Community Radio in South Asia

Mapping the Alternative Mediascape in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-3-031-85200-8
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 510 g

Reihe: Diversity and Inclusion Research

This monograph, based on the author's successful PhD dissertation, examines the community radio (CR) landscape in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. It introduces an inclusionary South Asia-specific framework for analyzing CR, grounded in global alternative media theories.

Using a mapping methodology, the monograph presents both primary and secondary data. Secondary data, gathered through desk reviews, is organized into a Community Media Database (CMD) for South Asia, while primary data from interviews and case studies is analyzed across four thematic areas: policy environment, ownership, community, and programming.

The book offers detailed country profiles, case studies profiles, and a comprehensive analysis of the thematic areas in each country. It concludes with 24 guiding principles aimed at addressing challenges and opportunities for CR in South Asia.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rampersaud-Skorka, Taijrani

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wohlfahrtsökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Fernsehen & Rundfunk

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Community Media in South Asia.- 2. (Media) History of Nepal, India, and Bangladesh.- Contextualizing Community Radio.- 4. Profiles of Case Studies.- 5. Descriptive Mapping of CR in SA.- 6. Media Policy Environment.- 7. Ownership and Management Philosophies.- 8. Community Radio Practitioners.- 9. Community Radio Programmes.- 10. Tracing Regional Multiplicity of the Alternative Mediascape in South Asia.

Über Autor(innen)

Taijrani Rampersaud-Skorka is an experienced professional with a demonstrated history of working in the education, research, and audio-visual production industries in Media and Communication Studies - both theoretical and practical aspects. Coming from a Behaviour and Social Change Communication background, her interests are in works that encourage positive societal transformations. Her doctoral thesis which has resulted in this volume of work was completed under the guidance of the UNESCO Chair on Community Media at the University of Hyderabad in 2020.