{"product_id":"community-radio-in-south-asia","title":"Community Radio in South Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the state of community radio, a significant independent media movement that began about two decades ago, in different parts of South Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume outlines the socioeconomic and historical contexts for understanding the evolution and functioning of community radio in an increasingly globalised media environment. It provides a ring-side view of how various countries in South Asia have formulated policies that enabled the emergence of this third sector of broadcasting (public and private being the other two) through radio, rendering the media ecology in the region more pluralistic and diverse. The chapters in the volume, interspersed by practitioner perspectives, discuss a range of key issues related to community radio: radio policies, NGOisation of community radio, spectrum management and democratisation of technology, disasters\/emergencies, gender issues, sustainability, and conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the first of its kind, this volume will appeal to scholars and researchers of community media and independent media studies, cultural studies, as well as sociology and social anthropology, and South Asian studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45541842682094,"sku":"9780367520588","price":67.19,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/community-radio-in-south-asia","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}