{"product_id":"strategic-communication-management-for-development-and-social-change-perspectives-from-the-african-region-9783031414008","title":"Strategic Communication Management for Development and Social Change: Perspectives from the African Region","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is the first of its kind within the African region to combine scholarly perspectives from the fields of Strategic Communication Management and Communication for Development and Social Change. It draws insights from scholars across the African continent by unravelling the complementary nature of scholarship between the two fields, through the lens of prevailing governance and sustainability challenges facing African countries, today. This edited volume covers issues that have adversely affected the achievement of goals related to humanitarian upliftment, development and social change for all African nations. Consequently, citizen participation, which lies at the heart of these challenges when considering the question of sustainable governance and policy development for social change in an African context is addressed. To this end, a reflection is also made on various case studies that exist where local citizens do not inform sustainable development programmes, while the promotion of bottom-up development and social change is largely replaced by top-down instrumental action approaches and hemispheric communication instead of strategic communication.  \u003cp\u003eThemes explored include:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e● Communication for social change, bottom-up development and social movements in the local government sphere\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e● Strategic communication in governance, planning and policy reforms\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e● The role of multi-stakeholder partnerships in achieving development of objectives geared towards good governance in Africa\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e● Public participation, protests, and resistance from 'below'\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e● Public sector health communications and development\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e● Media relations, accountability and contested development narratives with the Fourth Estate\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e● Social media and eParticipation in government development programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Introduction\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePart I Theoretical and Empirical Approaches to Communication for Development and Sustainable Social Change in Africa\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2 Anchoring Participatory Communication in South Africa’s Municipal Citizen Participation During Integrated Development Planning (IDP) Processes\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3 Participatory Communication for Sustainable Development: A Study of the \u003ci\u003eAccess Project in Ghana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4 A Theoretical Framework Towards Mutual Sustainability Communication\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePart II Strategic Communication in Governance, Planning and Policy Reforms\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5 Exploration of the Accentuated Value of Strategic Communication Management for Inclusive Citizenry Engagement Through Governance and Sustainability\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6 Network Governance as a Catalyst for Sustainable Development on the African Continent\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7 Communication Strategies for Community Development: A Study of World Bank SEEFOR-CDDS Projects in Ukwa East Communities, Abia State, Nigeria\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePart III Communication for Social Change, Bottom-Up Development and Social Movements in Africa\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8 The Role of the Sudanese Professionals Association in the Revolution of 2019 Towards Development and Social Change\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e9 Invited and Invented Spaces of Public Participation in South African Local Government: The Study of Community Engagement Practices and Service Delivery Protests\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e10 Movement Communication Practices of Students and the Poor: The Political Economy of Communication in South Africa\u003c\/p\u003e  Part IV Cases Studies in Applied Strategic Communication, Development, Social Change and Electoral Reform  \u003cp\u003e11 Public Health Communication and Growth\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e12 Using Digital Technologies in Community Radio to Promote Social Change in Kenya\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e13 Dwindling Voters’ Turnout and Citizenship Participation: A Political Market Orientation Analysis of Nigeria’s 2015 and 2019 Presidential Elections\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e14 The Arena Model as a Basis for Communication Strategy Formulation for the National Development Plan\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e15 Lessons from a Scuppered African Social Change Dream: Drawing Insights from the Facilitative Nature of Communication\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer International Publishing AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53516343247191,"sku":"9783031414008","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/strategic-communication-management-for-development-and-social-change-perspectives-from-the-african-region-9783031414008","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}