Interrogating the theory and practice of communication for social change
Subtitle: the basis for a renewal
By: Pradip Ninan Thomas and Elske van de Fliert The University of Queensland, Australia
Contributors: Van de Fliert, Elske, 1960-
Series: Palgrave studies in communication for social change
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9781137426307
Subjects: Mass media; Social aspects; Communication in social action; Social change; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies
Description: "A new addition to the Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change series, this book sets the stage for subsequent books by identifying and analysing the current gaps in the field. It critically reviews the theory and practice of Communication for Social Change (CSC) with a specific accent on the role played by structures in the creation of the discourses of CSC. Thomas and van de Fliert address issues relating to the political economy of international communication and development as the context of institutions and power structures in which CSC operates, and explore the attempts made over time, many in vain, to mainstream CSC policy and strategy. They conclude by arguing how a renewed focus on communication rights can further the belief that CSC practice should serve people's right to have their voices heard and their own goals articulated and pursued"--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: List of FiguresList of TablesPreface1.Revisiting CSC Theory2.Revisiting CSC Practice3.Participation in Theory and Practice4.Communication, Power and Social Change5.Agencies, Structures and Social Change6.The IT Fix7.The Making and Unmaking of CSC Policy8.Complexity, Transdisciplinarity and CSC Strategy9.Communication Rights and Social Change.