DOCSLIB.ORG

Francis Gbadago

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

PARTICIPATORY COMMUNICATION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: THE GHANAIAN EXPERIENCE Francis Gbadago School of Arts and Media University of Salford, Manchester, UK Submitted in Partial fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy September 2020 Supervisor: Prof. Seamus Simpson Co-supervisor: Dr. Carole O’Reilly 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................... 2 LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................... 10 LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................. 11 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..................................................................................................... 12 DEDICATION ......................................................................................................................... 13 ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................................. 14 ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................. 15 CHAPTER ONE: ...................................................................................................................... 16 INTRODUCTION: THE NEED FOR STUDYING PARTICIPATORY COMMUNICATION IN EDUCATION FOR DEVELOPMENT .......................................... 16 1.0 INTRODUCTION: ............................................................................................................. 16 1.1 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................ 16 1.2 RESEARCH GAP/ THE NEED FOR RESEARCHING INTO THE PROJECT .......... 18 1.3 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION FOR IMPLEMENTING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES ........................................................................................ 20 1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS ............................................................................................ 20 1.5 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES ........................................................................................... 21 1.6 THE CONTRIBUTION TO KNOWLEDGE OF THE RESEARCH ............................ 21 1.7 RESEARCH DESIGN/APPROACH IN BRIEF ............................................................ 22 1.8 DATA ANALYSIS ......................................................................................................... 22 1.9 THESIS STRUCTURE ................................................................................................... 23 CHAPTER TWO: ..................................................................................................................... 26 LITERATURE REVIEW: THE SEARCH FOR ACADEMIC PERSPECTIVES ON AND ANALYSIS OF PARTICIPATORY COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................................................................... 26 2.0 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 26 2.1 DOING LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................. 26 2.2 COMMUNICATION ...................................................................................................... 26 2.3 COMMUNITY ............................................................................................................... 27 2.3.1 The concept of participation and community participation .................................... 28 2.3.2 Forms of participation ............................................................................................. 29 2.4 THE CONCEPT OF DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION ............................................................................................................ 30 2.5.1 The World Congress on Communication for Development (WCCD) .................... 34 2.5.2 The current status of Development Communications and its relevance ................. 35 2.5 DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT COMMUNICATION (DSC) ......................................... 36 2 2.6 THE ORIGIN OF PARTICIPATORY COMMUNICATION ....................................... 36 2.7 CHALLENGES IDENTIFIED FROM THE USE OF PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES .................................................................................................................... 37 2.8 CONSEQUENCES OF LACK OF PARTICIPATORY COMMUNICATION ............ 39 2.8.1 The theory of change as an organising principle of project design in participatory communication............................................................................................ 39 2.9 THE INTEGRATED APPROACH AS SOLUTION TO THE CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION ........................................................................ 40 2.10 DEVELOPMENT POLICY-MAKING AND PARTICIPATION OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS ............................................................................................................... 41 2.10.1 Citizen participation and sustainable policy making in developing the green plan in Mexico City ................................................................................................ 41 2.10.2 Public development policy making in Pakistan .................................................... 43 2.11 PARTICIPATORY COMMUNICATION IN AFRICAN CONTEXTS ..................... 44 2.11.1 Participatory communication: The case of South Africa ...................................... 44 2.11.2 Participatory communication: The case of Kenya ................................................ 46 2.11.3 Exploring the 2010 Constitution of Kenya and participatory communication in national development ......................................................................... 47 2.11.4 Participatory communication for reduction of poverty in Kenya ......................... 48 2.12 THE POSITION OF POLITICAL ACTORS IN DEVELOPMENT POLICY PROCESSES OF DEVELOPING NATIONS ..................................................................... 49 2.13 CONTRIBUTIONS OF MASS MEDIA AND PARTICIPATORY GROUP MEDIA IN DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................................. 50 2.14 THE COMMUNITY RADIO SYSTEM-A TOOL FOR PARTICIPATION AND DEVELOPMENT. ...................................................................................................... 51 2.15 THE JOURNEY TO THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK/APPROACH FOR THE RESEARCH ................................................................................................................. 52 2.15.1 Modernisation theory in the development process in third world countries ......... 53 2.15.3 Dependency Theory .............................................................................................. 55 2.15.4 Participatory Theory .............................................................................................. 56 2.15.5 Justification for the choice of participatory development communication as theoretical framework .................................................................................................. 58 2.15.6 The participatory development communication (PDC) model ............................. 59 2.16 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................. 62 CHAPTER THREE: GHANA, THE CONTEXT FOR THE RESEARCH ............................. 63 3.0 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 63 3.1 BRIEF GHANAIAN HISTORY .................................................................................... 63 3.2 GHANA FROM THE PRECOLONIZATION ERA ...................................................... 64 3.2.1 Ghana (Gold Coast) before the arrival of Europeans .............................................. 64 3 3.2.2 The arrival of Europeans, trade and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade ...................... 65 3.2.3 British colonial rule and political independence ..................................................... 66 3.2.4 The 1948 riots and dynamics leading to self-government ...................................... 67 3.2.5 Ghana: From independence to the Fourth Republic................................................ 68 3.3 CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AND GRASSROOT PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNANCE IN GHANA ................................. 70 3.3.1 Rights and freedoms of the people .......................................................................... 70 3.3.2 Freedom of the media .............................................................................................. 70 3.4 THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IN GHANA ................................................................... 71 3.5 DECENTRALIZATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM .................................................................................................. 72 3.5.1 The Nature of participation in decentralized local government system in Ghana. .............................................................................................................................. 73 3.6 THE DECENTRALISATION CONCEPT IN EDUCATION IN GHANA................... 76 3.7 INDEPENDENCE OF THE MEDIA AND MEDIA PRACTICE IN GHANA ............ 78 3.8 PARTICIPATORY COMMUNICATION CASES IN GHANA: DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE COMMUNITY RADIO CONCEPT ........................
Recommended publications
  • Ghana: State Treatment of LGBTQI+ Persons

    Ghana: State Treatment of LGBTQI+ Persons

    Ghana: State treatment of LGBTQI+ persons March 2021 © Asylos and ARC Foundation, 2021 This publication is covered by the Creative Commons License BY-NC 4.0 allowing for limited use provided the work is properly credited to Asylos and ARC Foundation and that it is for non-commercial use. Asylos and ARC Foundation do not hold the copyright to the content of third-party material included in this report. Reproduction or any use of the images/maps/infographics included in this report is prohibited and permission must be sought directly from the copyright holder(s). This report was produced with the kind support of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. Feedback and comments Please help us to improve and to measure the impact of our publications. We would be extremely grateful for any comments and feedback as to how the reports have been used in refugee status determination processes, or beyond, by filling out our feedback form: https://asylumresearchcentre.org/feedback/. Thank you. Please direct any comments or questions to [email protected] and [email protected] Cover photo: © M Four Studio/shutterstock.com 2 Contents 2 CONTENTS 3 EXPLANATORY NOTE 5 BACKGROUND ON THE RESEARCH PROJECT 7 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7 FEEDBACK AND COMMENTS 7 WHO WE ARE 7 LIST OF ACRONYMS 8 RESEARCH TIMEFRAME 9 SOURCES CONSULTED 9 1. LEGAL CONTEXT 13 1.1 CONSTITUTION 13 1.2 CRIMINAL CODE 16 1.3 OTHER RELEVANT LEGISLATION AFFECTING LGBTQI+ PERSONS 20 2. LAW IN PRACTICE 24 2.1 ARRESTS OF LGBTQI+ PERSONS 26 2.1.1 Arrests of gay men 29 2.1.2 Arrests of lesbian women 31 2.1.3 Arrests of cross-dressers 32 2.2 PROSECUTIONS UNDER LAWS THAT ARE DEPLOYED AGAINST LGBTQI+ COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF THEIR PERCEIVED DIFFERENCE 33 2.3 CONVICTIONS UNDER LAWS THAT ARE DEPLOYED AGAINST LGBTQI+ COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF THEIR PERCEIVED DIFFERENCE 36 3.
  • Ghana Risk Review: June 2020

    Ghana Risk Review: June 2020

    1 June 20 Ghana Risk Review: June 2020 Prepared for Omega Risk Solutions by Keith Campbell Consulting Ltd www.kccltd.co.uk Table of Contents LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................ 3 COUNTRY PROFILE ................................................................................. 1_Toc44285126 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................... 5 POLITICAL ............................................................................................................................... 19 MAY - JUNE 2020 HEADLINES ................................................................................................... 19 POLITICAL STABILITY ................................................................................................................. 20 GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS ................................................................................................... 21 INSTITUTIONAL BALANCE/FUNCTIONING ..................................................................................... 23 CONTRACT FRUSTRATION .......................................................................................................... 24 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ....................................................................................................... 25 OPERATIONAL ................................................................................................................ 27 MAY - JUNE
  • Section 5 of the Presidential Election Act, 1992 (PNDCL 285); and Rule 68 and 68A of the Supreme Court (Amendment) Rules 2012, C.I

    Section 5 of the Presidential Election Act, 1992 (PNDCL 285); and Rule 68 and 68A of the Supreme Court (Amendment) Rules 2012, C.I

    IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF JUDICATURE IN THE SUPREME COURT ACCRA – A. D. 2013 ATUGUBA, JSC (PRESIDING) ANSAH, JSC ADINYIRA (MRS), JSC OWUSU (MS), JSC DOTSE, JSC ANIN-YEBOAH, JSC BAFFOE-BONNIE, JSC GBADEGBE, JSC AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS), JSC WRIT No. J1/6/2013 29TH AUGUST, 2013 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PETITION IN THE MATTER OF A PETITION CHALLENGING THE VALIDITY OF THE ELECTION OF JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA AS PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA PURSUANT TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION HELD ON 7TH AND 8TH DECEMBER, 2012. Article 64 of the Constitution, 1992; Section 5 of the Presidential Election Act, 1992 (PNDCL 285); and Rule 68 and 68A of the Supreme Court (Amendment) Rules 2012, C.I. 74. Victor Brobbey, Law Office of Ayine & Felli [email protected], 0266861752 BETWEEN: 1. NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO ] 1ST PETITIONER H/No. 2, Onyaa Crescent, Nima, Accra. ] 2. DR. MAHAMUDU BAWUMIA ] 2ND PETITIONER H/No. 10, 6th Estate Road, Kanda Estates, Accra. ] 3. JAKE OTANKA OBETSEBI-LAMPTEY ] 3RD PETITIONER 24, 4th, Circular Road, Cantonment, Accra. ] AND 1. JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA ] 1ST RESPONDENT Castle, Castle Road, Osu, Accra. ] 2. THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION ] 2ND RESPONDENT National Headquarters of the Electoral ] Commission, 6th Avenue, Ridge, Accra. 3. NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS (NDC)] 3RD RESPONDENT National Headquarters, Accra. ] JUDGMENT ATUGUBA, JSC By their second amended petition dated the 8th day of February 2013 the petitioners claimed, as stated at p.9 of the Written Address of their counsel; ―(1) that John Dramani Mahama, the 1st respondent herein, was not validly elected President of the Republic of Ghana; (2) that Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the 1st petitioner herein, rather was validly elected President of the Republic of Ghana; (3) consequential orders as to this Court may seem meet.‖ Although the petitioners complained about the transparency of the voters‘ register and its non or belated availability before the elections, this line of their case does not seem to have been strongly pressed.
  • Ghana Social Science Journal, Volume 8, Numbers 1&2, 2011

    Ghana Social Science Journal, Volume 8, Numbers 1&2, 2011

    GHANA SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNAL Volume 8, Numbers 1&2, 2011 Faculty of Social Science University of Ghana, Legon, Accra INTE S GRI PROCEDAMU Ghana Social Science Journal, Volume 8, Numbers 1 & 2, 2011 Editors Dzodzi Tsikata Clara Fayorsey Editorial Committee Samuel Agyei-Mensah - Chairman Abena D. Oduro - Member Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe - Member Dzodzi Tsikata - Member Clara Fayorsey - Member International Advisory Board Joseph Ayee, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa Emmanuel Akyeampong, Harvard University, USA Jean Allman, Washington University in St. Louis, USA. Timothy Insoll, University of Manchester, UK Michael Lofchie, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Maureen Mackintosh, The Open University, UK Amina Mama, University of California, Davis, USA Adebayo Olukoshi, UN African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP), Senegal. Barry Riddell, Queens University, Canada. Mohammed Salih, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, Netherlands. Rotimi Suberu, Bennington College, USA © Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana, 2011 ISSN: 0855-4730 All rights reserved; no part of this journal may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any means, electronic, mechanical, photo-copying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission o f the publishers. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this journal will be liable to criminal prosecution and claims for damages. Published by the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ghana P.O. Box 72, Legon, Ghana Tel. No. (233-21) 500179 E-mail: [email protected] Printed by Yamens Press Limited P.O. Box AN 6045 Tel No. (233-302) 223222/235036 E-mail: [email protected] CONTENTS Volume 8 Numbers 1 & 2 2011 Tariff Reforms, Food Prices, and Consumer Welfare in Ghana during the 1990s Charles Ackah 1-21 An Assessment of Feedback Effects in the Inflation-Economic Growth Nexus: Evidence from Nigeria S.I.
  • CCG Observation Report1

    CCG Observation Report1

    Christian Council Of Ghana ObElsecetiornv Evaenttso annd Report 7th December, 2012 WE SOW WE SOW Christian Council Of Ghana 2012 PRESIDENTIAL & PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 7th December, 2012 Compiled By: GEORGE SAGOE-ADDY CToabnlete ofnt OVERVIEW AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTION 2012................................................5 Context........................................................................................................5 Training of Election Observers......................................................................6 Advocacy Events..........................................................................................8 Sensitisation workshops..........................................................................8 Production and Airing of Peace Messages ...............................................9 Church Participation for Peaceful Election 2012.......................................9 EMINENT PERSONS GROUP........................................................................................9 CCG ELECTION OBSERVATION 2012........................................................................11 Pre- Election reports.....................................................................................11 Election Day................................................................................................12 Before Voting.........................................................................................12 Voting Period.........................................................................................13