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Media and Political Participation: Fostering Inclusive Governance
London: BBC Media Action (2016), 55 pp.
"Increased political participation is seen as central to building accountability between citizens and leaders. Through debate and other factual programmes BBC Media Action uses media and communication to foster participation by providing information, stimulating discussion and enabling people to int
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Trusted Voices in Challenging Times: Civil Society and Media Leadership (CSML) Program. Final Report
"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
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The Importance of Participation in Development Through Community Radio: A Case Study of Nkhotakota Community Radio Station in Malawi
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
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Mobile Media, Political Participation, and Civic Activism in Asia: Private Chat to Public Communication
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
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The Political Economy of Sponsored Call-In Radio in Zambia
Cambridge: Centre of Governance and Human Rights, University of Cambridge (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
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Revisiting the Measurement of Political Participation for the Digital Age
In: Civic Media: Technology, Design, Practice
Cambridge, Mass; London: MIT Press (2016), pp. 539-562
Africa’s Voices Versus Big Data? The Value of Citizen Engagement Through Interactive Radio
In: Voice & Matter: Communication, Development and the Cultural Return
Göteborg: Nordicom (2016), pp. 155-171
"We draw on insights from a two-year research project, Politics and Interactive Media in Africa (PiMA), and the related applied research pilot, Africa’s Voices, which worked with local radio stations in eight Sub-Saharan African countries. We examine the social and political significance of new op
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Mobilização das mulheres em enunciados de jornais brasileiros (1979-1988)
Porto Alegre: Editora Fi (2016), 88 pp.
Stifling the Public Sphere: Media and Civil Society in Egypt
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
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Advocacy: Justice and the SDGs. How to Translate International Justice Commitments into National Reform
Transparency, Accountability, & Participation (TAP) Network (2015), 69 pp.
"[...] From now until 2030, governments around the world will be working to achieve the SDGs. Goal 16 guarantees “access to justice for all” and legal empowerment and justice are necessary for the overall success of the SDGs. By supporting your government to achieve Goal 16 you will be better ab
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Facebook, Twitter & Co.: Die politische Rolle sozialer Netzwerkmedien
"Mit Blick auf die Rolle sozialer Netzwerkmedien in arabischen Gesellschaften lässt sich resümierend festhalten, dass durch deren vielfältige Nutzungsmöglichkeiten während Protestphasen und unter den restriktiven Bedingungen autoritärer Herrschaft übergreifende bürgerschaftliche Identitäten
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Voces abiertas: Comunicación, política y ciudadanía en América Latina
Buenos Aires: CLACSO; Ediciones de Periodismo y Comunicación (EPC) (2015), 313 pp.
Mediated Communities: Civic Voices, Empowerment and Media Literacy in the Digital Era
New York et al.: Peter Lang (2015), xi, 216 pp.
"Mediated Communities brings together a diverse, global cohort of academics and professional communicators to assess the current state of democratic mobilizing around the world and the ways in which protest movements are being transformed in the midst of a communication revolution. The volume’s co
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Talkback Programming: Cambodia Communication Assistance Project. Impact Research Briefing
ABC International Development (2015), 14 pp.
"The Cambodia Communication Assistance Project (CCAP) is a media development initiative (2012-2014) funded by Australia’s aid program. The project is implemented by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s International Development (ABCID) unit, in collaboration with four Cambodian Provincial D
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Networked Publics and Digital Contention: The Politics of Everyday Life in Tunisia
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
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Media, Discussion, and Attitudes in Fragile Contexts
Deep Insights
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
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