Handbook of Communication and Development

Edited by Srinivas Raj Melkote, Emeritus Professor, School of Media and Communication, Bowling Green State University and Arvind Singhal, Samuel Shirley and Edna Holt Marston Endowed Professor of Communication, Department of Communication, The University of Texas at El Paso, US and Professor 2, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway

'When two of the leading scholars in the field come together to edit a Handbook, the result, as expected, is this valuable resource. It is a comprehensive volume that brings together different theoretical, methodological, and conceptual traditions for advocacy, mobilization, engagement, and empowerment, through a holistic understanding of culture-specific communicative actions, tools, and approaches. This Handbook is a must have reference for all students, teachers, scholars, consultants, and practitioners in this discipline.'

• Contents:1 Communication in development and social change: a genealogy of the field 1Srinivas Raj Melkote and Arvind SinghalPART I BROAD CONCEPTUAL, THEORETICAL,METHODOLOGICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC ISSUES2 Communication for development through dialogue, deliberation andcivic media: how deliberative democracy and civic capital supportsocial justice 15Elesha L. Ruminski, Justin Reedy and Laura W. Black3 Media and public communication for social mobilization toward socialjustice: a review of the capabilities approach 40Tom Jacobson4 Emerging issues in post-development and development communicationfor social justice: critical analysis of power, local place and networks 59Aman Luthra and Clayton Rosati5 Communication and development: Participatory Action Research andpraxis for social justice 83Srinivas Raj Melkote and H. Leslie Steeves6 Culture-centered approach to communication for social change 100Mohan J. Dutta, Pooja Jayan and Christine Elers7 Participatory Communication for Social Change 120Lisa Servaes and Jan Servaes8 Participatory communication and action for a sustainable environment 142Elske van de Fliert9 Endogenous wisdom in action—the positive deviance approach: analternative conceptualization of communication and social change praxis 154Arvind Singhal, Monique Sternin, Shafique Muhammad and Lucía Durá10 Advocacy communication for social justice 172Karin G. Wilkins and Michael D. Kim11 Community radio for social change: restoring decentralized democraticdiscursive spaces 189Vinod Pavarala and Kanchan K. Malik12 Multidimensional model for change: a comprehensive C4D-basedframework for sustainable development 212Paolo Mefalopulos13 Putting people first: participatory development communication andsustainable development in agriculture and natural resource management 232Guy Bessette14 Health communication research and practice for progressive socialchange: a case study of COVID-19 244Pradeep Krishnatray, Srinivas Melkote and H. Leslie Steeves15 Building capacity in communication for development and health promotion 261Rafael Obregón and Charlotte LapsanskyPART II COMMUNITY AND MEDIA MOBILIZATION FORDEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE16 Participatory and intersectionality approaches for gender equity andmaternal health promotion in sub-Saharan Africa 284Emrakeb A. Woldearegay, Elinam Amevor and H. Leslie Steeves17 Transforming gender norms through communication: Minga Perú’scommunicative actions in the Amazon 301Ami Sengupta and Arvind Singhal18 The dialectical praxis of organizing for social change in digital hashtagmovements: #MeToo and the Kavanaugh hearings 321Wendy H. Papa, Michael J. Papa and Tisha Dejmanee19 Communication design and co-creation of information solutions forsustainable social change at the margins 339Uttaran Dutta20 Experiences in feminist movement building in South Africa 358Shereen Usdin, Ntombohlanga Mqushulu, Lebohang Letsela, Mari Lotvonenand Matokgo MakutoanePART III CONCLUSION21 Communication for development and social change: reflections fromtheory and practice 375Srinivas Raj Melkote and Arvind SinghalIndex