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This handbook provides a single reference resource for communication for development and social change. Increasingly, one considers communication to be crucial to effectively tackle the major problems of today. Hence, the question being addressed in this handbook is, is there a right communication strategy? Perspectives on sustainability, participation, and culture in communication have changed over time in line with the evolution of development approaches and trends, and in response to the need for effective applications of communication methods and tools to new issues and priorities. Divided into prominent themes comprising relevant chapters written by experts in the field and reviewed by renowned editors, the book addresses topics where communication and social change converge in both theory and praxis. Specific concerns and issues include food security, climate change, poverty reduction, health, equity and gender, sustainable development goals, and information and communication technologies (ICTs). The book shows how communication is essential at all levels of society. It helps readers understand the processes that underlie attitude change and decision-making and the work uses powerful models and methods to explain the processes that lead to sustainable development and social change. This is essential reading for academics and practitioners, students and policy makers alike.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Servaes is Editor-in-Chief of the Elsevier journal “Telematics and Informatics: An Interdisciplinary Journal on the Social Impacts of New Technologies”, and Editor of the Lexington Book Series “Communication, Globalization and Cultural Identity”, and the Springer Book Series “Communication, Culture and Change in Asia”. Servaes has undertaken research, development, and advisory work around the world and is the author of journal articles and books on such topics as international and development communication; ICT and media policies; intercultural communication; participation and social change; and human rights and conflict management. He is known for his ‘multiplicity paradigm’ in “Communication for Development. One World, Multiple Cultures” (1999).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Handbook of Communication for Development and Social Change
Editors: Jan Servaes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7035-8
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Springer Reference Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Reference Module Humanities and Social Sciences, Reference Module Humanities
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-7035-8Due: 16 April 2020
Topics: Development Communication, Development and Social Change, Environmental Communication