WHO CHOOSES CONFLICTS, AND HOW?
The previous articles in the Social Development series demonstrated how each of the actors (policymakers, the media, the public and […]
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Social DevelopmentThe previous articles in the Social Development series demonstrated how each of the actors (policymakers, the media, the public and […]
WHO CHOOSES CONFLICTS, AND HOW? Read More »
Social DevelopmentThis article will examine the reasons why Africa has been marginalised by Western academics by looking at the decision-making
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Social DevelopmentThe agendas and priorities of the academia in their response to conflict can be seen through the development and application
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Social DevelopmentThe decision-making (or perhaps more appropriately: awareness-making) process of the public is quite varied, given the many types of actors
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Social DevelopmentAs far as Corporations Response to the conflicts, and in many ways, it can be said that the corporate world has
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Social DevelopmentOver the years, the expectations from corporations have evolved. It’s no longer just about generating profits; it’s about being a
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Blog, Civic EducationGroups with special interests in specific regions or issues, depending on their unity and financial strength are able to exert
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Social DevelopmentThe general public are able to response to conflict by speaking about it with the people around them, petitioning their
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Civic Education, Social DevelopmentAcademia also has the power to influence the media in a number of ways (although its power is generally weaker
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Social DevelopmentWe have seen in the previous articles that, like policymakers outside the continent, the media also have a tendency to
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Social DevelopmentAs seen in the previous articles, the domination in the news of certain conflicts means that there is precious little
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Civic Education, Social DevelopmentINTRODUCTION The media is an actor that ‘speaks’ rather than ‘acts’. Its primary role in responding to conflict is to
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