While the broader field of communication studies is gaining more global prominence, this is an era when the underrepresented voices are fortunately becoming more recognized. Communication Theory and Application in Post-Socialist Contexts illustrates how Eurasia and Central and Eastern Europe—the post-socialist region—represents a population of more than 400 million who embody a wide array of communication experiences. This book aims to capture significant communication tendencies in several post-socialist countries and situate these tendencies within communication theory and application. It contains the examples of theory-building and adaptation as well as applied projects implemented in national and local contexts. Only by inclusive incorporation of the underrepresented experiences in the field’s discussions can the communication discipline continue to assert its relevance in and for the global community. This book serves as a resource for anyone on the quest of diversifying and globalizing communication studies.

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction Maureen Minielli, Marta Lukacovic, Sergei Samoilenko, Deborrah Uecker, & Michael Finch Part I: Communication Theory & Application Trends in the Post-Soviet SpaceChapter 1: Reflections on the Development of Intercultural Communication in RussiaOlga LeontovichChapter 2: Grassroots Science Communication in Russia Ekaterina Bogomoletc & Dmitrii Malkov Chapter 3: Urban Communication and Media in Russia Olga PichuginaChapter 4: Workplace Documentation in Post-Soviet Belarus and Russia: Insights for Organizational Communication Natalia Matveeva, Lilia Akhmerova, & Irina SavichChapter 5: Rhetorical Analysis of the Ukrainian Film Julia Blue: A Picture of Non-Western (Non-Linear) IdentityMichael R. FinchPart II: Communication Theory & Application Trends in Central Eastern EuropeChapter 6: Transitioning from Communist Propaganda to Government Communication in the Czech RepublicDenisa HejlovaChapter 7: Slovakia as a Convenient ‘Laboratory’ to Extend the Theory of Securitized Framing:The Case of Far Right’s Frame Shifting between Euroscepticism and EurophiliaMarta N. LukacovicChapter 8: The Past, the Memory and the Polish Media: Collective Memory as an Object of ManipulationAleksandra SynowiecPart III: Accounts of Trends in Academic Publishing on Communication; Disseminating Knowledge in and about Post-Socialist SocietiesChapter 9: Central European Journal of Communication: Knowledge Share CommunityMichał Głowacki, Agnieszka Stępińska, Jacek Mikucki, Róża Norström, Dagmara Sidyk, & Julia Trzcińska Chapter 10: Russian Journal of Communication: Reflections on the First DecadeIgor E. Klyukanov & Galina V. SinekopovaChapter 11: Publishing a Communication Textbook for Russian StudentsOlga I. MatyashPart IV: Applications of Communication Theory and Research to Pedagogy; Teaching in and about Post-Socialist SocietiesChapter 12: Intercultural Communication Pedagogy in Lithuania: Listening to Viewpoints Andrew C. Jones & Eugenija KungienėChapter 13: Teaching Communication in Russia and Kazakhstan: An International Scholar’s PerspectiveOlga I. MatyashChapter 14: Interpersonal Communication and Perception Differences between Russia and the United States: Changes since 2009?Deborrah Uecker & Jacqueline Schmidt Conclusion Maureen Minielli, Marta Lukacovic, Sergei Samoilenko, Deborrah Uecker, & Michael FinchAbout the Editors and Contributing Authors

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