México

Peace, democracy and development will only be achieved if we guarantee the principles of communication as a human right, the right to communicate for all. Consequently, we consider it imperative to promote the analysis, discussion and formulation of information and communication strategies and policies from the perspective of human rights. This is a responsibility we cannot postpone and it is the raison d’etre of this volume which brings together contributions from specialists who, coming from diverse areas of expertise and political action, contributed to the discussion of this issue that is central to global coexistence within the framework of the conference of the International Association of Media and Communication Research (iamcr) held in Mexico City at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in July 2009.