Essays about: "participatory development media"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 45 essays containing the words participatory development media.
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16. Visibility, conviviality and active listening : A case study of an exogenous project in Africa´s last colony
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : The occupation of Western Sahara is a question of a forgotten colonization with a very limited framework of international recognition, media acknowledgment and talks. To break the remaining silence and invisibility, human rights activists have developed different initiatives, shedding light on the current situation of Western Sahara. READ MORE
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17. Are We Using the Practitioner Community’s Potential for Collective Reflection? A Phenomenography of Participatory Video Theories of Practice
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : This thesis systematically captures participatory video practitioners’ reflections on their role to examine variations in practitioners’ conceptions of participatory video practice by examining the internal coherence and collective learning interaction of the community of practitioners. This is a relevant area of research in the field of development studies because it stimulates reflection and helps the evaluation of prevailing participatory development approaches, allowing for collective practice improvement, maximizing potentials, and minimizing risks. READ MORE
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18. Empowering Arab Women through Media Development : A case study
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : The media have power: they create frames of conceptions, influence attitudes and behaviour, and monitor the conduct of government officials. For women, the media can suggest ways and means to defend civil rights and gain access to society’s resources and opportunities. READ MORE
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19. Under our own eyes - Mothers in search for consciousness and social change in Brazil
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : This case study provides an analysis on how working women mothers in Brazil articulate themselves in a feminist network born on social media (Maternativa) to generate collective empowerment, raise awareness about oppression and mobilize around work rights. Using qualitative methods such as insider participant observation, interviews and content analysis, it investigates how participatory-related communicative practices and feminism interplay on digital and interpersonal environments fostering dialogue, conscientization and, potentially, a “political turn” in the collective’s agenda. READ MORE
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20. Blind to faith: Participation of faith leaders in a gender-based violence prevention project in Liberia
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls is a major challenge across the world which requires engaged and sustained action to see change (Abramowitz and Moran, 2012). Communication for Development approaches are often used in GBV-prevention programmes because they provide a means of engaging people at a community-level, whether that is through one-way behaviour-change messages on mass media or through participatory community projects engaging people in dialogue. READ MORE
