Product Description: At a time when everyone is talking about new information and communication technologies, a book which reminds us of how participatory video is a powerful catalyst for development, is a welcome change. The contributors convincingly demonstrate that participatory video is a very effective tool for the development and transformation of disadvantaged individuals and communities...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: How can facilitators be used to enable people's participation in development processes and projects? This book presents the experiences of facilitators from a variety of settings. It combines their conceptual thinking with practical `how-to' hints for successful participatory project...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Participation has been the emerging theme of debate in the field of development. However, participatory communication and the impact of setting goals for social change through participatory development have not been fully discussed in the literature...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This pioneering and thought-provoking volume explores the strengths, weaknesses, and complex nature of participation in many diverse settings while pinpointing important related concepts such as power and control, conscientization, and empowerment and self-reliance...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)