7 "We Are All Natives Now": An Overview of International and Development Communication Research'' SANDRA BRAMAN University of Alabama HEMANT SHAH 10 ELLEN FAIR University of Wisconsin-Madison This chapter reviews I he historical and conceptual parameters of the international com- municnlion resenrch urea, followed by a focus on conununicnlion and development. Both parts of I he chapter define I he scope of the areas discussed, summarize the main the- oretical approaches, nnd present major Irends in research. The chapter concludes with suggestions for future research. D ECADES ago, the question for those studying international communica- tion was how communications turns "others" into "ourselves" (propa- ganda). Now the question is who we are, ourselves, and where the "other" has gone. As a subject, international communication has moved from "low" to "high" policy; corporations and communities struggle to adapt to conditions cre- ated by a qualitatively new information infrastructure, and every social science AUTHORS' NOTE: This chapter was prepared in two major parts separately by two sets of authors: Braman on international communication and Shah and Fair on communication and national development. Authorship is listed in order of appearance of their contributions. Division 5 of the International Communication Association expresses appreciation to the editor for allowing all three areas of the division's mandate to be represented for the first time. Due to space limilalions, lhe lwo discussions originally prepared by the authors were shortened and merged inlo one chapter by Bella Mody, chair of lhe Intercultural and Development Division of lhe ICA. Correspondence: Sandra Braman, Department of Telecommunication ami Film, P.O. Box 870152, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0I52; e-mail sandra.braman@mail. ua.edu Commrmicution Yearbook 24, pp. 159- I 87 \ '