Abstract
Participatory communication stresses the importance of cultural identity of local communities and of democratization and participation at all levels – international, national, local, and individual. However, the point of departure must be the community. It is at the community level that the problems of living conditions are discussed, and interactions with other communities are elicited (Servaes 1999, 2003). It points to a strategy, not merely inclusive of, but largely emanating from, the traditional “receivers” (→ Models of Communication). Paulo Freire (1983, 76) refers to this as the right of all people to individually and collectively speak their word: “This is not the privilege of some few men, but the right of every (wo)man. Consequently, no one can say a true word alone – nor can he say it for another, in a prescriptive act which robs others of their words” (→ Freedom of Communication). © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The International Encyclopedia of Communication |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781405186407, 9781405131995 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2008 |
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- Communication and Development
- community
- democracy
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