Historia de una travesía inconclusa: la comunicación para el desarrollo y el cambio social en la investigación y la docencia universitarias en España

Abstract

The studies in Communication for Development and Social Change have half a century of existence in the international scholarly field. In Spanish communication studies, their delayed development , starting in the 80's, and the poor attention that they have deserved in Spanish scholar community, not accomplished until the first decade of 2000, can both be explained in terms of some historical and political reasons, as well as with the context features. This paper offers a general overview, and an historical point of reflection, of the evolution of university teaching and research activities in Communication for Development and Social Change in our country. We examine the historical circumstances and conditions which, along three decades, have defined the development of this discipline in Spain, and we furnish some additional elements which help to the comprehension of the range and the limitations of the process. Finally, we indicate the opportunities and the challenges that the consolidation of this scholar development implies. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]