Tomorrow, we bring several different voices at the table on a conversation on "Communication and Social Change" at CARE. http://www.care-cca.com/communication-social-change-emerging-technologies-a-global-symposium-dec-4-6/ We will have a chance to hear from an NGO how they conceptualize social change and the work of social change that lies ahead. We will hear from an industry partner who works on private-public partnerships and CSR what social change means from an industry perspective. And we will have an opportunity to hear from activists and academics about the relevance of social change from the standpoint of communication theory. What is embodied in the forum tomorrow is a coming together of diverse understandings of the meanings of social change, raising critical questions, offering analytical frameworks, and fostering spaces for contention and collaboration. What is the most important part of CCA is its impetus on reflexivity, bringing multiple viewpoints i
This blog offers Mohan Dutta's reflections on the theoretical framework of the culture-centered approach, examining the interplays among Structure, Culture, and Agency in shaping marginalisation and the ways in which communities at the margins challenge structures. Writings on the blog are continually being revised to reflect the organic analysis of structure and agency.