The word ‘democracy» is a term that comes from Greek and is made up of two other words: demos= People…
The previous articles in the Social Development series demonstrated how each of the actors (policymakers, the media, the public and…
The decision-making (or perhaps more appropriately: awareness-making) process of the public is quite varied, given the many types of actors…
Introduction In many ways, it can be said that the Corporations Response to the conflicts in Africa has been much…
The general public are able to response to conflict by speaking about it with the people around them, petitioning their government,…
The agendas and priorities of the academia in their response to conflict can be seen through the development and application of theory,…
Groups with special interests in specific regions or issues, depending on their unity and financial strength are able to exert…
We have seen in the previous articles that, like policymakers outside the continent, the role of media in reporting conflicts…
As seen in the previous articles, the domination in the news of certain conflicts means that there is precious little time or…
INTRODUCTION The media is an actor that 'speaks' rather than 'acts'. Its primary role in conflicts resolution is to discover…