Dependency Theory
Dependency theory emerged in Latin America in the late 1960s and 1970s, partly as a consequence of the political situation in the continent, with increasing
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Modernization Theory
Complementary to the doctrine of ‘free flow’ in the post-war years was the view that international communication was the key to the process of modernization
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Free flow of information
Free flow of information, After the Second World War and the establishment of a bi-polar world of free market capitalism and state socialism, theories of
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Approaches to Theorizing International Communication
Theories have their own history and reflect the concerns of the time in which they were developed. This chapter examines some that offer ways of
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International Communication at the End of the Cold War
If the East-West ideological battle characterized the Cold War years of international communication, the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the breakup of
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The MacBride Commission
The International Commission for the Study of Communication Problems that was established under the chairmanship of Sean MacBride by UNESCO occupies a prominent place in
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New World Information and Communication Order
The demand for a New World Information and Communication Order The international information system, the NWICO protagonists argued, perpetuated and strengthened inequality in development, with
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