South Africa

UNESCO Chair in Media and Democracy (759), established in 2007 at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, (South Africa)

 

Fields / Disciplines Media, journalism and participatory communication. Objectives The purpose of the Chair shall be to promote an integrated system of research, training, information and documentation in the field of media, journalism and participatory communication. It will serve as a means of facilitating collaboration between high-level, internationally recognized researchers and teaching staff of the University and other institutions in South Africa and the African Continent. To conduct pure and/or applied research into the discourses, structures and processes of media and democracy and relate the findings to the practice of journalism and other forms of participatory communication within nation-states and across the African continent. Publish the results of the research to a wider public. Stimulate public debate about the role of African media in constructing, deconstructing and reconstructing societies that promote inclusive and engaged citizenship. Host Institution Rhodes University, Grahamstown Partnership International Network of UNESCO Chairs in Communications (ORBICOM), the University of Quebec at Montreal (Canada) Webpage UNESCO Sector/Office responsible for the Chair/Network Communication and Information, UNESCO Office in Windhoek