for Social Change 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Strategic Politics of Participatory Communication 147\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSilvio Waisbord\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Rethinking Entertainment-Education for Development and Social Change 168\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRafael Obregon and Thomas Tufte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Storytelling for Social Change 189\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKate Winskell and Daniel Enger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Theater for Development 207\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Kerr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Media Development 226\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Deane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Economics and Communication for Development and Social Change 242\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEmile G. McAnany\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Peace Communication for Social Change: Dealing with Violent Conflict 259\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAna Fernández Viso\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Social and Behavior Change Communication 278\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNeill McKee, Antje Becker-Benton, and Emily Bockh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 A Participatory Framework for Researching and Evaluating Communication for Development and Social Change 298\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJo Tacchi and June Lennie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Emerging Issues in Strategic Communication for Development and Social Change 321\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRafael Obregon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivist Approaches for Development and Social Change 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Social Movement Media in the Process of Constructive Social Change 331\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn D.H. Downing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Transnational Civil Society and Social Movements 351\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnastasia Kavada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Communication for Transparency and Social Accountability 370\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNorbert Wildermuth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Citizens’ Journalism: Shifting Public Spheres from Elites to Citizens 393\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eClemencia Rodríguez and Ana María Miralles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Citizens’ Media: Citizens’ Watchdog Groups and Observatories 411\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRosa María Alfaro Moreno\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Community Radio 426\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTanja Bosch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Youth-Generated Media 439\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoe F. Khalil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Video for Change 453\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTina Askanius\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Emerging Issues in Activism and Social Change Communication 471\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas Tufte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 478\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“As a whole, this collection provides an international perspective on development communication and social change, making it a strong addition to courses on activist rhetoric, development communication, and international communication.”  (\u003ci\u003eTechnical Communication\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 February 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKarin Gwinn Wilkins\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Department of Radio, TV, and Film at the University of Texas at Austin, USA, where she is also Associate Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, and chair of the Global Studies Bridging Disciplines Program. Prof Wilkins has won numerous awards for her teaching and research, which focuses on development communication, global communication, and political engagement. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eHome\/Land\/Security: What We Learn about Arab Communities from Action-Adventure Film\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), \u003ci\u003eRe-Developing Communication for Social Change\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), and is a prolific contributor to journals including the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Communication and Media, Culture \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Tufte\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Communication at Roskilde University, Denmark. An experienced director of international research projects, he is the author or editor of a dozen books including \u003ci\u003eLiving with the Rubbish Queen: Telenovelas, Culture and Modernity in Brazil\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), as well as more than fifty research papers published in books and journals. Prof Tufte is a former UNESCO Chair of Communication at Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona and was a long-standing council member of the International Association for Media and Communication Research. He is widely consulted by high-profile international development agencies including UNESCO and the World Bank.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRafael Obregon\u003c\/b\u003e is Chief of Communication for Development at the United Nations Children’s Fund, New York, and a former Associate Professor in the School of Media Arts \u0026amp; Studies at Ohio University, USA. With more than two decades of academic experience in development and health communication, he has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles on related topics, and co-edited \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Global Health Communication\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012) alongside Silvio Waisbord.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis valuable resource offers a wealth of practical and conceptual guidance to advocates, scholars, and communities engaged in on-going struggles for social justice around the world. It explains in accessible language and painstaking detail how to deploy and to understand the tools of media and communication in advancing the goals of social, cultural, and political change. In a world of growing grassroots activism powered by today’s accessible communications technology, this handbook synthesizes the diversity of strategies and academic perspectives that are often regarded as niche interests, covering everything from public health issues to social entrepreneurship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe comprehensive approach adopted in this volume brings together a range of themes in order to transcend misleading binaries separated by artificial political boundaries between developed and developing, modern and traditional social categorizations, and mediated and interpersonal communication. Integrating material from across the field, the handbook covers participatory, health and community communication strategies, as well as broader topics such as communication policy and technology, gender and communication, political communication, and political economy.\u003c\/p\u003e  “This handbook is a unique tool to profoundly understand the strategic use of communication for social justice. It closes critical gaps and articulates previous traditions. The editors have brought together a truly impressive collection of original texts and have opened new directions for the field.” – \u003ci\u003eHelena Sousa, University of Minho\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “A weakness of literature on development communication is its division into streams with separate, partly artificial niches. This book brings the approaches together. It not only gives an overview of the field but it creates an integrated conceptual framework toward understanding communication, media, development, participation and social change.” – \u003ci\u003eUllamaija Kivikuru, Helsinki University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Professor Wilkins, Tufte and Obregon’s edited handbook provides a comprehensive and critical assessment of the many roles that communication – both theory and practice- has played in development and social change over the past 60 years. It will be an invaluable resource for development communication specialists and scholars, and for anyone committed to advancing the rights and opportunities of historically neglected or oppressed communities.” – \u003ci\u003eJohn Mayo, Florida State University\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990247686373,"sku":"NP9781118505311","price":226.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118505311.jpg?v=1761787054","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-handbook-of-development-communication-and-social-change-isbn-9781118505311","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}