Handbook of Development Communication and Social Change

Karin Gwinn Wilkins 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 Home/Land/Security: What We Learn about Arab Communities from Action-Adventure Film (2008), Re-Developing Communication for Social Change (2000), and is a prolific contributor to journals including the Journal of Communication and Media, Culture & Society.Thomas Tufte 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 Living with the Rubbish Queen: Telenovelas, Culture and Modernity in Brazil (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.Rafael Obregon 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 & 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 The Handbook of Global Health Communication (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012) alongside Silvio Waisbord.

“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.”  (Technical Communication, 1 February 2015)

• Notes on Contributors viiiSeries Editor’s Preface xiiiAcknowledgmentsxiv Introduction 1Karin Gwinn Wilkins, Thomas Tufte, and Rafael ObregonPart I Communicating Development and Social Change 51 Development Communication and Social Change in Historical Context 7Pradip Ninan Thomas2 Globalization and Development 20Toby Miller3 Political Economy of Development 40James Pamment4 Advocacy Communication 57Karin Gwinn Wilkins5 Equality and Human Rights 72Cees J. Hamelink6 Public Health 92Colin Tinei Chasi7 Indigenous Communication: From Multiculturalism to Interculturality 108Alfonso Gumucio-Dagron8 Communication, Development, and the Natural Environment 125Elske van de Fliert9 Emerging Issues in Communicating Development and Social Change 138Karin Gwinn WilkinsPart II Developing Strategic Communication for Social Change 14510 The Strategic Politics of Participatory Communication 147Silvio Waisbord11 Rethinking Entertainment-Education for Development and Social Change 168Rafael Obregon and Thomas Tufte12 Storytelling for Social Change 189Kate Winskell and Daniel Enger13 Theater for Development 207David Kerr14 Media Development 226James Deane15 Economics and Communication for Development and Social Change 242Emile G. McAnany16 Peace Communication for Social Change: Dealing with Violent Conflict 259Ana Fernández Viso17 Social and Behavior Change Communication 278Neill McKee, Antje Becker-Benton, and Emily Bockh18 A Participatory Framework for Researching and Evaluating Communication for Development and Social Change 298Jo Tacchi and June Lennie19 Emerging Issues in Strategic Communication for Development and Social Change 321Rafael ObregonPart IIIActivist Approaches for Development and Social Change 32920 Social Movement Media in the Process of Constructive Social Change 331John D.H. Downing21 Transnational Civil Society and Social Movements 351Anastasia Kavada22 Communication for Transparency and Social Accountability 370Norbert Wildermuth23 Citizens’ Journalism: Shifting Public Spheres from Elites to Citizens 393Clemencia Rodríguez and Ana María Miralles24 Citizens’ Media: Citizens’ Watchdog Groups and Observatories 411Rosa María Alfaro Moreno25 Community Radio 426Tanja Bosch26 Youth-Generated Media 439Joe F. Khalil27 Video for Change 453Tina Askanius28 Emerging Issues in Activism and Social Change Communication 471Thomas TufteIndex 478