International communication in the global world of social sciences

How can international communication claim a special place in the global world of the social sciences? To what extent, and to what degree, do the subjects it tackles, and the societal issues it addresses, appeal to all social science disciplines? How can we effortlessly demonstrate its connection to the historical trajectory of the social sciences? In so doing, is it obliged to establish a field of delimitation within the global universe of the social sciences? How can we harmonize the diversity of discourse on international communication, and make it easier to understand for all those - teachers, researchers and students - who are interested in this sub-discipline? A Herculean task, and an almost impossible mission! Yet this is the challenge set by this book, which is marked by a concern for pedagogical clarity and demonstrates, from start to finish, that the qualifier "international" can in no way be linked to the term "communication", without problematizing. Through nine chapters, each dealing in depth with diverse but logically articulated objects, there is also an epistemic commitment to the interdisciplinary method, which the author not only reiterates, but also explains the scientific foundations of. The book concludes with an unprecedented dialogue on the global information imbalance with former UNESCO Director-General Amadou Mahtar Mbow, initiator of the International Commission on Communication Problems. Debates on the NOMIC (New World Information and Communication Order) are often reported by secondary sources with sometimes contradictory interpretations. What better way of serving scientific truth than to question the direct source?