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The innovative and rapid growth of communication satellites and
computer mediated technologies in the late 1980s and early 1990s,
combined with the deregulation of national broadcasting, led many
media commentators to assume that the age of national media had
been lost. But what has become clear is that, whilst there has been
a limited growth in global media, there has been an emergence of a
strong localised television and communications industry. Mapping
the world media market, and using examples of programming from
countries as diverse as Thailand, Hong Kong, Brazil, Taiwan, Spain
and Britain, this volume explores theories of media globalization,
examines the local culture of television programming and analyses
the blurring of distinctions between the global and the local.
The innovative and rapid growth of communication satellites and computer mediated technologies in the late 1980s and early 1990s, combined with the deregulation of national broadcasting, led many media commentators to assume that the age of national media had been lost. But what has become clear is that, whilst there has been a limited growth in global media, there has been an emergence of a strong localised television and communications industry. Mapping the world media market, and using examples of programming from countries as diverse as Thailand, Hong Kong, Brazil, Taiwan, Spain and Britain, this volume explores theories of media globalization, examines the local culture of television programming and analyses the blurring of distinctions between the global and the local. eBook available with sample pages: 0203361180
The Palgrave Handbook of International Communication and
Sustainable Development is a major resource for stakeholders
interested in understanding the role of communication in achieving
the UN'S Sustainable Development Goals. Bringing together
theoretical and applied contributions from scholars in Europe,
Africa, the Middle East, Asia and North America, the handbook
argues that communication is a key factor in achieving the global
goals and suggests a review of the SDGs to consider its importance.
Reflecting on the impact of COVID-19, it highlights the need for
effective communication infrastructure and critically assesses the
2030 agenda and timeline. Including individual SDG and country case
studies as well as integrated analysis, the chapters seek to enrich
understanding of communication for development and propose crucial
policy interventions. It is critical reading for researchers as
well as policy makers and NGOs.
This book presents the perspectives of some of the main players,
both academics and professionals, in communication for sustainable
development and social change so as to provide valuable lessons for
future generations of change agents. It places emphasis on both the
theoretical foundation and practical applications and ethical
concerns in communication for development and social change. Most
of the available historical accounts in development communications
make a distinction between the modernization paradigm, the
dependency paradigm and the multiplicity or participatory paradigm.
These historical accounts have been dominated by framing
developments within these paradigms, as the logical offspring of
the Western drive to develop the world after colonization and the
Second World War. The subsequent collapse of the Soviet Union in
the late eighties, together with the rise of the U.S. as the only
remaining 'superpower,' the emergence of the European Union and
China, the gradual coming to the fore of regional powers, such as
the BRICS countries, and the recent meltdown of the world financial
system has rendered disastrous consequences for people everywhere.
This book responds to these changes and challenges in presenting a
rethinking of the "power" of development, and consequently the
place and role of communication in it. It is aimed at both emerging
research students, policymakers and social research practitioners
who are interested in the history of communication for development
and social change and the role and place of mayor players in it.
This is most applicable to the political and educational sector, as
well as scholars of history, social work, and human rights. The
book will provide valuable insights for beginners in these fields
who are not yet familiar with the increasingly important and
emerging field of global social change.
The Palgrave Handbook of International Communication and
Sustainable Development is a major resource for stakeholders
interested in understanding the role of communication in achieving
the UN'S Sustainable Development Goals. Bringing together
theoretical and applied contributions from scholars in Europe,
Africa, the Middle East, Asia and North America, the handbook
argues that communication is a key factor in achieving the global
goals and suggests a review of the SDGs to consider its importance.
Reflecting on the impact of COVID-19, it highlights the need for
effective communication infrastructure and critically assesses the
2030 agenda and timeline. Including individual SDG and country case
studies as well as integrated analysis, the chapters seek to enrich
understanding of communication for development and propose crucial
policy interventions. It is critical reading for researchers as
well as policy makers and NGOs.
This book presents the perspectives of some of the main players,
both academics and professionals, in communication for sustainable
development and social change so as to provide valuable lessons for
future generations of change agents. It places emphasis on both the
theoretical foundation and practical applications and ethical
concerns in communication for development and social change. Most
of the available historical accounts in development communications
make a distinction between the modernization paradigm, the
dependency paradigm and the multiplicity or participatory paradigm.
These historical accounts have been dominated by framing
developments within these paradigms, as the logical offspring of
the Western drive to develop the world after colonization and the
Second World War. The subsequent collapse of the Soviet Union in
the late eighties, together with the rise of the U.S. as the only
remaining 'superpower,' the emergence of the European Union and
China, the gradual coming to the fore of regional powers, such as
the BRICS countries, and the recent meltdown of the world financial
system has rendered disastrous consequences for people everywhere.
This book responds to these changes and challenges in presenting a
rethinking of the "power" of development, and consequently the
place and role of communication in it. It is aimed at both emerging
research students, policymakers and social research practitioners
who are interested in the history of communication for development
and social change and the role and place of mayor players in it.
This is most applicable to the political and educational sector, as
well as scholars of history, social work, and human rights. The
book will provide valuable insights for beginners in these fields
who are not yet familiar with the increasingly important and
emerging field of global social change.
This book presents research that focuses on Sustainable Development
in Asia. Chapters are extended works of papers presented at
Communication/Culture and The Sustainable Development Goals
(CCSDG): Challenges for a New Generation, an international
conference held in Chiang Mai University in December 2015. The
chapters address assessments of Millennium Development Goals in
several Asian countries and the region as a whole. The book also
identifies and discusses the changes and potential improvements in
the transition from Millennium Development Goals (2000-2015) to
Sustainable Development Goals (2015-2030). Areas that are covered
in the book, which are illustrated with case studies, include
Corporate Social Accountability, Information and Communications
Technologies, and Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The book serves
as a useful resource for academics, scholars, students, and
policymakers, interested in Development Studies.
Read the Cultural Other contains studies on non-Western discourse.
It has two principal aims. Firstly, it argues that the study of
non-Western, non-White, and Third-World discourses should become a
legitimate, necessary, and routine part of international discourse
scholarship. Hitherto, non-Western, non-White, and Third-Word
discourses have been relegated and marginalized to a 'local',
'particular', or 'other' place in (or, one might argue, outside)
the mainstream. To reclaim their place, the book deconstructs the
rhetoric of universalism and the continued preoccupation with
Western discourse in the profession, and stresses the cultural
nature of discourse, both ordinary and disciplinary, as it outlines
a culturally pluralist vision. Secondly, in order to take the
multicultural view seriously, it explores the complexity,
diversity, and forms of otherness of non-Western discourse by
examining the case of China and Hong Kong's discourses of the
decolonization of the latter. Far too often, non-Western discourse
has been stereotyped as externally discrete, internally
homogeneous, and formally containable within a 'universal',
'general', or 'integrated' model. The present work focuses on China
and Hong Kong's discourses, which have been marginalized by their
Western counterparts. Through culturally eclectic linguistic
analysis and local cultural analysis, it identifies and highlights
the specific ways of speaking of China and Hong Kong - their
concepts, concerns, aspirations, resistance, verbal strategies,
etc. - with respect to similar or different issues. The culturally
pluralist view and analytical practice proffered here call for a
radical cultural change in international scholarship on language,
communication, and discourse.
Read the Cultural Other contains studies on non-Western discourse.
It has two principal aims. Firstly, it argues that the study of
non-Western, non-White, and Third-World discourses should become a
legitimate, necessary, and routine part of international discourse
scholarship. Hitherto, non-Western, non-White, and Third-Word
discourses have been relegated and marginalized to a 'local',
'particular', or 'other' place in (or, one might argue, outside)
the mainstream. To reclaim their place, the book deconstructs the
rhetoric of universalism and the continued preoccupation with
Western discourse in the profession, and stresses the cultural
nature of discourse, both ordinary and disciplinary, as it outlines
a culturally pluralist vision. Secondly, in order to take the
multicultural view seriously, it explores the complexity,
diversity, and forms of otherness of non-Western discourse by
examining the case of China and Hong Kong's discourses of the
decolonization of the latter. Far too often, non-Western discourse
has been stereotyped as externally discrete, internally
homogeneous, and formally containable within a 'universal',
'general', or 'integrated' model. The present work focuses on China
and Hong Kong's discourses, which have been marginalized by their
Western counterparts. Through culturally eclectic linguistic
analysis and local cultural analysis, it identifies and highlights
the specific ways of speaking of China and Hong Kong - their
concepts, concerns, aspirations, resistance, verbal strategies,
etc. - with respect to similar or different issues. The culturally
pluralist view and analytical practice proffered here call for a
radical cultural change in international scholarship on language,
communication, and discourse.
The 2030 agenda for development, or what is known as the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is perhaps the most ambitious
agenda collectively agreed upon by 193 countries in human history.
Yet, the framers of the 2030 agenda for development forgot to
dedicate one goal focused on the role of communication in achieving
the SDGs. Such oversight has attracted the attention of media and
communication scholars alike, journalists, and policymakers who
understand that it is nearly impossible to achieve the SDGs without
the articulation and embrace of the role of communication in
development. Volume 2 provides in-depth and specific explorations
into regional perspectives concerning communication and the SDGs,
with research on a rich array of sources, including Latin America,
Africa, Australia, as well as special cases relating to timely
studies such as social media, COVID-19, marginalized voices, and
women's equality. Â
The 2030 agenda for development, or what is known as the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is the most ambitious agenda
collectively agreed upon by 193 countries in human history. In
2015, the UN Member States adopted the 17 SDGs as a framework that
would help address the challenges being faced by humanity. From
eradicating poverty, ending hunger, providing universal access to
healthcare and education, and addressing climate change; to the
partnering of individuals, communities, and nation-states to
achieve global goals. Yet, the framers of the 2030 agenda forgot to
dedicate one goal focused on the role of communication in achieving
the SDGs. It is nearly impossible to achieve the SDGs without the
articulation and embrace of the role of communication in
development. Today, development has become a communication issue,
and communication is a development issue. How could such a vital
pillar of life be missing in the UN's Sustainable Development
Goals? Volume 1 provides an overview of what the contributors have
termed as the 'missing link' between existing SDGs: Communication
for All.
The globalization of social, cultural and economic relations is
facilitated, and at the same time conditioned by developments in
the information and communications technologies (ICT) and
infrastructure. Human knowledge brought mankind from an oral to a
literate culture, thanks to the invention of print media. The
development of the electronic media in the 20th century paved the
way for the information age, in which spatial and temporal
constraints are lifted. This work explores the consequences of this
revolution in human communications, which are multidimensional in
character, affecting economical, political and social life on
national, international and local levels. The text is part of a
series of volumes arising from the intellectual work of ECCR
members.
Social Inequalities, Media, and Communication: Theory and Roots
provides a global analysis of the intersection of social
inequalities, media, and communication. This book contains chapter
contributions written by scholars from around the world who engage
in country- and region-specific case studies of social inequalities
in media and communication. The volume is a theoretical exploration
of the classical, structuralist, culturalist, postmodernist, and
postcolonial theoretical approaches to inequality and how these
theoretical discourses provide critical understanding of social
inequalities in relation to narratives shaped by media and
communication experiences. The contributors provide class and
gender analyses of media and culture, engage theoretical discourses
of inequalities and capitalism in relation to communication
technologies, and explore the cyclical relationship of theory and
praxis in studying inequalities, media, and communication.
The aim of this book is to shed new light on this theoretically and
practically significant issue, and questions the role of technology
and culture in social change. It challenges us to reconsider and
rethink the impact of new information and communication
technologies on civil society, participatory democracy and digital
citizenship in theoretical and methodological contributions,
through the analysis of specific cases in Australia, Bangladesh,
Belgium, China, Colombia, Kenya, Netherlands and the United States.
Access to information and communication technologies is a
necessity, and the importance of access should not be trivialized,
but a plea for digital literacy implies recognizing that access is
the beginning of ICT policies and not the end of it. Digital
literacy requires using the Internet and social media in socially
and culturally useful ways aimed at the inclusion of everybody in
the emerging information/knowledge society. Technology matters, but
people matter more.
Social Inequalities, Media, and Communication: Theory and Roots
provides a global analysis of the intersection of social
inequalities, media, and communication. This book contains chapter
contributions written by scholars from around the world who engage
in country- and region-specific case studies of social inequalities
in media and communication. The volume is a theoretical exploration
of the classical, structuralist, culturalist, postmodernist, and
postcolonial theoretical approaches to inequality and how these
theoretical discourses provide critical understanding of social
inequalities in relation to narratives shaped by media and
communication experiences. The contributors provide class and
gender analyses of media and culture, engage theoretical discourses
of inequalities and capitalism in relation to communication
technologies, and explore the cyclical relationship of theory and
praxis in studying inequalities, media, and communication.
The Praxis of Social Inequality in Media: A Global Perspective
provides a global analysis of the intersection of social
inequalities, media, and communication. This volume contains
chapters by an international array of scholars and provides case
studies from various countries with critical empirical analysis of
social inequalities and how they shape media narratives and
experiences. The topics examined here include poverty in the media
in Britain and Turkey, technology and inequality in Italy and
Bangladesh, gender, inequality, and empowerment in India, Mexico,
and Australia, and cross national analysis of rape culture, among
others.
This volume summarizes the evolution in post-war thought about
development and communication and identifies the various options in
communication policymaking and communication research. Case studies
are provided to exemplify the major theoretical arguments.
The Praxis of Social Inequality in Media: A Global Perspective
provides a global analysis of the intersection of social
inequalities, media, and communication. This volume contains
chapters by an international array of scholars and provides case
studies from various countries with critical empirical analysis of
social inequalities and how they shape media narratives and
experiences. The topics examined here include poverty in the media
in Britain and Turkey, technology and inequality in Italy and
Bangladesh, gender, inequality, and empowerment in India, Mexico,
and Australia, and cross national analysis of rape culture, among
others.
The Information Society is one of the recurrent imaginaries to
describe present-day structures, discourses and practices. Within
its meaning is enshrined the promise of a better world, sometimes
naively assuming a technological deus ex machina, in other cases
hoping for the creation of policy tools that will overcome a
diversity of societal divides.
With the two-phased World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS),
the United Nations attempted to stimulate the development of such
tools.
Simultaneously, the WSIS is a large-scale experiment in
multistakeholderism. The objective was to create a more balanced
decision-making process that would allow the voices of civil
society and business actors to be heard in international politics.
This book aims to evaluate the potentialities of both the
Information Society, and the WSIS in supporting and constructing
more democratic, just and developed societies. It is the second
book arising from the intellectual work of European Consortium for
Communications Research members.
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