Resumen de Communication for development and social movements in networked society

Jacob Israel Bañuelos Capistrán

• The present article reviews the theoretical and institutional definitions of Communication for Development, its validity and appropriateness for contemporary communication models. From this perspective a review and case analysis of Communication for Development in Latin America in the last decades was carried out. The participative communication model seems to have more relevance for the emergence of new technologies and virtual social networks. In regards to this new media scenario, a historical reflection on the facts of communication for development in Latin America was carried out.