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Upcoming Conference
dublin, ireland (website)
25-29 june 2012
theme: crises, ‘creative destruction’ and the global power and communication orders
Past Conferences
durban, south africa (website)
15-19 july, 2012
theme: south-north conversations
istanbul, turkey
13-17 july, 2011
theme: cities, connectivity, creativity
braga, portugal.
18-22 july 2010
theme: communication and citizenship: rethinking crisis and change
mexico city, mexico.
21-24 july 2009
theme: human rights communication
stockholm, sweden.
20-25 july 2008
theme: media and global divides.
paris, france.
23-25 july 2007
unesco headquarters
theme: media, communication, information: 50 years of theories and practices.
cairo, egypt.
23-28 july 2006
theme: knowledge societies for all: media and communication strategies.
taipei, taiwan
26-28 july 2005
theme: media panics: freedom, control and democracy in the age of globalization.
porto alegre, brazil
25-30 july 2004
theme: communication and democracy: perspectives for a new world.
barcelona, spain
21 - 26 july 2002
theme: intercultural communication.
budapest, hungary
6 - 8 september 2001
theme: peace and communication.
singapore, singapore
17 - 20 july 2000
theme: communication beyond 2000: technology, industry, and the citizen in the age of globalization
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Members' books
The Production of Modernization: Daniel Lerner, Mass Media, and 'The Passing of Traditional Society'
by Hemant Shah
Daniel Lerner's 1958 book The Passing of Traditional Society was central in shaping Cold War era ideas about the use of mass media and culture to promote social and economic progress in postcolonial nations. This book examines Lerner’s work and the intellectual trajectory of his thinking about mass media and modernization.
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