The Routledge Companion to Public Relations

"""Nearly 40 years ago, some of us met at the International Communication Association conference in Honolulu aspiring to establish public relations as a research division. The 1980s was a fertile era of books and articles. In the 1990s, others joined the fray, but we worried who would sustain that emerging era of public relations inquiry. As I ponder The Routledge Companion to Public Relations, I am heartened that it arouses curiosity, targets key themes, brings in new voices, and (re)shapes the paradigm of public relations. It moves dialogically toward a paradigm less organizational-centric and more focused on the cultural."" Robert L. Heath, Professor Emeritus, University of Houston, USA ""The Routledge Companion to Public Relations is a timely and carefully curated compilation of critical public relations thinking for an increasingly polarized, volatile, and complex world. It is a must-read for those who are keen on exploring the potential of public relations to create ethical, equitable, and inclusive futures. The chapters offer inspiring insights from critical, senior public relations scholars from across the world into reimagining the future of public relations through disruptive, radical thinking."" Ganga Dhanesh, Associate Dean, College of Communication and Media Sciences, Zayed University, UAE ""In acknowledging dramatic changes in the public relations field, this long-overdue collection conveys those, sometimes transformational changes, with up-to-date perspectives and contemporary research. Instead of isolating critical and other kinds of new studies in separate handbooks, this book includes them as a natural and substantial part of the current canon. It also integrates work by top PR academics with less-known authors to offer a rich and wide-ranging mix. An essential volume for every public relations educator’s bookshelf."" David McKie, Emeritus Professor, University of Waikato, New Zealand"