The duality of development: recasting participatory communication for development using structuration theory

Autores/as

  • Ketan Chitnis Louisiana State University, Estados Unidos

Palabras clave:

Comunicación para el desarrollo, comunicación participativa, teoría de la estructuración, Anthony Giddens, Paulo Freire.

Resumen

La investigación en comunicación para el desarrollo carece de una adecuada fundamentación teorética que permita investigar e implementar iniciativas de cambio social. Aunque los modelos de comunicación para el desarrollo continúan cambiando debido a políticas de reestructuración, a las limitaciones de los enfoques previos o al avance de nuevos conocimientos, la comunicación participativa en cambio se ha visto fortalecida en las dos últimas décadas. Este artículo plantea que la comunicación participativa para el desarrollo se puede beneficiar de la teoría de la estructuración para así entender cómo las personas pueden negociar el cambio social dentro de las estructuras institucionales existentes en las cuales ellas operan. Se propone que la teoría de estructuración provea el lenguaje para reconsiderar conceptos fundamentales en comunicación participativa, tales como concientización, empoderamiento y poder por constructos como agentes de conocimiento, dialéctica de control y poder y dominación para ayudarnos así a entender el proceso de cambio social.

Biografía del autor/a

Ketan Chitnis, Louisiana State University, Estados Unidos

Ph.D. Assistant professor Manship School of mass communication, Louisiana State University.

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2022-01-06

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Chitnis, K. (2022). The duality of development: recasting participatory communication for development using structuration theory. Investigación &Amp; Desarrollo, 13(2), 228–249. Recuperado a partir de https://rcientificas.uninorte.edu.co/index.php/investigacion/article/view/997

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