Communication for Development: Reinventing Theory and Action

This two-volume text uses an interdisciplinary scope from a range of disciplines including communication, journalism, electronic media studies, development studies, sociology, social work, extension studies, rural development, population studies, and social policy. As stated by the publisher, "new media and communication convergence are reshaping the ways in which communication can be used in development", resulting in a volume on communication from development as a special field of study by students and researchers across disciplines.

The first volume of the book, Understanding Development Communication, links theory, policy, and the practice of communication for development. This volume discusses various theories of development communication followed by communication for rural development and social movements. This volume is designed to integrate theory and praxis with a distinct focus on India moving development communication to empowerment communication.

The second volume of the book, Advanced Development Communication, links theory, policy, and action on several thrust areas of development communication including women’s empowerment, health communication, family welfare and population communication, environmental communication, the digital divide, political economy, and development communication ethics. It raises several questions on development communication policy for furthering research and action studies to improve the quality of life of people in the developing world.

Understanding Development Communication    

1. The Meaning of Developing Communication
2. Theories of Development Communication
3. Communication Policy for Development: An Analytical Framework and Conceptual Model
4. Indian Models of Development and Planning
5. Communication Strategies for Rural Development
6. Communication Strategies in Social Movement and Development: Voice for the Voiceless
7. Information and Communication Technologies for Development

Advanced Development Communication      

1. Digital Divide and Digital Opportunities: Issues and Challenges for ICT [Information and Communication Technology] Politics in Development
2. Political Economy of Mass Media and Development
3. Communication for Women's Development and Empowerment
4. Health Communication
5. Family Welfare and Population Communication
6.  Ecological Conservation Communication and Development
7. Development Communication Ethics in the Indian Mass Media