Communication for development : lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa. Paper Presented at the Conference 'New Approaches to Research and Practice in Communication for Development and Social Change’ OHIO University Athens OH USA April 2-3 2010. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In this paper, I cast a glance at the general theories of development and then pose the question why and how development initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have failed to achieve the desired results. To answer this question, I set my context within the development experience in SSA then examine the manner in which power relations have been connected to the participation process. Drawing mainly from the notions of Michel Foucault, Paulo ...