Cultivating community the significance of community radio as a platform for belonging and self-expression, a case study of IDA Helsinki

This case study of community radio station IDA Helsinki explores how volunteers of the organisation construct narratives around personal and shared identities, belonging, informal learning, self-expression, personal development and agency. It examines community participation from an emic-insider p...

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Päätekijä: Lee, Alessia Patricia
Muut tekijät: Humanistis-yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kieli- ja viestintätieteiden laitos, Department of Language and Communication Studies, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Aineistotyyppi: Pro gradu
Kieli:eng
Julkaistu: 2025
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title_full Cultivating community : the significance of community radio as a platform for belonging and self-expression, a case study of IDA Helsinki
title_fullStr Cultivating community : the significance of community radio as a platform for belonging and self-expression, a case study of IDA Helsinki Cultivating community : the significance of community radio as a platform for belonging and self-expression, a case study of IDA Helsinki
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title_short Cultivating community
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topic community radio community participation Intercultural Communication (maisteriohjelma) Master's Degree Programme in Intercultural Communication yhteisöt identiteetti vapaaehtoistyö osallistuminen paikallisradio
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