Theorising participation as communicative action for development and social change
This article explores, through a basic conceptual-theoretical analysis and a review of relevant literature, the usefulness of employing the communicative action theory of Jürgen Habermas in theorising the elusive notions of participation and participatory communication theory as applicable to proje...
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This article explores, through a basic conceptual-theoretical analysis and a review of relevant
literature, the usefulness of employing the communicative action theory of Jürgen Habermas
in theorising the elusive notions of participation and participatory communication theory as
applicable to project based development (Burnside-Lawry, 2012; Chang & Jacobson, 2010;
Jacobson, 2003; Jacobson & Storey, 2004; Ramella & De La Cruz, 2000; Servaes, 1999). The
problem with defining participation is that it is ambiguous – both notionally and in actual contexts
– as the concept comprises a myriad of dissimilar epistemologies, methodologies and imagined
goals, while also representing disparate evaluative measures in thinking about and determining
whether or not participation has actually occurred in its various applied settings (Chitnis, 2005;
Huesca, 2008; Jacobson & Storey, 2004; McAnany, 2012; Melkote & Steeves, 2001; Morris,
2003; Wilkins, 2000).
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| spelling | doaj-art-cb68122551c3448484af6e2c0606198a2025-01-20T08:55:42ZengUniversity of JohannesburgCommunicare0259-00692957-79502022-10-0135110.36615/jcsa.v35i1.1600Theorising participation as communicative action for development and social changeHannelie Otto0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4470-5577Lynette Fourie1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7128-4958North-West UniversityNorth-West University This article explores, through a basic conceptual-theoretical analysis and a review of relevant literature, the usefulness of employing the communicative action theory of Jürgen Habermas in theorising the elusive notions of participation and participatory communication theory as applicable to project based development (Burnside-Lawry, 2012; Chang & Jacobson, 2010; Jacobson, 2003; Jacobson & Storey, 2004; Ramella & De La Cruz, 2000; Servaes, 1999). The problem with defining participation is that it is ambiguous – both notionally and in actual contexts – as the concept comprises a myriad of dissimilar epistemologies, methodologies and imagined goals, while also representing disparate evaluative measures in thinking about and determining whether or not participation has actually occurred in its various applied settings (Chitnis, 2005; Huesca, 2008; Jacobson & Storey, 2004; McAnany, 2012; Melkote & Steeves, 2001; Morris, 2003; Wilkins, 2000). https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jcsa/article/view/1600communicative action theoryJürgen Habermasparticipatory communication theoryproject based developmentparticipation |
| spellingShingle | Hannelie Otto Lynette Fourie Theorising participation as communicative action for development and social change Communicare communicative action theory Jürgen Habermas participatory communication theory project based development participation |
| title | Theorising participation as communicative action for development and social change |
| title_full | Theorising participation as communicative action for development and social change |
| title_fullStr | Theorising participation as communicative action for development and social change |
| title_full_unstemmed | Theorising participation as communicative action for development and social change |
| title_short | Theorising participation as communicative action for development and social change |
| title_sort | theorising participation as communicative action for development and social change |
| topic | communicative action theory Jürgen Habermas participatory communication theory project based development participation |
| url | https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jcsa/article/view/1600 |
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