Communication Power

Author: Manuel Castells
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199681937
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 623

Book Description
Drawing on a wide range of social and psychological theories, Castells presents original research on political processes and social movements. He applies this analysis to numerous recent events - the misinformation of the American public on the Iraq War,the global environmental movement to preventclimate change, the control of information in China and Russia, Barak Obama's internet-based presidential campaigns, and (in this new edition) responses to recent political and economic crises such as the Arab Spring and the Occupy movement. On the basis of these case studies he proposes a newtheory of power in the information age based on the management of communication networks.

Informed Power

Author: Alejandra Dubcovsky
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674660188
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 298

Book Description
Alejandra Dubcovsky maps channels of information exchange in the American South, exploring how colonists came into possession of knowledge in a region that lacked a regular mail system or a printing press until the 1730s. She describes ingenious oral networks, and she uncovers important lessons about the nexus of information and power.

Media and Power

Author: James Curran
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134900376
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
Media and Power addresses three key questions about the relationship between media and society. *How much power do the media have? *Who really controls the media? *What is the relationship between media and power in society? In this major new book, James Curran reviews the different answers which have been given, before advancing original interpretations in a series of ground-breaking essays. This book also provides a guided tour of the major debates in media studies. What part did the media play in the making of modern society? How did 'new media' change society in the past? Will radical media research recover from its mid-life crisis? Is public service television the dying product of the nation in an age of globalization? Media and Power provides both a clear introduction to media research and an innovative analysis of media power.

Communication Power

Author: Larry D. Lauer
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN: 9780834208933
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description
Nonprofits are well aware that good communication skills help them strengthen their organizations, have a strong impact on fund raising, and improve marketing efforts. Good communication can also help lower costs, increase contributions, improve board relations, and increase community support. This handbook covers every aspect of communications, both internal and external. In addition, it provides a unique managerial how-to focus, with information on presentation skills, effective crisis plans, tips for handling difficult situations, on-camera tips, and more.

Strategic Narratives

Author: Alister Miskimmon
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317975197
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 190

Book Description
Communication is central to how we understand international affairs. Political leaders, diplomats, and citizens recognize that communication shapes global politics. This has only been amplified in a new media environment characterized by Internet access to information, social media, and the transformation of who can communicate and how. Soft power, public diplomacy 2.0, network power – scholars and policymakers are concerned with understanding what is happening. This book is the first to develop a systematic framework to understand how political actors seek to shape order through narrative projection in this new environment. To explain the changing world order – the rise of the BRICS, the dilemmas of climate change, poverty and terrorism, the intractability of conflict – the authors explore how actors form and project narratives and how third parties interpret and interact with these narratives. The concept of strategic narrative draws together the most salient of international relations concepts, including the links between power and ideas; international and domestic; and state and non-state actors. The book is anchored around four themes: order, actors, uncertainty, and contestation. Through these, Strategic Narratives shows both the possibilities and the limits of communication and power, and makes an important contribution to theorizing and studying empirically contemporary international relations. International Studies Association: International Communication Best Book Award

The Power of Communication

Author: Helio Fred Garcia
Publisher: Pearson Education
ISBN: 013288884X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 332

Book Description
Communication is the absolutely indispensable leadership discipline. But, too often, leaders and professional communicators get mired in tactics, and fail to influence public attitudes in the ways that would help them the most. This book builds on the U.S. Marine Corps' legendary publication Warfighting, showing how to apply the Corps' proven leadership and strategy doctrine to all forms of public communication. The author reveals how to orient on audiences, recognizing their centers of gravity and most critical concerns. He also teaches how to integrate and succeed with all three levels of communication: strategic, operational, and tactical. He shows how to take the initiative and control the agenda, respond to events with speed and focus, use the power of maneuver, prepare and plan, and put it all together, in order to become a "habitually strategic" communicator.

Communication Power

Author: Manuel Castells
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191510440
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 624

Book Description
We live in the midst of a revolution in communication technologies that affects the way in which people feel, think, and behave. The media have become the space where power strategies are played out. In the current technological context mass communication goes beyond traditional media and includes the Internet and mobile communication. In this wide-ranging and powerful book, Manuel Castells analyses the transformation of the global media industry by this revolution in communication technologies. He argues that a new communication system, mass self-communication, has emerged, and power relationships have been profoundly modified by the emergence of this new communication environment. Created in the commons of the Internet this communication can be locally based, but globally connected. It is built through messaging, social networks sites, and blogging, and is now being used by the millions around the world who have access to the Internet. Drawing on a wide range of social and psychological theories, Castells presents original research on political processes and social movements. He applies this analysis to numerous recent events—the misinformation of the American public on the Iraq War, the global environmental movement to prevent climate change, the control of information in China and Russia, Barak Obama's internet-based presidential campaigns, and (in this new edition) responses to recent political and economic crises such as the Arab Spring and the Occupy movement. On the basis of these case studies he proposes a new theory of power in the information age based on the management of communication networks Justly celebrated for his analysis of the network society, Castells here builds on that work, offering a well grounded and immensely challenging picture of communication and power in the 21st century. This is a book for anyone who wants to understand the dynamics and character of the modern world.

Power Communication

Author: Thomas D. Clark
Publisher: CommuniSkills
ISBN: 0538822996
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 284

Book Description
This book is written for courses in business writing and speaking and managerial communication. It provides a systematic presentation of how to prepare logical and persuasive written and oral messages. This system is organized under the acronym POWER, which stands for planning, organizing, writing, editing and revising.

Casual Power

Author: Sherry Maysonave
Publisher: Bright Books (TX)
ISBN: 9781880092484
Category : Body language
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
What are you saying before you speak a word? Does your nonverbal communication limit your effectiveness? In this enlightening guidebook, Sherry Maysonave shows you precisely how to command respect, inspire trust, and project personal power when you dress down for business. She emphasises the silent -- but potent -- nonverbal aspects of clothing, demeanour, and body language. She reveals how nonverbal factors determine the response you receive from others -- factors that impact your ability to maximise success. Sherry Maysonave brings needed clarity, sophistication, and wit to all dress-down issues in today's workplace. The inspiring, humorous, visually rich book is the millennium's 'How-to-Dress-Down-for-Success' bible.

Caste, Communication and Power

Author: Biswajit Das
Publisher: SAGE Publishing India
ISBN: 939137090X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 261

Book Description
Caste, Communication and Power explores communication and the constitution of caste in Indian society. Intimately connected, both communication and caste are determined by historical developments. The book looks at communication as a lens to study caste and power relations, with its immense potential to shape perception and affect ground reality. It also studies the evolution of the conceptual and theoretical foundations of caste and power relations, and maps their emergence from communicative resources and practices. These communication practices are inevitably linked to the social structure, with their reliance on symbolic forms of self-expression, often revealing the underlying ideological attitudes. The book studies this interface of culture and media, evaluating the caste question and the associated power relations in terms of modes of communication practised in the society.