Communicating across, within and between, cultures: Toward inclusion and social change

Sison, Marianne D.

doi:10.1016/j.pubrev.2016.10.015

Cited by 14 publications

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Section: Academic Literaturementioning

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“…Progressive HR departments are broadening their demographic data to capture a more complete and nuanced profile of their employees. This strategy will be imperative as the global economy is influencing many organizations to broaden the diversity of their workforces, making the development of DEI initiatives a critical step for HR departments (Sison, 2017). From a theoretical perspective, representative bureaucracy is the dominant grounding for research related to DEI, offering the idea that the demographic makeup of a government should mirror that of the community it serves.…”

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The Experience of Local Governments in Promoting Equity and Inclusion

Newman

Ali

Powell

et al. 2023

Public Personnel Management

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Diversity, equity, and inclusion—values that target structural inequities in communities and workplaces—have taken on greater urgency in the aftermath of the racial and societal tensions of the past several years. This article examines how selected local governmental jurisdictions are responding to the call for greater equity and inclusion in their organizations. Experiences of selected “best in class” cities are reviewed in their efforts to advance a transformative approach to human resource policies and processes. Strategies for implementation and pitfalls to avoid are identified. The article concludes by acknowledging that this work—work which interrupts the existing patterns that tend to maintain the status quo of structural disadvantages around issues such as hiring, pay equity, and advancement and that limit a culture of inclusion—is hard, is ongoing, and is overdue but is critical and calls for immediate action.

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Section: Academic Literaturementioning

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Section: An Overview Of Themesmentioning

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The Experience of Local Governments in Promoting Equity and Inclusion

Newman

Ali

Powell

et al. 2023

Public Personnel Management

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“…It is what the literature describes as a social and cultural crisis (Asthana and Walker, 2016; Channel4NewsDemocracy, 2017; Katwala, 2018; Peat, 2017). This research proposes political PR to perform as an alternative approach set for positive causes where PR professionals described as social agents and national integrationists (Chaka, 2013; Swart, 2012; Taylor, 2000a; Toledano and Mckie, 2007), change agents (Coombs and Holladay, 2014; L’Etang, 2015), activists and advocates (Berger, 2005; Saffer et al, 2013; Smith and Ferguson, 2010), and social and cultural intermediaries (Benecke et al, 2017; Erturk, 2015; Hodges, 2006; Pitcher, 2003; Sison, 2017). In this post-multiculturalism age, however, right-wing populism and the controversial issue of Brexit can affect the public’s willingness to proceed with great speed.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, a public relations ‘integrationist approach’ can build relationships, soothe stress among minorities, create awareness about multiculturalism and determine cultural patterns (Taylor, 2000a). Scholars identify PR practitioners as cultural and social intermediaries (Benecke et al, 2017; Erturk, 2015; Sison, 2017; Toledano and Mckie, 2007), change agents (Coombs and Holladay, 2014; L’Etang, 2015), and activists and advocates (Saffer et al, 2013; Smith and Ferguson, 2010). In fact, ‘PR as a social practice, provides opportunities for bottom-up support, co-creation of knowledge, addressing citizen concerns and the design of projects that empower citizens and enhance collaboration’ (Benecke et al, 2017: 26).…”

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Rethinking political PR: A theoretical framework towards supporting social integration in the UK

Okour

2022

Public Relations Inquiry

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Political, social and demographic change has resulted in a search for new techniques for building public trust and reconciling relationships between the Muslim community and others in society. In this study, extremism and social cohesion have been chosen as potential new aims for the PR industry. This study assesses whether political PR can be diverted from its role in spin doctoring towards new cultural and social functions. My argument is that political PR can be used as a tool for social integration with particular reference to the Muslim community in the UK. This research distinguishes between two issues. The first connects with political PR within a political communication background, which relates to politicians, election campaigns, news management and their relationship with the media. The second issue is that political PR can be reconsidered from a corporate perspective, one that endorses the use of PR in challenging political environments. My study places emphasis on the second issue. A sample of seven UK PR academics, therefore, evaluated the current communication policies for their effectiveness, explained how political PR could help and gave their recommendations. Seven NGOs in Britain also described their work, the problems they encountered and their concerns. A lack of social integration and the rise of extremism were explained in terms of stereotyping, marginalisation and counterproductive techniques. The results suggest that a change in political PR is possible and should be encouraged to intervene in countering radicalization and enhancing social cohesion. They also show a lack of PR support for NGOs. The findings broadly move the field of inclusivity forward by working on a bottom-up approach instead of a top-down model of communication. The best answer for sustaining long-term community relationships was improved communication and engagement, inclusive messages and campaigns, and the Muslim community remaining open to others in society.

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“…Aldoory, 2005; Sha and Ford, 2007; Tindall, 2009) at the expense of fully considering inclusion. As Sison (2017) wrote, ‘a focus on diversity while valuable is not sufficient’ without inclusion because inclusion ‘ensures that people have a voice in decisions which affect their lives’ (p. 131). Inclusion focuses on the degree to which individuals feel a part of the organization’s critical processes (Mor Barak and Cherin, 1998).…”

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The issue with issues management: Considering the emotional and gendered core of issues

Madden

2019

Public Relations Inquiry

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Issues managers have power over defining issues and legitimizing their importance. While discussion has increased about organizations taking a stand on polarizing social issues, there remains a gap in the issues management literature on how to address stigmatized issues, particularly those with a gendered component. This article offers a revised set of issues motivators that better encompass the gendered and emotional components of issues and guiding questions to assist issues managers in ensuring that organizational policies and practices are more inclusive. Finally, the emotional underpinnings of all phases of the issue life cycle are considered.

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Communicating across, within and between, cultures: Toward inclusion and social change

Cited by 14 publications

References 12 publications

The Experience of Local Governments in Promoting Equity and Inclusion

The Experience of Local Governments in Promoting Equity and Inclusion

Rethinking political PR: A theoretical framework towards supporting social integration in the UK

The issue with issues management: Considering the emotional and gendered core of issues

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