Development Communication and Participation
Applying Habermas to a Case Study of Population Programs in Nepal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12386804 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas L Jacobson (University at Buffalo, State University of New York, corresponding author), J Douglas Storey (0000-0002-9859-4518) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 99-121 |
| Publication date | 2004-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Communication Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1050-3293 • E-ISSN: 1468-2885 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2885.2004.tb00307.x |
| OpenAlex | W2135390024 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 25 |
One conceptual problem associated with analyzing participatory communication for development is the lack of clear definitions; another concerns scale. The participation literature tends to limit itself to processes at the village level, yet certain kinds of change require the involvement of large-scale organizations and support from the state. This article addresses these problems using Jürgen Habermas's theory of communicative action with a focus on the concepts of “ideal speech” and the “public sphere.” The theory is applied to a case study of a population communication program carried out by the government of Nepal with the support of USAID and international aid organizations. The ongoing program provides empirical evidence of the usefulness of this conceptualization of participatory communication that can potentially provide analytic leverage in relation to both small- and large-scale programs of social change, as well as guide operationalization of key elements of communicative action
Action research · Citizen journalism · Communicative action · Conceptualization · Economic growth · Economics · Epistemology · Government (linguistics · Leverage (statistics · Management science · Operationalization · Participatory action research · Pedagogy · Political science · Population · Public relations · Scale (ratio · Social change · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Media Studies and Communication · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.96 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2024 (22) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |