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This chapter offers an overview of the institutionalization of the academic field of communication for development and social change (CDSC) in Spain in the twenty-first century, following a period of neglect and marginalization. The ongoing expansion of this field in the Spanish context is understood as a process of implosion, i.e., an inward collapse deriving from the inconsistencies and weaknesses of its tardy and hasty institutionalization.
A triple methodological approach has been implemented in this case study: (a) an historiographical analysis of the field of the CDSC in Spain, (b) a bibliometric analysis of the papers published on this subject in the main Spanish journals between 2000 and 2015, and (c) four significant and relevant Spanish case studies in this regard.
The results of this research basically point to (1) a late consolidation of the field in Spain, which has led to its implosion during its expansion and institutionalization stage (2011–to date); (2) a marginal production of scientific papers in comparison with the general academic production in the field of communication in Spain; (3) a certain subsidiarity in other more closely related fields (e.g., education for development) which has covered existing gaps and lacunas; (4) the fundamental role played by Spanish community radio; and (5) the potential of virtual communication spaces such as those deriving from the experience of the “Indignados” or 15-M movement (2011).
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This chapter forms part of the R&D project “Evaluación y monitorización de la Comunicación para el Desarrollo y el Cambio Social en España” (MINECO, España) (CSO2014-52005-R) (2015-2017), funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competition.
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List of Pertinent Authors and Universities Publishing Papers on CDSC in the Top Ten Spanish Journals During the Period 2000–2015
List of Pertinent Authors and Universities Publishing Papers on CDSC in the Top Ten Spanish Journals During the Period 2000–2015
Journal | Author | University | Vol. | Year |
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1. Revista Comunicar | Thomas Tufte | University of Copenhagen, Denmark | 26 | 2006 |
2. Revista Comunicar | Alejandro Barranquero Carretero | University of Malaga (UMA) | 29 | 2007 |
3. Revista Comunicar | Sherri H. Culver, Thomas Jacobson | University of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | 39 | 2012 |
4. Revista Latina de Comunicación Social | Francisco Sierra Caballero | University of Seville (US) | 26 | 2000 |
5. Revista Latina de Comunicación Social | Chiara Sáez Baeza | Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) | 64 | 2009 |
6. Revista Latina de Comunicación Social | Txema Ramírez de la Piscina Martínez | University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) | 65 | 2010 |
7. Telos. Cuadernos de Comunicación en Innovación | José Marques de Melo | Methodist University of São Paulo, Brazil | 51 | 2002 |
8. Telos. Cuadernos de Comunicación en Innovación | Luis Ramiro Beltrán Salmón | Researcher, Bolivia | 72 | 2007 |
9. Telos. Cuadernos de Comunicación en Innovación | Manuel Chaparro Escudero | University of Malaga (UMA) | 74 | 2008 |
10. Telos. Cuadernos de Comunicación en Innovación | Manuel Chaparro Escudero | University of Malaga (UMA) | 81 | 2009 |
11. Telos. Cuadernos de Comunicación en Innovación | Manuel Chaparro Escudero | University of Malaga (UMA) | 94 | 2013 |
12. Cuadernos de Información y Comunicación | Jan Servaes | University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA | 17 | 2012 |
13. Cuadernos de Información y Comunicación | Ana Fernández Viso | Institute of Communication – Autonomous University of Barcelona (InCom-UAB) | 17 | 2012 |
14. Cuadernos de Información y Comunicación | Alejandro Barranquero Carretero | Charles III University (UC3M), Madrid | 17 | 2012 |
15. Cuadernos de Información y Comunicación | Raquel Martínez-Gómez, Pinar Agudiez Calvo | Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) | 17 | 2012 |
16. Cuadernos de Información y Comunicación | María Cruz Alvarado López | University of Valladolid (UVa) | 17 | 2012 |
17. Cuadernos de Información y Comunicación | Eloísa Nos, Luís Amador Iranzo Montés, Alessandra Farné | Institute of Social Development and Peace (IUDESP) – Jaume I University (UJI), Castellón | 17 | 2012 |
18. Cuadernos de Información y Comunicación | Julio César Herrero, Ana Toledo Chávarri | Camilo José Cela University (UCJC), Madrid | 17 | 2012 |
19. Cuadernos de Información y Comunicación | Isidoro Arroyo | Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC), Madrid | 18 | 2013 |
20. Revista de Estudios en Comunicación ZER | Víctor Marí | University of Cadiz (UCA) | 22 | 2007 |
21. Revista Ámbitos | Francisco Collado Campaña | Pablo de Olavide University (UPO), Seville | 17 | 2008 |
22. Revista Comunicación Sociedad | Summer Harlow, Dustin Harp | University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism; University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Communication | 26 | 2013 |
23. Revista Estudio del Mensaje Periodístico | María José Gámez Fuentes, Eloísa Nos Aldás | Jaume I University (UJI), Castellón | 18 | 2012 |
24. Revista Estudio del Mensaje Periodístico | Concepción Travesedo de Castilla | University of Malaga (UMA) | 19 | 2013 |
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