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)

UNESCO Sector/Office responsible for the Chair/Network

Communication and Information, UNESCO Office in Windhoek.

Contact

Dr Fackson Banda, Rhodes University
UNESCO Chairholder
E-Mail address - f.banda(at)ru.as.za
Work Phone - (046) 603 7156
Fax - (046) 603 7101
City - Grahamstown, 6140
Country - South Africa