Crisis communication is a growing field of research and practice. A weakness in the traditional research field is the lack of theoretical development and the isolated sender and mass communication focus. In the present ...

This paper locates the problematic of communication and global divide in the nexus of class and nation in the context of post-revolutionary China’s twisted developmental path and its world historical economic ascent in the ...

This text is based on an introductory Keynote delivered by the author for a Plenary panel of Nordic researchers that took place during the 2008 ‘Media and Global Divides’ conference. Designed to provide an international ...

The U.S. Presidential election of 2004 was an exciting reprise of the 2000 election and was closely watched by numerous observers across the world. The election held significant ramifications for world issues such as the ...

Like a giant oil tanker, the world is turning. New growth poles of the world economy have been emerging in the south and east. Globalization once belonged to the west and now the tables are turning. We have entered the ...

The historical roots of the technology and design of computer games can be found in Pentagon-supported research in 1960s. Many computer games had their origin as simulators and training equipment for the armed forces. ...

The present article explores the challenges of global divides for media researchers through the example of a foreign reporter’s blog from an area of intense conflict in Pakistan, where he was threatened by religious ...

Högskoleverket konstaterade 2004 i rapporten ”Uppföljning av studenter” att det genomförts en mängd alumnundersökningar vid Göteborgs universitet men att arbetet hade brister i systematik, samordning och återkoppling. Sedan ...

This chapter sets out to explore charity and solidarity approaches in three cosmographic genres: aid galas, foreign news, and documentaries about foreign nations. I argue that their nation-based ratio together with the ...