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This book identifies and analyzes priorities, themes, projects and publications in the world´s leading communication research institutes, centers and doctoral programs and presents an assessment of the state and future of communication research by prominent international scholars in communication.

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This book identifies and analyzes priorities, themes, projects and publications in the world´s leading communication research institutes, centers and doctoral programs. It also presents an assessment of the state and future of communication research by prominent international scholars in communication. Using these data sources, the book provides a comprehensive review of communication and media research outside the United States, a critical gap in the literature. It is a useful reference for U.S. and international communication scholars, and can be a textbook for graduate and undergraduate courses in international communication, global communication and communication theories.

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Acknowledgments - Global Communication and Media Research - International Communication Research Centers, Institutes, and Graduate Programs - International Scholars-Research Orientations and Perceptions of Communication Research - Conclusions and Recommendations - Appendix 1: Some International Communication and Media Academic Associations - Appendix 2: Communication Research Units and Graduate Programs - Appendix 3: Some Communication Research Journals - Appendix 4: Invitation Letters to Survey Respondents - Appendix 5: Questionnaire - Appendix 6: Senior Scholars: University Granting Highest Degree by Region - Appendix 7: Senior Scholars: Current Research Projects by Region and Country - Appendix 8: Senior Scholars: Influential Theories by Region and Country - Appendix 9: Senior Scholars: Influential Scholars All Time by Region and Country - Appendix 10: Senior Scholars: Current Influential Scholars by Region and Country - Appendix 11: Senior Scholars: Influential Journals by Region and Country - Appendix 12: Senior Scholars: Research Topics for Collaboration by Region and Country - Appendix 13: Senior Scholars: Social Problems to Be Addressed by Region and Country - Appendix 14: Senior Scholars: Challenges to Communication Research by Region and Country - Appendix 15: Senior Scholars: Opportunities for Communication Research by Region and Country - Appendix 16: Senior Scholars: Future of Communication Research by Region and Country - Index.

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Alexis S. Tan (PhD, mass communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison) is a professor of communication, a former Senior Fulbright Award winner, the author of 5 books and over 60 journal articles, and a past president of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. He is the founding director of the Murrow School of Communication and the inaugural Faculty Diversity Fellow at Washington State University. His books include Mass Communication Theories & Research; Communication & Prejudice: Theories, Effects and Interventions; and The Intercultural Communication Guidebook: Research-based Strategies for Successful Interactions.

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