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The above quotation is taken from a UNESCO Report of over 20 years ago which, amongst other things, set out proposals for an international programme of communication research. Although it might have been made clearer in the Report that knowledge, although a necessary condition, is not in itself sufficient for appropriate political action and desired outcome, the report, stemming from an earlier working paper,2 clearly marks a shift in thinking about the nature and purpose of international communication research.
We need the knowledge that only research can provide before we can develop adequate communication policies.1
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Halloran, J.D. (1994). Developments in Communication and Democracy: The Contribution of Research. In: Comor, E.A. (eds) The Global Political Economy of Communication. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24926-8_9
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