Science Communication and Development - Hardcover

Vilanilam, J V

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803994478 ISBN 13: 9780803994478

Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd, 1992

Synopsis

The author assesses science and technology in India and concludes that India′s planners and scientists perpetuate the colonial tradition of restricting the benefits of science and technology to a small elite, ignoring historical and contemporary reality in their desire to eschew indigenous scientific traditions.

As a means of achieving a meaningful ′technological revolution′, Vilanilam proposes a marriage of communication and development which builds upwards from the grass roots and makes use of mass participation in folk and traditional media.

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About the Author

John V Vilanilam is the former Head of the Department of Communication and Journalism, University of Kerala, Trivandrum where he also served as the Vice-Chancellor between 1992 and 1996. He is an expert in the field of Development and Development Communication, having authored numerous books including titles such as Reporting a Revolution: The Iranian Revolution and the NIICODebate (1989), Science Communication and Development (1993), MoreEffective Communication: A Manual for Professionals (2000), Advertising Basics (2004) and Mass Communication in India: A Sociological Perspective (2005). Dr Vilanilam is an extremely prolific writer and has published articles in renowned journals such as Journalism Quarterly, Journal of Communication, Media Asia, Communicator, Media Culture, and Society, Gazette (Amsterdam) and several front-ranking newspapers and professional journals.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803994478
• ISBN 13: 9780803994478
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 244