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Mindful Communication for Sustainable Development
Provides multiple viewpoints and pathways of adopting mindful communication methodologies that would promote sustainable development goals.
GeoPolitics and the Media in Asia and the Pacific
This book is a timely publication that focusses on the media’s role in fermenting geo-political battles pulling the Asia-Pacific region in different directions, threatening to disturb the peace and the hard-won prosperity of Asia. The book examines the media narratives of the brewing geo-political tensions in the Indian Ocean, the South China Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, questioning whether the media’s adversarial culture is to blame for the military focus of the reporting. Looming battles in the Himalayas and the Mekong River regions are also dealt with. The author questions the hypocrisy of the ‘rules-based order’ and ‘debt trap’ media narratives, arguing that the West needs to understand the East and respect their viewpoints. The book provides ideas and guidelines for both global (western) and regional media to report geo-political issues without a militarist mindset.
The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
Around the developing world, political leaders face a dilemma: the very information and communication technologies that boost economic fortunes also undermine power structures. Globally, one in ten internet users is a Muslim living in a populous Muslim community. In these countries, young people are developing political identities online, and digital technologies are helping civil society build systems of political communication independent of the state and beyond easy manipulation by cultural or religious elites. With unique data on patterns of media ownership and technology use, The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy demonstrates how, since the mid-1990s, information technologies have had a role in political transformation. Democratic revolutions are not caused by new information technologies. But in the Muslim world, democratization is no longer possible without them.
Myth of 'Free Media' and Fake News in the Post-Truth Era
Myth of 'Free Media' and Fake News in the Post-truth Era reveals the story of 'fake news' hysteria and myth of 'free media' in the post-truth world order, starting from the question of whether there has really been a 'truth' era. The book examines how the news media is battling for relevance in the age of Internet. It shows how the wave of media 'liberalization' has weakened the basic premise of Libertarian Media Function Theory, which states that the media is the 'Fourth Estate' that protects the citizens from abuse of power by the government. It analyses how excessive commercialization of the media and the commodification of news has changed journalism globally. The book recommends a new paradigm and explains how it can be used to transform news reporting from an adversarial model to a human-centric one.
Bollywood and Globalization
The field of Bollywood studies has remained predominantly critical, theoretical and historical in focus. This book brings together qualitative and quantitative approaches to tackle empirical questions focusing on the relationship between soft power, hybridity, cinematic texts, and audiences. Adopting a critical-transcultural framework that examines the complex power relations that are manifested through globalized production and consumption practices, the book approaches the study of popular Hindi cinema from three broad perspectives: transcultural production contexts, content trends, and audiences. It firstly outlines the theoretical issues relevant to the spread of popular Indian cinema an...
Looking North, Looking South: China, Taiwan, And The South Pacific
Looking North, Looking South brings together the works of leading China, Taiwan, and Pacific politics specialists analysing a topic of growing importance: China and Taiwan's ever-growing involvement in the South Pacific. There is no doubt that China is on the rise in Asia, Africa, South America, the Caribbeans, and even the Antarctica and the Arctic, this rise can be partly attributed to China's activities in the South Pacific.This book will pinpoint China's involvement in the South Pacific within the context of China's wider foreign policy and the challenges it poses to the traditional dominant powers of the region — the China-Taiwan rivalry has helped to seriously alter the balance of traditional influence in the South Pacific where China is now one of the largest aid donors in the region, squeezing out Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, both in terms of funding and influence.
The Making of Modern Tibet
A comprehensive account of Tibet and the Tibetan people, this book emphasizes the political history of the twentieth century. By utilizing previously ignored archival material from three continents and drawing conclusions focused on the available documentation, The Making of Modern Tibet is the first successful attempt to reach beyond the polemics so often generated in Tibet studies to present a clear and accessible history of this fascinating country. This new edition is enriched by striking photographs and a comprehensive updating of the issues that have emerged since the publication of the first edition. On the original edition... Richly documented, wide ranging, thoughtful and probing work that both specialists and students will find stimulating. --The American Asian Review Grunfeld has produced an interesting and highly readable book. --Journal of Asian Studies
Mindful Journalism and News Ethics in the Digital Era
This book aims to be the first comprehensive exposition of "mindful journalism"—drawn from core Buddhist ethical principles—as a fresh approach to journalism ethics. It suggests that Buddhist mindfulness strategies can be applied purposively in journalism to add clarity, fairness and equity to news decision-making and to offer a moral compass to journalists facing ethical dilemmas in their work. It comes at a time when ethical values in the news media are in crisis from a range of technological, commercial and social factors, and when both Buddhism and mindfulness have gained considerable acceptance in Western societies. Further, it aims to set out foundational principles to assist journalists dealing with vulnerable sources and recovering from traumatic assignments.
