Stephen Croucher is a Professor and Head of the School of Communication, Journalism, and Marketing at Massey University in New Zealand. He researches immigrant cultural adaptation, religion and communication, statistics, and conflict. He has also explored how religion influences communication behaviors. He has authored more than 90 journal articles and book chapters, and authored/co-edited eight books.

"A refreshing and important departure from current textbooks on intercultural communication, Global Perspectives on Intercultural Communication is truly global and authentically intercultural, with chapter authors and scholarship representing many world regions." –Robert Shuter, Arizona State University"Global Perspectives on Intercultural Communication blends essays on the experience and study of communication from authors in areas and religions around the world with detailed chapters on topics such as identity, language, adaptation, and health, touching throughout on new media. This unique combination makes this an ideal text for global students of intercultural communication." –John Baldwin, Illinois State University

• Section 1 – What is Intercultural CommunicationChapter 1 – Why Intercultural Communication? (Stephen Croucher, Massey University)Chapter 2 – Intercultural Communication in South America (Javier Protzel, Universidade del Pacifico)Chapter 3 – Intercultural Communication: A European Perspective (João Caetano, Universidade Aberta)Chapter 4 – Intercultural Communication in South Africa (Sabihah Moola and Babalwa Sibango - The University of South Africa- UNISAChapter 5 – Intercultural Communication: A West African Perspective (Elvis Ngwayuh, University of Jyväskylä)Chapter 6 – Intercultural Communication: An Israeli Perspective (Yuval Karniel & Amit Lavie Dinur – The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya)Chapter 7 – Intercultural Communication: An Iranian Perspective (Nourollah Zarrinabadi – University of Isfahan)Chapter 8 – Intercultural Communication: A Chinese Perspective (JIANG Fei - Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)Chapter 9 – Intercultural Communication: A Korean Perspective (Young-Ok Lee - Kyung Hee University)Chapter 10 – Intercultural Communication: A Japanese Perspective (Jiro Takai - Nagoya University)Chapter 11 – Intercultural Communication: An Australian Perspective (Terry Flew – Queensland University of Technology)Chapter 12 – Intercultural Communication: A Christian Perspective (Janie Harden Fritz – Duquesne University)Chapter 13 – Intercultural Communication: A Muslim Perspective (Hassan Abu Bakar and Munif Zarirruddin Fikri Nordin - Universiti Utara Malaysia)Chapter 14 – Intercultural Communication: A Buddhist Perspective (Tenzin Dorjee - California State University, Fullerton)Section 2 – CultureChapter 15 – Cultures and Values in Intercultural Communication (Stephen Croucher, Massey University)Section 3 – Theoretical DomainsChapter 16 – Identity and Intercultural Communication (Stephen Croucher, Massey University)Chapter 17 – Language and Intercultural Communication (Todd Sandel, University of Macau)Chapter 18 – Intercultural Communication and Relationships (Chia-Fang (Sandy) Hsu – University of Wyoming)Chapter 19 – Culture and Conflict (Dale Hample & Mengqi Zhan - University of Maryland)Chapter 20 – Intercultural Adaptation (Gina Barker, Liberty University)Section 4 – Intercultural ContextsChapter 21 – Intercultural Communication Competence (Carmencita Del Villar - University of the Philippines)Chapter 22 – Intercultural Communication and Organizations (Chin-Chung Chao –University of Nebraska-Omaha, & Dexin Tian – Yangzhou University)Chapter 23 – Intercultural Communication and Health (Diyako Rahmani & Cheng Zeng – University of JyväskyläSection 5 – ConclusionChapter 24 – The Bases for Intercultural Communication in a Digital Era (Shiv Ganesh, Mingsheng Li, & Franco Vaccarino, Massey University)