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Participatory Action Research for Civic Engagement

Marcus Foth, Martin Brynskov

In: Civic Media: Technology, Design, Practice

Eric Gordon, Paul Mihailidis (eds.)

Cambridge, Mass; London: MIT Press (2016), pp. 563-580

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Trusted Voices in Challenging Times: Civil Society and Media Leadership (CSML) Program. Final Report

Washington, DC: IREX; USAID (2016), 93 pp.

"For over five and one-half years, the Civil Society and Media Leadership (CSML) Program, led by IREX in partnership with The Carter Center and Social Impact, contributed to building a more capable, collaborative, and agile civil society and media sector in Liberia. The CSML team provided intensive ... more

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Mobilização das mulheres em enunciados de jornais brasileiros (1979-1988)

Cynthia Mara Miranda

Porto Alegre: Editora Fi (2016), 88 pp.

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Beyond Islamists & Autocrats: Saudi Arabia’s Virtual Quest for Citizenship and Identity

Washington, DC: Washington Institute for Near East Policy (2016), 9 pp.

"The state’s attempts, in the last few years in particular, to intimidate activists have largely succeeded in slowing the pace of reforms and narrowing their boundaries. However, the intensified Saudi state conflicts with regional and international allies, coupled with reduced oil revenues and inc ... more

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Let’s be Responsible Citizens! Contesting the Agenda of a Sponsored Call-In Radio Programme

Alastair Fraser

Cambridge: University of Cambridge Centre of Governance and Human Rights (2016), 25 pp.

"This working paper considers in detail how the hosts of and listeners to one call-in radio programme in Zambia were influenced by, resisted and co-opted the agendas of the sponsor that paid for its production. It develops a detailed case-study covering fifteen episodes of, ‘Let’s Be Responsible ... more

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The Political Economy of Sponsored Call-In Radio in Zambia

Alastair Fraser

Cambridge: University of Cambridge Centre of Governance and Human Rights (2016), 19 pp.

"This working paper provides a context for the assessment of hopes that there might be a transformation in political accountability in Africa as a result of previously powerless and voiceless populations having their agendas strengthened via interactive media. It describes the ways in which many rad ... more

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The Importance of Participation in Development Through Community Radio: A Case Study of Nkhotakota Community Radio Station in Malawi

Peter Mhagama

Critical Arts: South-North Cultural and Media Studies, volume 30, issue 1 (2016), pp. 45-61

"This article examines the role of participation in development through community radio. Ordinary people participate in community radio through programme production, financing, management and the daily operations of the station. This enables them to define the development problems faced by their com ... more

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Periodismo mediador y diálogo público: Un modelo desde El Alto

La Paz: Fundación UNIR; Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2016), 82 pp.

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Guide to Reporting on Civic Space: Media Toolkit

Palwesha Yusaf, Connie Nagiah, Deborah Walter (eds.)

CIVICUS (2016), 21 pp.

"This guide helps to define what civic space is, its threats, challenges and the pivotal work being done across the world to protect and promote civic space. It seeks to identify, refine and explain the different groups and processes involved. Most importantly, it provides story ideas, angles, and p ... more

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Social Media and Social Movements: The Transformation of Communication Patterns

Bars Çoban

Lanham; Boulder: Lexington Books (2016), xix, 252 pp.

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Evaluating Digital Citizen Engagement: A Practical Guide

Washington, DC: World Bank; Digital Engagement Evaluation Team (DEET) (2016), vii, 163 pp.

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Media and Political Participation in North Africa

Mathilde Maurel, Charlemagne Nikiema

Fondation pour les Études e Recherches sur le Développement International (FERDI) (2016), 29 pp.

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Diálogo de saberes en comunicación: Colectivos y academia

Gladys L. Acosta Valencia, María C. Pinto Arboleda, César A. Tapias Hernández (eds.)

Medellín: Universidad de Medellín; CIESPAL; Corporación para la Comunicación Ciudad Comuna (2016), 308 pp.

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Mobile Media, Political Participation, and Civic Activism in Asia: Private Chat to Public Communication

Ran Wei (ed.)

Dordrecht: Springer (2016), xv, 236 pp.

"This book explores how personalized content and the inherent networked nature of the mobile media could and do lead to positive externalities in social progress in Asian societies. Empirical studies that examine uses of the mobile phone and apps (voice mailing, SMS, mobile social media, mobile Weib ... more

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Mechachal: A Preliminary Assessment of Online Debates in Ethiopia. Report One

Iginio Gagliardone et al.

Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy (PCMLP) University of Oxford (2015), 35 pp.

"Mechachal is a collaborative project developed by the University of Oxford and Addis Ababa University to understand the nature and potential of online debates in Ethiopia. Mechachal can be translated from Amharic as “tolerance”, or as one’s awareness of their own social sphere and willingness ... more

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Social Media and the #Occupy Nigeria Protests: Igniting or Damping a Harmattan Storm?

Nwachukwu Egbunike, Anthony Olorunnisola

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 7, issue 2 (2015), pp. 141-164

"This study compared social media (new media) and newspapers’ framing of the January 2012 #Occupy Nigeria Protest. Authors employed content analysis to investigate similarities and differences in the frames adopted by social media (Facebook page, blogs, conversations in Nairaland and Twitter) and ... more

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Media, Discussion, and Attitudes in Fragile Contexts
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Chris Snow, Will Taylor

London: BBC Media Action (2015), 48 pp.

"The report explores how discussion programmes – where a diverse audience, representing the whole of society, is engaged in fair and balanced debate – can stimulate both private/interpersonal discussion and public discussion in either a community setting or one hosted by local government. It the ... more

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Stifling the Public Sphere: Media and Civil Society in Egypt

Sherif Mansour

Washington, DC: National Endowment for Democracy (NED); International Forum for Democratic Studies (2015), 16 pp.

"Egypt’s plummeting press freedom is in part a result of the many ways in which the state can put pressure on independent media under Egyptian law. While the January 2014 constitution contains clear protections for the media (including, under Article 71, bans on censorship and surveillance), many ... more

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Global Media Forum Conference Documentation 2014: From Information to Participation - Challenges for the Media

Bonn: Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum (2015), 172 pp.

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Networked Publics and Digital Contention: The Politics of Everyday Life in Tunisia

Mohamed Zayani

New York: Oxford University Press (2015), xv, 275 pp.

"How is the adoption of digital media in the Arab world affecting the relationship between the state and its subjects? What new forms of online engagement and strategies of resistance have emerged from the aspirations of digitally empowered citizens? This book tells the compelling story of the concu ... more

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