This major study explores the role of the mass media in promoting democracy and
empowering civil society in Africa. The author contextualizes Africa within in the rapidly …

The affirmation of cultural identity developed during the colonial and postcolonial years
which has been the topic of bitter debates, is the root cause of the Ivorian crisis. However, is …

After a decade of conflict (1999–2011), peace-building in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, focused on
the local as a primary site of reconciliation. In addition to being local, peace was anti …

Modern popular music is closely linked to the'traditional'heritage–intangible and material–of
which artist-musicians have, in a way, usufruct. This Element examines the relationship …

Du côté des rédactions... ² Dans cet aperçu synthétique et nécessairement limité de
l'économie politique de la presse ivoirienne, nous ne concentrerons notre regard que sur les …

Drawing upon ethnographic research on community radio in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, this
article argues that tracking production practices outside of the studio allows researchers to …

Depuis au moins une décennie, le débat identitaire semble occuper les devants de la scène
politique ivoirienne. Le regain des tensions politiques dues aux luttes pour la conservation …

The early 1990s saw the collapse of undemocratic régimes across Africa. Suddenly, where
single-party systems, racial dictatorships, or military rulers had offered them no such options …

Cet ouvrage pose d'abord un regard critique sur les travaux menés par l'auteur de 1994 à
2013 dans trois domaines de la communication et des changements sociétaux: 1) …

This thesis examines the role of proximity radio (radio de proximité) in the re-making of place
in post-conflict Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Proximity radio stations are areabased, non …