International Media Support’s briefing seeks to provide initial guidance on the definition of “Countering Violent Extremism” and what it means for the media development sector, its donors and other organisations that work with media developers.
Archives for October 2016
Integrated Communication Campaigns to support citizen behaviour change: A Practical Guide (WPP 2016)
This report is for people in the public sector who commission or manage communication programmes to support behaviour change programmes. It aims to help people to make choices that will maximise the chances of their communication programme successfully influencing citizen behaviour. The report is organised around the WPP Government & Public Sector Practice model of integrated communication. This report aims to offer an understanding of the cycle of an integrated communication campaign, how to structure and manage an effective multidisciplinary team of experts, and how to set behavioural objectives and how to measure progress against them.
The report is a practical guide for practitioners. The models and approaches are based on a detailed understanding of behavioural science and the academic literature on the topic. However, readers do not need to have a background in behavioural science to apply the guidance in this report – rather, it should help to work effectively with behavioural scientists and other experts.
Local communities: first and last providers of protection (Forced Migration Review 53 2016)
It is often people’s immediate community that provides the first, last and perhaps best tactical response for many people affected by or under threat of displacement. In the 23 feature theme articles in this issue of FMR, authors from around the world – including authors who are themselves displaced – explore the capacity of communities to organise themselves before, during and after displacement in ways that help protect the community.
FMR 53 also includes eight ‘general’ articles on other aspects of forced migration.
The New Global Citizen: Harnessing Youth Leadership to Reshape Civil Society (Rhize report 2016)
This report explores how the global development sector has not kept pace with the changing ways youth seek to create social change, creating a disconnect between formal civil society and the majority of youth leaders.
Without understanding this new model of global citizenship—what the report calls “participatory citizenship,” Rhize argues that international development institutions will continue to miss the innovative, networked energy of youth leaders who are motivated, and activated but who need better support to achieve collective global impact. This report analyzes these gaps, opportunities and outlines a path forward through a new “Collective Civic Participation Framework”.
Accountability, nation and society: the role of media in remaking Nepal (BBC Media Action Policy Briefing 2016)
The media has always played a role in shaping the nation of Nepal. Now, in 2016, as a new political settlement continues to be negotiated, that role may prove to be as important as at any time in the country’s history. Based on more than 25 interviews with leading members of Nepal’s media, government, civil society and international development communities as well as audience research carried out by BBC Media Action, this briefing explores some of the key challenges facing the Nepali media. It outlines growing concerns over politicisation and co-option, particularly of the mainstream Kathmandu-based media, as well as other economic and technological challenges facing the media. The briefing further outlines how Nepal’s historically diverse and decentralised media market is increasingly showing signs of fragmentation and discord. It also examines the role that the international development community has played in supporting the Nepali media.