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Why People Don't Change: A Human-Centred Approach to Communication, Behaviour, and Social Transformation
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Nov 8 2025
Pages: 104
Weight: 0.33
Height: 0.22 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Why do communication strategies fail to shift behaviours, influence decisions, or create lasting impact?
In Why People Don't Change, communication strategist Sandra I. Pedro takes you beyond theory and into the reality of human behaviour, drawing from over two decades of experience working with the United Nations, European Union, governments, and international organisations across Africa, Asia, and beyond.
This is not a book about messaging.
It is a book about what truly drives people to act... or not act.
Grounded in the field of Communication for Development (C4D), used by the world's largest humanitarian and development agencies, this book reveals why traditional communication approaches often fail, and what it really takes to influence behaviour in complex, real-world contexts.
Through powerful insights, real cases, and strategic frameworks, you will discover:
- Why information alone does not lead to behaviour change
- How emotion, culture, and identity shape decisions
- What works - and what fails - in communication strategies across sectors
- How participatory approaches create lasting social impact
- How lessons from humanitarian and development contexts can transform communication in organisations and business
From post-conflict environments to global development programmes, this book offers a rare inside perspective on how communication becomes a driver of transformation, not just a tool for dissemination.
Whether you are a communication professional, policymaker, business leader, or change-maker, this book will challenge how you think about influence, behaviour, and impact.
Because real change doesn't start with information.
It starts with understanding people.
With a Foreword by Dr. Everold Hosein
Distinguished Scholar, City University of New York
Senior Communication Consultant (WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, UN Women)
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