The previous articles in the Social Development series demonstrated how each of the actors (policymakers, the media, the public and…
This article will examine the reasons why Africa has been marginalised by Western academics by looking at the decision-making…
The agendas and priorities of the academia in their response to conflict can be seen through the development and application…
The decision-making (or perhaps more appropriately: awareness-making) process of the public is quite varied, given the many types of actors…
In many ways, it can be said that the corporate world has been responsive to conflicts in Africa. This is…
Groups with special interests in specific regions or issues, depending on their unity and financial strength are able to exert…
The general public are able to response to conflict by speaking about it with the people around them, petitioning their…
Academia also has the power to influence the media in a number of ways (although its power is generally weaker…
We have seen in the previous articles that, like policymakers outside the continent, the media also have a tendency to…
As seen in the previous articles, the domination in the news of certain conflicts means that there is precious little…
INTRODUCTION The media is an actor that 'speaks' rather than 'acts'. Its primary role in responding to conflict is to…
We have seen in the previous topic trends suggesting that policymakers outside the continent attach a low priority to conflicts…