WHAT’S IN A NAME? Problematizing communication’s shift from development to social change

Authors

  • Karin Wilkins

Abstract

Over time, academic attention to “communication for social change” has begun to eclipse “development communication”. The gradual shift in rhetoric is not linear, and may not represent an actual shift in practice or within the development industry led by bilateral and multilateral donors. However, it has achieved enough attention to warrant critical reflection.

Author Biography

Karin Wilkins

Karin Gwinn Wilkins (PhD) is Professor at the Department of Radio-TV-Film of the University of Texas at Austin, holding an affiliation with the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Her research focuses on global communication, development and social change. Her most recent book is Home/Land/Security: What We Learn about Arab Communities from Action-Adventure Films (Lexington Books, 2009).

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Published

2009-11-01

Issue

No. 13 (2009)

Section

Articles