Communication, Culture and Ecology: Rethinking Sustainable Development in Asia

Essential for understanding and applying the dynamics of culture and ecology in development
Adds new insights into communication for sustainable development through a grassroots perspective
Challenges current development strategies in the light of enlightened community participation

Kiran Prasad is a Professor in Communication and Journalism, Sri Padmavati Mahila University, Tirupati, India. She was Commonwealth Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for International Communication Research, Institute of Communication Studies, University of Leeds, UK and Canadian Studies Research Fellow at the School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. She is the youngest ever recipient of the ’State Best Teacher Award’ for university teachers from the Government of Andhra Pradesh, India and several other awards for academic excellence. She is author/editor of twenty books. Her recent books include Media Law and Ethics: Readings in Communication Regulations (2008, in two volumes); HIV and AIDS: Vulnerability of Women in Asia and Africa (2008); Communication for Development: Reinventing Theory and Action (2009, in two volumes); e-Journalism: New Media and News Media (2009); Media Law in India (Kluwer Law International, 2011); New Media and Pathways to Social Change: Shifting Development Discourses (2013) Transforming International Communication: Media, Culture and Society in the Middle East (2014); and Gender and ICTs: Future Directions in Bridging the Digital Divide (2016). She is the Secretary for Communication Education, Asian Congress for Media and Communication (ACMC), Philippines. She is series editor of Empowering Women Worldwide, a book series published by the Women Press, New Delhi.