Dylan W Groves
Biographic Data
| ID | 4375393 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dylan W Groves |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dylan W |
| FAMILY NAME | Groves |
| SIGNATURE | GROVES D W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lafayette College |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2543-4545 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The effect of radio dramas on willingness to report intimate partner violence
Introduction Intimate partner violence remains widespread partly because survivors and witnesses are reluctant to report incidents to authorities. Methods We examine whether narrative media messages can increase willingness to report intimate partner violence (IPV) in rural Tanzania through a survey experiment involving 1,009 respondents across 15 villages. Participants were randomly assigned to hear a 1.5 min radio drama or to a pure control con…
Better Together: The perceived impact of the Icij’s Pandora Papers collaboration on journalism and journalists
The question of how to measure and quantify the impact of investigative reporting has long bedeviled communications scholars, journalists and media development practitioners. This paper analyzes how journalists and media organizations perceive the impact of one of the largest collaborations of investigative journalism ever conducted: the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists’ (ICIJ) Pandora Papers. Drawing on new global survey of …
The persuasive effects of narrative entertainment: A meta-analysis of recent experiments
Is narrative entertainment simply a form of recreation, or does it have meaningful effects on public opinion? Building on prior reviews, we present a meta-analysis of 377 findings from 77 experiments evaluating the persuasive effects of narrative radio, television and film, including a growing body of work from low- and middle-income countries. Our sample includes both entertainment-first narratives – popular media created primarily to entertain …
The Effects of Independent Local Radio on Tanzanian Public Opinion: Evidence from a Planned Natural Experiment
We describe a natural experiment occasioned by an abrupt increase in the transmission range of an independent Tanzanian radio station whose broadcasts emphasize current affairs and gender equality. Some villages that formerly lay outside the catchment area of this radio station could now receive it, while nearby villages remained outside of reception range. Before the change in transmitter range in 2018, we conducted a baseline survey in both tre…
Seeing Cattle like a State: Sedentist Assumptions of the Namibian Livestock Identification and Traceability System
Livestock identification and traceability systems (LITS) are an increasingly prominent component of national livestock development policies around the world. In theory, LITS allow governments to track and respond to disease and livestock theft efficiently. However, this paper argues that LITS are suffused with sedentist assumptions that are at odds with the livestock management practices of pastoralist communities. Drawing on qualitative intervie…
Perspective Taking through Partisan Eyes: Cross-National Empathy, Partisanship, and Attitudes toward International Cooperation
How does cross-national empathy influence public attitudes toward international cooperation? Few studies have considered whether the capacity to see the world from the perspective of other actors promotes international cooperation or how partisanship may condition empathy's influence. In this article, we argue that cross-national empathy increases support for international agreements because seeing issues through the eyes of other states expands …
A Radio Drama’s Effects on Attitudes Toward Early and Forced Marriage: Results From a Field Experiment in Rural Tanzania
Early and forced marriage (EFM) is an increasing focus of international organizations and local non-government organizations. This study assesses the extent to which attitudes and norms related to EFM can be changed by locally tailored media campaigns. A two-hour radio drama set in rural Tanzania was presented to Tanzanian villagers as part of a placebo-controlled experiment randomized at the village level. A random sample of 1200 villagers was i…
A Radio Drama’s Effects on HIV Attitudes and Policy Priorities: A Field Experiment in Tanzania
A growing body of evidence investigates how entertainment education influences knowledge about HIV, stigma toward those with HIV, and openness to disclosing one’s HIV status. The present study shows that in addition to these effects, mass media interventions may influence audiences’ policy priorities, such as their demand for local access to HIV/AIDS medical care. A condensed (2 hours) version of a popular Swahili radio drama was presented to rur…
The Mismeasurement of Cattle Ownership In Namibia's Northern Communal Areas
The standard approach to measuring livestock ownership in pastoralist communities relies on an assumption of uniformity that does not reflect the diverse concepts of ownership held by pastoralists themselves. In Namibia’s Koakaveld Region, Himba and Herero pastoralist communities have a rich vocabulary for categorising the origins, usage rights and cultural valence of their cattle. Drawing on both authors’ experience overseeing a large-scale rang…
A Radio Drama’s Effects on Attitudes Toward Early and Forced Marriage: Results From a Field Experiment in Rural Tanzania
Early and forced marriage (EFM) is an increasing focus of international organizations and local non-government organizations. This study assesses the extent to which attitudes and norms related to EFM can be changed by locally tailored media campaigns. A two-hour radio drama set in rural Tanzania was presented to Tanzanian villagers as part of a placebo-controlled experiment randomized at the village level. A random sample of 1200 villagers was i…
The Mismeasurement of Cattle Ownership In Namibia's Northern Communal Areas
The standard approach to measuring livestock ownership in pastoralist communities relies on an assumption of uniformity that does not reflect the diverse concepts of ownership held by pastoralists themselves. In Namibia’s Koakaveld Region, Himba and Herero pastoralist communities have a rich vocabulary for categorising the origins, usage rights and cultural valence of their cattle. Drawing on both authors’ experience overseeing a large-scale rang…
The Effects of Independent Local Radio on Tanzanian Public Opinion: Evidence from a Planned Natural Experiment
We describe a natural experiment occasioned by an abrupt increase in the transmission range of an independent Tanzanian radio station whose broadcasts emphasize current affairs and gender equality. Some villages that formerly lay outside the catchment area of this radio station could now receive it, while nearby villages remained outside of reception range. Before the change in transmitter range in 2018, we conducted a baseline survey in both tre…
Perspective Taking through Partisan Eyes: Cross-National Empathy, Partisanship, and Attitudes toward International Cooperation
How does cross-national empathy influence public attitudes toward international cooperation? Few studies have considered whether the capacity to see the world from the perspective of other actors promotes international cooperation or how partisanship may condition empathy's influence. In this article, we argue that cross-national empathy increases support for international agreements because seeing issues through the eyes of other states expands …
The Mismeasurement of Cattle Ownership In Namibia's Northern Communal Areas
The standard approach to measuring livestock ownership in pastoralist communities relies on an assumption of uniformity that does not reflect the diverse concepts of ownership held by pastoralists themselves. In Namibia’s Koakaveld Region, Himba and Herero pastoralist communities have a rich vocabulary for categorising the origins, usage rights and cultural valence of their cattle. Drawing on both authors’ experience overseeing a large-scale rang…
A Radio Drama’s Effects on HIV Attitudes and Policy Priorities: A Field Experiment in Tanzania
A growing body of evidence investigates how entertainment education influences knowledge about HIV, stigma toward those with HIV, and openness to disclosing one’s HIV status. The present study shows that in addition to these effects, mass media interventions may influence audiences’ policy priorities, such as their demand for local access to HIV/AIDS medical care. A condensed (2 hours) version of a popular Swahili radio drama was presented to rur…
Seeing Cattle like a State: Sedentist Assumptions of the Namibian Livestock Identification and Traceability System
Livestock identification and traceability systems (LITS) are an increasingly prominent component of national livestock development policies around the world. In theory, LITS allow governments to track and respond to disease and livestock theft efficiently. However, this paper argues that LITS are suffused with sedentist assumptions that are at odds with the livestock management practices of pastoralist communities. Drawing on qualitative intervie…
Perspective Taking through Partisan Eyes: Cross-National Empathy, Partisanship, and Attitudes toward International Cooperation
How does cross-national empathy influence public attitudes toward international cooperation? Few studies have considered whether the capacity to see the world from the perspective of other actors promotes international cooperation or how partisanship may condition empathy's influence. In this article, we argue that cross-national empathy increases support for international agreements because seeing issues through the eyes of other states expands …
A Radio Drama’s Effects on Attitudes Toward Early and Forced Marriage: Results From a Field Experiment in Rural Tanzania
Early and forced marriage (EFM) is an increasing focus of international organizations and local non-government organizations. This study assesses the extent to which attitudes and norms related to EFM can be changed by locally tailored media campaigns. A two-hour radio drama set in rural Tanzania was presented to Tanzanian villagers as part of a placebo-controlled experiment randomized at the village level. A random sample of 1200 villagers was i…
The Effects of Independent Local Radio on Tanzanian Public Opinion: Evidence from a Planned Natural Experiment
We describe a natural experiment occasioned by an abrupt increase in the transmission range of an independent Tanzanian radio station whose broadcasts emphasize current affairs and gender equality. Some villages that formerly lay outside the catchment area of this radio station could now receive it, while nearby villages remained outside of reception range. Before the change in transmitter range in 2018, we conducted a baseline survey in both tre…
Better Together: The perceived impact of the Icij’s Pandora Papers collaboration on journalism and journalists
The question of how to measure and quantify the impact of investigative reporting has long bedeviled communications scholars, journalists and media development practitioners. This paper analyzes how journalists and media organizations perceive the impact of one of the largest collaborations of investigative journalism ever conducted: the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists’ (ICIJ) Pandora Papers. Drawing on new global survey of …
The persuasive effects of narrative entertainment: A meta-analysis of recent experiments
Is narrative entertainment simply a form of recreation, or does it have meaningful effects on public opinion? Building on prior reviews, we present a meta-analysis of 377 findings from 77 experiments evaluating the persuasive effects of narrative radio, television and film, including a growing body of work from low- and middle-income countries. Our sample includes both entertainment-first narratives – popular media created primarily to entertain …
The effect of radio dramas on willingness to report intimate partner violence
Introduction Intimate partner violence remains widespread partly because survivors and witnesses are reluctant to report incidents to authorities. Methods We examine whether narrative media messages can increase willingness to report intimate partner violence (IPV) in rural Tanzania through a survey experiment involving 1,009 respondents across 15 villages. Participants were randomly assigned to hear a 1.5 min radio drama or to a pure control con…
Sociology (5 works) · Business (3 works) · Drama (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Media Influence and Health (3 works) · Media Studies and Communication (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Media and Politics (3 works) · Socioeconomics (3 works)