A new addition to the Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change series, this book sets the stage for subsequent books by identifying and analysing the current gaps in the field. It critically reviews the theory, practice and strategies of Communication for Social Change in relation to occurring structures, policies and discourses.

Pradip Ninan Thomas is Associate Professor and Head of the School of Journalism and Communication, The University of Queensland, Australia. He is a leading academic and renowned author in the areas of communication and social change, communication rights, religion and media and the political economy of communications in India. Elske van de Fliert is Associate Professor and Director at the Centre for Communication and Social Change, The University of Queensland, Australia. Previously she worked internationally for a range of organisations in research, development and teaching positions. Her main interests are in the areas of participatory communication and transdisciplinarity.