Editors:
- Focuses exclusively on reflections about different methodologies within the field of communication for/and social change
- Critically evaluates different ethnographic approaches in researching communication for/and social change
- Critically appraises visual methodologies and theatre for development research
- Methodologically appraises different participatory approaches to researching social change
- Critically examines underlying assumptions of knowledge production within the dominant strands of methodological approaches to researching social change
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change (PSCSC)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
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.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Communication and Arts, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
Norbert Wildermuth
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Department of Media and Journalism Studies, School of Communication and Culture Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
Teke Ngomba
About the editors
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.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Methodological Reflections on Researching Communication and Social Change
Editors: Norbert Wildermuth, Teke Ngomba
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40466-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-40465-3Published: 14 November 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82109-2Published: 27 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-40466-0Published: 01 November 2016
Series ISSN: 2634-6397
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6400
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 219
Number of Illustrations: 13 illustrations in colour
Topics: Media and Communication, Cultural Theory, Research Methodology, Development and Social Change