Celebrity Advocacy and International Development

By:

Dan Brockington

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Hardback

Series:

Rethinking Development

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Celebrity advocacy is a curious phenomenon. It occupies a significant proportion of the public domain, but does so without engaging particularly well with much of the public. Yet this may not matter very much. Many people at the core of advocacy, and in political and business elites, simply do not notice any lack of engagement. In these circles celebrity advocacy can be remarkably effective. Celebrity Advocacy and International Development examines the work of celebrity advocacy and lobbying in international development. Its purpose is to understand the alliances resulting, their history, consequences, wider contexts and implications. It argues that celebrity advocacy signals a new aspect of elite rule. For populist celebrity advocacy can mark, ironically, a disengagement between the public and politics, and particularly the public and civil society. Recognising this poses new challenges, but also presents new opportunities, for the development movement. This book gives students and researchers in development studies and media studies a wealth of original empirical data, including interviews across the NGO sector, media and celebrity industries, newspaper analysis, large surveys of public opinion, and focus group research.

Author Biography:

Dan Brockington is Professor of Conservation and Development at the Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester.

Release date Australia

April 8th, 2014

Author

Dan Brockington

Audience

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Illustrations

17 Tables, black and white; 4 Line drawings, black and white; 21 Illustrations, black and white

Pages

234

Series

Rethinking Development

Dimensions

156x234x20

ISBN-13

9780415707190

Product ID

21693033

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