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IAMCR’s Engagement with Participatory Communication

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This chapter addresses IAMCR’s engagement with participatory communication and with scholarly work of the association’s Sections and Working Groups, highlighting the accomplishments of the Participatory Communication Research Section. The chapter emphasizes a rich legacy of contributions to citizen participation in education, media, policy-making, and matters of public import that have been reflected in the Section’s research, training activities, policy statements, and collaborations.

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    Thanks to Jan Servaes, Rico Lie, and Satarupa Dasgupta for supporting historical materials. Thanks also to Cees Hamelink and Kaarle Nordenstreng for their invaluable Basics of IAMCR History as well as the IAMCR and Participatory Communication Research Section digital archives, at https://iamcr.org/digital-archive and https://iamcr.org/s-wg/section/pcr, respectively. Both accessed 15 June 2022.

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  1. Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Tom Jacobson

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  1. Political Science, Philipp’s University of Marburg, Marburg, Hessen, Germany

    Jörg Becker

  2. Media and Communications Dept., London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

    Robin Mansell

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Jacobson, T. (2023). IAMCR’s Engagement with Participatory Communication. In: Becker, J., Mansell, R. (eds) Reflections on the International Association for Media and Communication Research. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16383-8_5

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