Abstract This article argues for communication for social change theory to be based on a theory of knowledge, a specific understanding of process that feeds into practice, a knowledge of structures, a specific understanding of context and flows of power. It highlights the example of the Right to Information Movement in India as an embodiment of meaningful practice that was in itself a response to the felt needs of people. It argues that the RTI movement provided opportunities to understand Voice as a practice and value through indigenous means, specifically through the mechanism of the Jan Sunwai (Public Hearings). It argues that when local people are involved in articulating ‘needs’, there will be scope for the sustainability of the practice of communication and social change and opportunities to theorise from such practice.

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为社会变革而进行的交流，使理论至关重要

摘要本文主张社会变革理论的传播应基于知识理论，对实践过程的特定理解，对结构的知识，对背景和权力流动的特定理解。它突出显示了印度知情权运动的例子，它是有意义实践的体现，其本身就是对人们所感受到的需求的回应。它认为，RTI运动提供了机会，可以通过土著手段，特别是通过Jan Sunwai（公共听证会）的机制来理解语音作为一种实践和价值。它认为，当当地人参与表达“需求”时，将存在交流和社会变革实践的可持续性空间，以及从这种实践中进行理论化的机会。