Communication for Another Development: Listening before Telling - Softcover

Quarry, Wendy; Ramirez, Ricardo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848130090 ISBN 13: 9781848130098

Publisher: Zed Books, 2009

Synopsis

This lively book challenges everything in development thinking -- arguing that communication is everything. The authors, world experts in this field as teachers, practitioners and theorists, present Communication for Development as a creative and innovative way of thinking that can permeate the overall approach to any development initiative. They illustrate their argument with vivid case studies, drawing on the stories of individual project leaders who have championed development for communication, and using a range of situations to show different possibilities and contexts. Free from jargon, and keeping a close look at how development is actually being implemented at ground level, this book is an important contribution to development studies not just for students but also for development practitioners and policy makers.

About this title

About the Author

Wendy Quarry and Ricardo Ramirez are both independent consultant practitioners in Communication for Development, they have worked together on field projects, evaluations and publications over the last years, and they have been involved in relevant academia and development circles.

Review

'Personal funny and entertaining, this book provides a better insight into the value, potential - and ultimately hugely frustrating practice - of using communication to listen rather than tell than any I've come across for a very long time. Anyone interested in development will learn much from this book. Those working or interested in using communication in development could usefully place it on their required reading list.' James Deane, BBC World Service Trust 'Quarry and Ramirez have written a highly readable, information-packed, lucid book on the challenges and successes of communication for international social change. Drawing from their extensive expertise, they patiently dissect the lessons from numerous programs showing how grassroots communication contributes to sustainable change.' Silvio Waisbord 'This should become required reading for communication for development practitioners. This highly personal reflection by two experienced advocates of participatory communication lays bare the reasons why we are so often frustrated with the outcomes of our work, while showing clearly the opportunities for creative support of empowering development from good deployment of communication processes. The stories from their own and others' professional experience demonstrate the power of narrative in bringing us face to face with our preconceptions and misunderstanding.' Chris Garforth, Reading University

Edition details

• Publisher: Zed Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1848130090
• ISBN 13: 9781848130098
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 168