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Promoting Democracy in Postconflict Societies

Jeroen de Zeeuw, Krishna Kumar (eds.)
Boulder, Colo.; London: Rienner; Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations (2006), xii, 331 pp.
"This study critically evaluates international democratization assistance in postconflict societies to discern what has worked, what has not, and how aid programs can be designed to have a more positive impact. The authors offer a unique recipient perspective as they explore three dimensions of demo ... more
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African Media Development Initiative: Research Summary Report
Deep Insights

Gerry Power (dir.)
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 137 pp.
"This research initiative assessed the key media changes and developments in seventeen African countries over the past five years and aimed at recommending intervention strategies for strengthening an independent, professional media sector. The summary report presents the main findings regarding med ... more
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HIV/AIDS Research Report and Media Guide

Dakar: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Africa Office (2006), 73 pp.
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Contribution des radios communautaires au developpement local: Cas de la radio rurale locale de Lalo (RRL/Lalo) au Bénin

Marie Madeleine Davakan
Dakar: Université Cheihk Anta Diop, Centre d'Etudes des Sciences et Techniques de l'Information (CESTI) (2006), 19 pp., 84 pp.
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iConnect Collected: Experiences in ICT for Education, Livelihoods and Governance in Six African Countries

The Hague: International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) (2006), 60 pp.
"The iConnect website and monthly e-Bulletin is a major source for information on the application of knowledge and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in sustainable development. In 2005, as part of an effort to get more ‘southern voices’ into the current global discourse on ICT fo ... more
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Capturing Believers: American International Radio, Religion, and Reception, 1931-1970

Timothy H. B. Stoneman
Georgia Institute of Technology, Doctoral Thesis (2006), vi, 527 pp.
"Capturing Believers" provides a history of the reception of American conservative evangelical missionary broadcasting from its inception in 1931 through the rise of the commercial era in 1970. The dissertation narrates accounts of two major Protestant stations, HCJB and ELWA, located in Ecuador and ... more
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Public Information as a Mission Critical Component of West African Peace Missions

Charles Hunt
Accra: Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) (2006), 72 pp.
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Transparency and Silence: A Survey of Access to Information Laws and Practices in Fourteen Countries
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Helen Darbishire, Thomas Carson
New York: Open Society Institute (2006), 188 pp.
"This report records and analyzes the results of a study in which partners of the Justice Initiative in 14 countries filed a total of 1,926 requests for information. In each country, seven different requesters twice submitted up to 70 questions to 18 public institutions. Requesters included NGOs, jo ... more
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Ghana Book Trust Annual Report 2005-2006

Accra: Ghana Book Trust (2006), 51 pp.
"The Ghana Book Trust is an NGO and book donation organization that promotes literacy, library development, and the supply of locally published and imported books to rural schools and libraries in the urban areas. Its works in partnership with CODE and the Sabre Foundation. This is its latest report ... more
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Promises of (im)mediate Salvation: Islam, Broadcast Media, and the Remaking of Religious Experience in Mali

Dorothea E. Schulz
American Ethnologist, volume 33, issue 2 (2006), pp. 210-229
"In this article, I take the highly successful Muslim preacher Cherif Haidara in Mali as a starting point to explore the conditions that, throughout the contemporary Muslim world, facilitate the rise to prominence of new types of religious leaders, who, by virtue of their media performances and in t ... more
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African Media Development Initiative: Ghana. Research Findings and Conclusions

Samuel Kafewo
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 66 pp.
"The media sector in Ghana has witnessed some dramatic, positive changes over the past few years, made possible by the promulgation of the 1992 democratic Constitution and the election in 2000 of President Kufuor’s government. All interviewees agreed that democratisation and the repeal of the Crim ... more
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Indigenous Language Media in Africa

Abiodun Salawu (ed.)
Lagos: Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC) (2006), xii, 398 pp.
"A collection of 22 papers on the indigenous language press (and other media) in Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, primarily devoted to the activities of African language newspapers and periodicals. Some papers examine the significant and pioneering role religious publications ... more
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Towards an African E-Index: SME E-Access and Usage Across 14 African Countries

Braamfontein: Research ICT Africa (2006), x, 152 pp.
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Supporting the Media in Togo: A Review of the Media Landscape for the Post-Electoral Transition Period

Partnership for Media and Conflict Prevention in West Africa
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ); International Media Support (IMS); Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA); Media Rights Agenda (MRA) (2006), 26 pp.
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Breaking Barriers: The Potential of Free and Open Source Software for Sustainable Human Development. A Compilation of Case Studies from Across the World

Nah Soo Hoe
Bangkok; New Delhi: UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP); International Development Research Centre (IDRC); UNESCO; Elsevier (2006), 115 pp.
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Corruption in Emergencies: What Role(s) for Media? Report from U4 Working Meeting 30 May, 2006

Gemma Mortensen (ed.)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI); Utstein Anti-Corruption Resource Centre (U4) (2006), 32 pp.
"As part of a broader analysis of corruption in emergencies, the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre initiated a dialogue on the role(s) of the media. On 30 May 2006, a working meeting held at NORAD offices in Oslo brought together donors, NGOs and journalists, including media practitioners from Sri ... more
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Televisual Pluralism in West Africa: State of Affairs

Mactar Silla
Dakar: Panos West Africa (2006), 192 pp.
"Instead of limiting ourselves to an enumeration of the obstacles to pluralism, we tried to push the analysis further, proposing draft solutions to problems raised, in a realistic way. The democratic debate today can not be limited to the political arena only, by turning up one’s nose at the debat ... more
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Les medias beninois a la veille de la presidentelle de 2006: Rapport de suivi deontologique

Cotonou: L'Observatoire de la déontologie et de l'ethique dans les medias (ODEM) (2006), 121 pp.
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Place et rôle de la communication dans le développement international

Jean-Paul Lafrance, Anne-Marie Laulan, Carmen Rico de Sotelo (eds.)
Québec: Presse de l'Université du Québec (2006), xx, 168 pp.
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Evaluation Reports on Selected Projects

Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC)
Paris: UNESCO (2006), 147 pp.