Description
Human rights and communication policies
Book summary
This work aspires to contribute to the contemporary debate on the modes of cooperation and development, analyzing the intersection between human rights and communication policies. Through a diversity of cases and geographical approaches, the book explores the challenges faced by cooperation professionals and the need to find paths of understanding with the media for effective dissemination. With a special emphasis on the systematic violation of human rights in certain areas of the planet, it delves into realities that are priorities for Spanish cooperation, such as Latin America, violence in Central America, and the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean.
What is it about?
The book addresses the complex relationship between communication, international cooperation, and the defense of human rights. It starts from the premise that the media are key actors in making human rights violations visible and denouncing them, but they can also be part of the problem if adequate policies are not established. Throughout its pages, concrete cases are examined that illustrate how information and communication can be tools for development or, conversely, for the perpetuation of inequalities. Special attention is paid to regions such as Latin America, where structural violence, and the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, represent urgent challenges for the international community.
Main topics
- Human rights and their systematic violation in contexts of conflict and inequality.
- Communication policies as a tool for cooperation and development.
- Relationship between media, NGOs, and international cooperation bodies.
- Analysis of specific cases: violence in Central America and the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean.
- Study of current challenges in the dissemination of information on human rights.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at professionals and students of international cooperation, human rights, social communication, and sociology. It is also of interest to NGO workers, public policy makers, teacher trainers, and anyone committed to the critical analysis of development processes and the defense of fundamental rights.
What this book offers
- An updated and multidisciplinary vision of the links between communication and human rights.
- Practical cases and geographical analyses that allow for understanding the magnitude of global challenges.
- Conceptual tools to improve dissemination and understanding between cooperation workers and the media.
- A deep reflection on how communication policies can contribute to the defense of human rights.
Technical specifications
- Author: CHAVES; MARIANO
- Publisher: Anthropos Editorial
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: LITERARY ESSAYS, DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, SOCIAL ISSUES AND PROCESSES, SOCIOLOGY, ASSISTANCE AND AID PROGRAMS, TEACHER TRAINING, HUMAN RIGHTS, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOs), MEDIA, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION INDUSTRIES
- Collection: LIBROS DE LA REVISTA ANTHROPOS
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: July 2018
- Number of pages: 192
- Weight: 350 g
Editorial review
This is a rigorous and necessary work at a time when communication and human rights are more interconnected than ever. Its approach based on real cases and its critical look at cooperation policies make it a reference reading for those who seek to understand how the media can be allies or obstacles in the defense of fundamental rights. It is especially relevant for audiences interested in the social reality of Latin America and current humanitarian crises.