Listening, Community Engagement, and Peacebuilding

Graham D. Bodie is Professor of Integrated Marketing Communication in the School of Journalism and New Media at The University of Mississippi, USA.Debra L. Worthington is Professor of Communication and Director of the School of Communication & Journalism at Auburn University, USA.Zenebe Beyene is Associate Professor and Coordinator of International Programs in the School of Journalism and New Media at The University of Mississippi, USA.

• 1. Listening, Community Engagement, and Peacebuilding: Defining Terms and Setting the Stage 2. Beyond the Town Hall: From Chaos to Collaboration in Community Listening 3. Performative Listening and Solidarity: Critical Intercultural Communication and Community Engagement at the Margins 4. Listening as a Tool for Transformative Change in Families and Neighborhoods: The Case of SALT 5. Light on Syria: Performance, Listening, and Community Engagement 6. Patterns of Engagement: Identifying Associations between Listening Styles and Community-News Consumption 7. Active Listening and "Serial Calling": Negotiating Public Space in Interactive Radio 8. Listening and Peacebuilding 9. Listening in Service of Trauma-Informed Peacebuilding 10. Listening Performances as Transformative Mechanisms in the Context of Restorative Transitional Justice Scenarios: The Colombian Case 11. The Role of Listening in the Transformation of Conflict: Implications for Peacemaking and Peacebuilding in Ethiopia 12. Listening and Peacebuilding in Rwanda: Perspective of Homegrown Approaches 13. The Moral and Intellectual Virtue(s) of Listening

“This edited collection is a valuable text on the role of listening—an activity that is taken for granted but worthy of further consideration—in fostering understanding across differences and promoting healing and reconciliation. […] A theme found in many of the chapters is the role of trauma and how opportunities for meaningful listening, among survivors and perpetrators of violence, enhance healing, reconciliation, peace building, and justice. The world could be a much different place if this type of listening, especially to the most vulnerable citizens, was made a priority.”--K. Sorensen, Bentley University