RT journal article
T1 Communication, development, and social change in Spain: A field between institutionalization and implosion
A1 Marí Sáez, Víctor Manuel
A2 Marketing y Comunicación
K1 Communication for development
K1 communication for social change
K1 Spain
K1 institutionalization
AB This paper renders an account of the rapid institutionalization of the academic field of Communication for Development and Social Change (CDCS) in Spain in recent years following a period of neglect and marginalization. The ongoing expansion of the field of CDSC in the Spanish context is understood as a process of implosion, i.e. a collapse inwards, which results from the inconsistencies and weaknesses of fast and late institutionalization. The methodological approach for this inquiry is a documental review of both academic literature and research and institutional reports produced in Spain between 1980 and 2010. Based on this review, the paper contrasts the trajectory of the field in Spain with the debates at the international level, establishing relevant continuities and differences.
PB International Communication Gazette (Sage)
SN 1748-0485
YR 2016
FD 2016-03-11
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24683
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24683
LA eng
NO This article is part of the Research Project (Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness,Spain) CSO2014-52005-R titled ‘Evaluation and Monitoring of Communication forDevelopment and Social Change in Spain: design of indicators to measure its socialimpact’ (2015–2017)
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 12-nov-2026