[ecrea] Call for papers book Health Communication South Africa

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>Call for Papers
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>We cordially invite scholars working in the 
>areas of Health Communication or Education to 
>submit papers to be published in a proposed peer-reviewed book entitled:
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>Communicating health in emerging countries: 
>Alternative media and appeals in <?xml:namespace 
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>Editors:
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>Luuk Lagerwerf, VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands
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>Henk Boer, University of Twente, Netherlands
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>Herman Wasserman, Stellenbosch University, South 
>Africa, and Newcastle University, United Kingdom
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>Series editor:
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>Harry Wels, SAVUSA (South  African Vrije Universiteit Strategic Alliances)
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>Publisher and series information
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>South Africa - Vrije Universiteit - Strategic 
>Alliances (SAVUSA) is a VU University institute 
>developed to stimulate academic cooperation 
>between VU University faculties and universities 
>in South Africa by facilitating projects and 
>scientific publications on both staff and 
>student level. The SAVUSA Editorial and Liaison 
>Office can coordinate the entire process from 
>manuscript to published book by offering editing 
>and formatting, as well as liaising services.
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>Publications in the SAVUSA series include:
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>Sandra Evers, Marja Spierenburg and Harry Wels 
>(Eds) (2005). Competing Jurisdictions. Settling 
>land claims in Africa. Leiden: Brill publishers
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>Keyan Tomaselli (2006). Encountering Modernity. 
>20th Century South African cinemas. Amsterdam: 
>Rozenberg publishers; Pretoria: Unisa press.
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>Henk van den Heuvel, Mzamo Mangaliso and Lisa 
>van de Bunt (Eds) (2007). Prophecies and 
>Protests: Ubuntu in glocal management. 
>Amsterdam: Rozenberg publishers; Pretoria: Unisa press.
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>Netsayi Noris Mudege (2008). An Ethnography of 
>Knowledge: The production of knowledge in 
>Mupfurudzi resettlement scheme, Zimbabwe. Leiden: Brill publishers.
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>Website www.savusa.nl. Contact: Saskia Stehouwer, (savusa /at/ fsw.vu.nl)
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>Content
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>Most health communication research is conducted 
>in the Western world, assuming good 
>technological infrastructures and without 
>specific attention for cultural differences. In 
>the proposed book, we try to present an overview 
>of communication channels and strategies 
>accounting for specific conditions in emerging 
>countries. These conditions may lead to new 
>opportunities and insights in health 
>communication. Emerging countries like South 
>Africa are making a leapfrog development in 
>Information and Communication Technologies, 
>enabling social movements to create activist 
>networks and support groups through the internet 
>(Wasserman, 2005). Whereas an assumption of 
>cultural homogeneity is not valid anymore for 
>Western societies (Kreuter, Lukwago, Bucholtz, 
>Clark, & Sanders-Thompson, 2003), in dynamic 
>multicultural societies like South Africa it is 
>simply impossible to maintain it.
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>             We expect that health communication 
> researchers in emerging countries will have 
> developed inventive and tailor-made approaches 
> to health education and behavioral change. 
> Earlier examples of the kinds of research we 
> are hoping to present include the differential 
> effects of  visuals in HIV/AIDS communication 
> when individuals levels of literacy are 
> considered; (Carstens, Maes, & Gangla-Birir, 
> 2006); predictive models of condom use 
> intention among South African adolescents (Boer 
> & Mashamba, 2005); effects of alternative ways 
> of presenting health information (James et al., 
> 2005). In general, the proposed book is 
> interested in new communication media (SMS, 
> online social networking, video sites), 
> alternative communication strategies (portrayal 
> effects, specific appeals), and relevant 
> distinctions between target groups (gender in 
> specific cultures, invisible groups).
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>Paper characteristics
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>The scientific approach will be 
>interdisciplinary. Contributions are not 
>restricted to specific methodologies, but should 
>meet scholarly norms within a chosen discipline, 
>provide appropriate answers to the research 
>question, and present proper analyses of data.
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>             The books topic is focused 
> primarily on health communication concerning 
> HIV/AIDS in South Africa. However, book 
> chapters are not restricted to either HIV/AIDS 
> or South Africa. Contributions dealing with 
> other epidemic diseases or reporting about 
> other emerging countries are possible, as long 
> as a link with the books topic can be 
> demonstrated, e.g. through a comparative study.
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>Review procedure and time schedule
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>Submitted papers will be reviewed by two blind 
>and anonymous peer reviewers. Contributors may 
>indicate whether they want to act as a reviewer. 
>Responses to the author include accept with 
>minor revision, accept with major revision, or reject.
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>Deadline submission Papers: June,23, 2008
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>Review notification: September, 22, 2008
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>Resubmission deadline: November, 2008
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>Book due for release in the beginning of 2009.
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>Paper submission guidelines
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>Papers have a maximum size of 8000 words, 
>excluding references, tables, and figures. We 
>request the authors to follow the guidelines in 
>the Publication Manual of the American 
>Psychological Association (Fifth Edition). APA 
>guidelines are very specific in the format of 
>the papers structure, style, citations, 
>references, tables, and figures. It is important 
>to consult APA guidelines if authors do not have experience with this style.
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>             Papers can be submitted in 
> Microsoft Word or PDF format. If in PDF format, 
> the title page should be submitted separately 
> from the rest of the paper, to ensure blind review.
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>Submit the paper to (savusa /at/ fsw.vu.nl), with 
>reference to the proposed title of the book.
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>References
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>Boer, H., & Mashamba, M. T. (2005). Psychosocial 
>correlates of HIV protection motivation among 
>black adolescents in Venda, South Africa. AIDS 
>Education and Prevention, 17(6), 590-602.
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>Carstens, A., Maes, A. A., & Gangla-Birir, L. 
>(2006). Understanding visuals in HIV/AIDS 
>education in South Africa: differences between 
>literate and low-literate audiences. African 
>Journal of AIDS Research 5(3), 221-232.
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>James, S., Reddy, S. P., Ruiter, R. A. C., 
>Taylor, M., Jinabhai, C. C., Van Empelen, P., et 
>al. (2005). The effects of a systematically 
>developed photo-novella on knowledge, attitudes, 
>communication and behavioural intentions with 
>respect to sexually transmitted infections among 
>secondary school learners in South Africa. 
>Health Promotion International, 20, 157-165.
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>Kreuter, M. W., Lukwago, S. N., Bucholtz, D. C., 
>Clark, E. M., & Sanders-Thompson, V. (2003). 
>Achieving cultural appropriateness in health 
>promotion programs: Targeted and tailored 
>approaches. Health Education & Behavior, 30(2), 133-146.
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>Wasserman, H. (2005). Renaissance and 
>resistance: Using ICTs for social change in 
>Africa. African Studies, 64(2), 177-199.
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