Three ambitions for media and communication research in East Africa
This article, which is a revised version of an address presented at the inauguration conference of the East African Communication Association (EACA), outlines three ambitions for media and communication research in the region: First, it makes a call for research which is locally grounded, yet internationally interrelated. Second, it argues for scholarship which is compassionate, yet autonomous. Third, it emphasizes the need for applied research, yet quality-based. The article also addresses the frequently raised concern of African media and communication research as being a replica of Western research agendas. In this regard, the author questions the validity of portraying the situation as a contestation between an ‘African’ and a Western’ approach and instead argues for reciprocal stimulation between research communities within and across continents.
Publisert i African Journal of Communication, 2013
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