International in scope, The Handbook of Global Health Communication offers a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the role of communication processes in global public health, development and social change Brings together 32 contributions from well-respected scholars and practitioners in the field, addressing a wide range of communication approaches in current global health programs Offers an integrated view that links communication to the strengthening of health services, the involvement of affected communities in shaping health policies and improving care, and the empowerment of citizens in making decisions about health Adopts a broad understanding of communication that goes beyond conventional divisions between informational and participatory approaches

Since the late 1990s, development institutions have increasingly used the language of rights in their policy and practice. This special issue on feminist perspectives on politics of rights explores the strategies, tensions and challenges associated with ‘rights work’ in a variety of settings. Articles on the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, East and South Asia explore the dilemmas that arise for feminist praxis in these diverse locations, and address the question of what rights can contribute to struggles for gender justice. Exploring the intersection of formal rights – whether international human rights conventions, constitutional rights or national legislation – with the everyday realities of women in settings characterized by entrenched gender inequalities and poverty, plural legal systems and cultural norms that can constitute formidable obstacles to realizing rights. The contributors suggest that these sites of struggle can create new possibilities and meanings – and a politics of rights animated by demands for social and gender justice.

Intimate Activism tells the story of Nicaraguan sexual-rights activists who helped to overturn the most repressive antisodomy law in the Americas. The law was passed shortly after the Sandinistas lost power in 1990 and, to the surprise of many, was repealed in 2007. In this vivid ethnography, Cymene Howe analyzes how local activists balanced global discourses regarding human rights and identity politics with the contingencies of daily life in Nicaragua. Though they were initially spurred by the antisodomy measure, activists sought to change not only the law but also culture. Howe emphasizes the different levels of intervention where activism occurs, from mass-media outlets and public protests to meetings of clandestine consciousness-raising groups. She follows the travails of queer characters in a hugely successful telenovela, traces the ideological tensions within the struggle for sexual rights, and conveys the voices of those engaged in "becoming" lesbianas and homosexuales in contemporary Nicaragua.

La navegación por la vida, puede convertir a las personas en instruidos marineros. Saber dar soluciones en los momentos de mayor riesgo para el naufragio, es la prueba que te convierte en el hábil capitán de tu propio barco. Si toda esta aventura, queda argumentada y bien documentada, no hay duda que, sobrevivirá al inevitable, y definitivo naufragio por nuestra vida, como garantía para próximos navegadores. Mis cartas fueron llegando a importantes archivos de vanguardia: los periódicos aceptaron la información, y fueron testigos de escarpados viajes por mi mente. Cientos de artículos dirigidos a la sección de "cartas al director" fueron viendo la luz por toda la geografía nacional. Así, periódicos como El País, La Vanguardia, La Verdad, Diario de León, Diario La Nueva España de Oviedo, La Voz de Galicia, Diario de Mallorca, Diario Bahía de Cádiz, Diario Palentino, Diario de Burgos, El Norte de Castilla, Heraldo de Aragón (Zaragoza), El Correo Español-El Pueblo Vasco, Diario Montañés de Santander, Diario Sur (Málaga, Marbella y Melilla). De esta manera, se convirtieron en 'notarios' de mis aventuras. La revista XL Semanal de gran tirada nacional, me convirtió en marinero de alto rango al haberme premiado en el apartado de carta de la semana, la enviada con el título: El Reloj de mi abuelo (dedicada con todo el cariño, a la muerte de mi padre) con un comentario de Lorenzo Silva (abogado y escritor); además de haberme publicado otras tantas de opinión. Este libro, se convierte por tanto, en un torrente variado, ante sentimientos e ideas de la vida. El Autor http: //jsreverte.com/

"Communication for Development is a multidisciplinary area of study and work that is based on two-way models of communication, going beyond diffusion and dissemination of information. Its functions range from engaging stakeholders in problem analysis and risk assessment to supporting behavior and social change. The experiences recounted here are drawn from the various sessions of the Congress and emphasize the value of using Communication for Development to engage stakeholders in a professional and systematic manner for more effective and sustainable project design and implementation."--BOOK JACKET.

Are you interested in helping others, or are you looking for new ways to get involved in your school or community? This is an easy-to-read introduction to the world of volunteering. Readers will discover what types of volunteer work you would enjoy most, and find out different ways to get started.

A wide-ranging volume featuring contributions from some of today's leading thinkers and practitioners in the field of men, masculinities and development. Together, contributors challenge the neglect of the structural dimensions of patriarchal power relations in current development policy and practice, and the failure to adequately engage with the effects of inequitable sex and gender orders on both men's and women's lives. The book calls for renewed engagement in efforts to challenge and change stereotypes of men, to dismantle the structural barriers to gender equality, and to mobilize men to build new alliances with women's movements and other movements for social and gender justice.