[ecrea] New Book: Communication and Social Change: A Citizen Perspective

“Communication and Social Change: A Citizen Perspective”

By Thomas Tufte

Polity Press

How do the communication practices of governments, NGOs and social 
movements enhance opportunities for citizen-led change?

In this incisive book, Thomas Tufte makes a call for a fundamental 
rethinking of what it takes to enable citizens’ voices, participation, 
and power in processes of social change. Drawing on examples ranging 
from the Indignados movement in Spain to media activists in Brazil, from 
rural community workers in Malawi to UNICEF’s global outreach programs, 
he presents cutting-edge debates about the role of media and 
communication in enhancing social change. He offers both new and 
contested ideas of approaching social change from below, and highlights 
the need for institutions – governments and civil society organizations 
alike – to be in sync with their constituencies.

/Communication and Social Change /provides essential insights to 
students and scholars of media and communications, as well as anyone 
concerned with the practices and processes that lead to citizenship, 
democracy and social justice

Table of Contents

Foreword (Silvio Waisbord)
Preface and Acknowledgements

1. Towards a New Social Thought in Communication and Social Change
2. Changing Contexts and Conceptual Stepping Stones
3. Participation: A Project of Transformation
4. Movements and Media, Communication and Change
5. Cultures of Governance: Enhancing Empowerment and Resilience
6. Communication Movements
7. Invited Spaces: Institutions Communicating for Social Change
8. Towards a New Paradigm and Praxis in Communication and Social Change
References
Index

Endorsements

/“Tufte brings the significance of social change to life with eclectic 
and compelling illustrations across global contexts. This will be a 
classic text in conversations considering the importance of 
communication and the role of citizens in strategic social change. It is 
time for the field of communication for social change to take seriously 
the connections suggested in this book toward a more comprehensive 
framework. The attention here to social movements and political protests 
offers a welcome contribution to our scholarship and our practice.”/

Karin Gwinn Wilkins, University of Texas at Austin

//

/“The ever-relevant Tufte has reinvented himself. With sensitivity he 
has crafted a coruscating and masterly book. The tight postdisciplinary 
synthesis solidifies the claim that communication study has such a key 
role in the reinvention of the hu­manities. Anyone interested in 
communication, humanity, democracy and change must read this book!”/

Colin Tinei Chasi, University of Johannesburg

About the author

Professor Thomas Tufte is Research Director at School of Media, 
Communication and Sociology, University of Leicester, UK.

Publisher website: http://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9780745670379

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