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Book SynopsisThis incisive Handbook critically examines the role and place of media and communication in development and social change, reflecting a vision for change anchored in values of social justice. Expert contributors discuss and evaluate the roles and outcomes of media and communication for social mobilization, media mobilization, community mobilization, advocacy, participation, empowerment, capacity-building, resistance, networking, and action for progressive social change.
Chapters explore communicative actions involved in social, economic, political, and cultural integration and the transformation of individuals, communities, places, and societies in the processes of development and social change. Outlining the genealogy and history of the field, the Handbook investigates the possible new directions and objectives in the area. Key conclusions include an enhanced role for development communication in participatory development, active agency of stakeholders of development programs, and the operationalization of social justice in development.
Comprehensive yet accessible, this Handbook will be a key resource for students and scholars of media and communication, political science, development studies, social work, critical education, community organization, and anthropology. It will also be of value to professionals working in associations and organizations dealing with development and social change.
Trade Review'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.' -- Sundeep Muppidi, University of Hartford, US
Table of ContentsContents: 1 Communication in development and social change: a genealogy of the field 1 Srinivas Raj Melkote and Arvind Singhal PART I BROAD CONCEPTUAL, THEORETICAL, METHODOLOGICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC ISSUES 2 Communication for development through dialogue, deliberation and civic media: how deliberative democracy and civic capital support social justice 15 Elesha L. Ruminski, Justin Reedy and Laura W. Black 3 Media and public communication for social mobilization toward social justice: a review of the capabilities approach 40 Tom Jacobson 4 Emerging issues in post-development and development communication for social justice: critical analysis of power, local place and networks 59 Aman Luthra and Clayton Rosati 5 Communication and development: Participatory Action Research and praxis for social justice 83 Srinivas Raj Melkote and H. Leslie Steeves 6 Culture-centered approach to communication for social change 100 Mohan J. Dutta, Pooja Jayan and Christine Elers 7 Participatory Communication for Social Change 120 Lisa Servaes and Jan Servaes 8 Participatory communication and action for a sustainable environment 142 Elske van de Fliert 9 Endogenous wisdom in action—the positive deviance approach: an alternative conceptualization of communication and social change praxis 154 Arvind Singhal, Monique Sternin, Shafique Muhammad and Lucía Durá 10 Advocacy communication for social justice 172 Karin G. Wilkins and Michael D. Kim 11 Community radio for social change: restoring decentralized democratic discursive spaces 189 Vinod Pavarala and Kanchan K. Malik 12 Multidimensional model for change: a comprehensive C4D-based framework for sustainable development 212 Paolo Mefalopulos 13 Putting people first: participatory development communication and sustainable development in agriculture and natural resource management 232 Guy Bessette 14 Health communication research and practice for progressive social change: a case study of COVID-19 244 Pradeep Krishnatray, Srinivas Melkote and H. Leslie Steeves 15 Building capacity in communication for development and health promotion 261 Rafael Obregón and Charlotte Lapsansky PART II COMMUNITY AND MEDIA MOBILIZATION FOR DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE 16 Participatory and intersectionality approaches for gender equity and maternal health promotion in sub-Saharan Africa 284 Emrakeb A. Woldearegay, Elinam Amevor and H. Leslie Steeves 17 Transforming gender norms through communication: Minga Perú’s communicative actions in the Amazon 301 Ami Sengupta and Arvind Singhal 18 The dialectical praxis of organizing for social change in digital hashtag movements: #MeToo and the Kavanaugh hearings 321 Wendy H. Papa, Michael J. Papa and Tisha Dejmanee 19 Communication design and co-creation of information solutions for sustainable social change at the margins 339 Uttaran Dutta 20 Experiences in feminist movement building in South Africa 358 Shereen Usdin, Ntombohlanga Mqushulu, Lebohang Letsela, Mari Lotvonen and Matokgo Makutoane PART III CONCLUSION 21 Communication for development and social change: reflections from theory and practice 375 Srinivas Raj Melkote and Arvind Singhal Index
