Methodological Reflections on Researching Communication and Social Change (Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change) - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 3319404652 ISBN 13: 9783319404653

Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016

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This book identifies the strengths and weaknesses of different methodological approaches to research in communication and social change. It examines the methodological opportunities and challenges occasioned by rapid technological affordances and society-wide transformations. This study provides grounded insights on these issues from a broad range of proficient academics and experienced practitioners. 

Overall, the different contributions address four key themes: a critical evaluation of different ethnographic approaches in researching communication for/and social change; a critical appraisal of visual methodologies and theatre for development research; a methodological appraisal of different participatory approaches to researching social change; and a critical examination of underlying assumptions of knowledge production within the dominant strands of methodological approaches to researching social change. 

In addressing these issues through a critical reflection of the methodological decisions and implications of their research projects, the contributors in this book offer perspectives that are highly relevant for students, researchers and practitioners within the broad field of communication for/and social change. 

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Norbert Wildermuth is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Arts (DCA) at Roskilde University, Denmark.

Teke Ngomba is Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Journalism Studies at Aarhus University, Denmark.

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This book identifies the strengths and weaknesses of different methodological approaches to research in communication and social change. It examines the methodological opportunities and challenges occasioned by rapid technological affordances and society-wide transformations. This study provides grounded insights on these issues from a broad range of proficient academics and experienced practitioners. 

Overall, the different contributions address four key themes: a critical evaluation of different ethnographic approaches in researching communication for/and social change; a critical appraisal of visual methodologies and theatre for development research; a methodological appraisal of different participatory approaches to researching social change; and a critical examination of underlying assumptions of knowledge production within the dominant strands of methodological approaches to researching social change. 

In addressing these issues through a critical reflection of the methodological decisions and implications of their research projects, the contributors in this book offer perspectives that are highly relevant for students, researchers and practitioners within the broad field of communication for/and social change. 

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 3319404652
• ISBN 13: 9783319404653
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 232
• Herausgeber: Wildermuth Norbert, Ngomba Teke
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