Community Radio in South Asia

This monograph, based on the author's successful PhD dissertation, examines the community radio (CR) landscape in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. It introduces an inclusionary South Asia-specific framework for analyzing CR, grounded in global alternative media theories.

Using a mapping methodology, the monograph presents both primary and secondary data. Secondary data, gathered through desk reviews, is organized into a Community Media Database (CMD) for South Asia, while primary data from interviews and case studies is analyzed across four thematic areas: policy environment, ownership, community, and programming.

The book offers detailed country profiles, case studies profiles, and a comprehensive analysis of the thematic areas in each country. It concludes with 24 guiding principles aimed at addressing challenges and opportunities for CR in South Asia.

Presents the only consolidated work on community radio in South Asia, unlike ethnographic or country-specific studies Reveals data from the author's first database on 519 active community radio stations in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh Provides a unique mapping framework for South Asian community radio, adaptable worldwide for alternative media projects

Autorentext

Taijrani Rampersaud-Skorka is an experienced professional with a demonstrated history of working in the education, research, and audio-visual production industries in Media and Communication Studies - both theoretical and practical aspects. Coming from a Behaviour and Social Change Communication background, her interests are in works that encourage positive societal transformations. Her doctoral thesis which has resulted in this volume of work was completed under the guidance of the UNESCO Chair on Community Media at the University of Hyderabad in 2020.

Inhalt

Community Media in South Asia.- 2. (Media) History of Nepal, India, and Bangladesh.- Contextualizing Community Radio.- 4. Profiles of Case Studies.- 5. Descriptive Mapping of CR in SA.- 6. Media Policy Environment.- 7. Ownership and Management Philosophies.- 8. Community Radio Practitioners.- 9. Community Radio Programmes.- 10. Tracing Regional Multiplicity of the Alternative Mediascape in South Asia.