"What happened was foremost an assault by interests of the big capital." An interview with Breda Pavlič.

Interview with Breda Pavlič, critical researcher and former staff member of UNESCO’s Division of Free Flow of Information and Communication Policies in the 1980s (1984-1989). We discussed her path towards the critical-analysis approach to information and communication problems, the role of such analyses in the academic field of the time, as well as within the political context of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, and their initiative in UNESCO and in the United Nations Organization for a New international information and communication order (NIICO).

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De UNESCO en de vrijheid van informatie : Een reconstructie van 50 jaar machtspolitiek

Res Publica ◽

10.21825/rp.v38i1.18652 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 38 (1) ◽

pp. 73-93

Author(s):

Jan Servaes

Keyword(s):

National Level ◽

Freedom Of Information ◽

The Public ◽

The Past ◽

Information Order ◽

Information And Communication ◽

And Shifts ◽

Free Flow Of Information ◽

Flow Of Information

This article assesses the role and profile of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in the international information and communication debate over the past fifty years. It describes the ideological controversies and shifts which took place as a result of and for conditioned by political and economic power changes.The concepts freedom of information' and 'free flow of information' are of a relatively recent date. However, the ideas on which they are based are very old. For centuries, these principles have been at the base of the Western way of thinking. The practical application of these liberties soon escaped the national level and the need for international agreements was felt. This shift can partly be explained as a result of changing power factors, partly also through culturally defined interpretation problems.A number of examples are presented. The interpretation of communication principles, the MacBride Report, or the New International Information Order, is linked to powershifts on the political and for economic level, as well as to the questioning of their universa[ validity.The article also adresses the role of the Western newsmedia as agenda setters for the public and political opinion.

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CULTURE OF PERSONAL LANGUAGE AS A HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL EVENT

The Pedagogical Process Theory and Practice ◽

10.28925/2078-1687.2018.1-2.101107 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Tetiana Stambulska

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

The Public ◽

Communication Problems ◽

Long Time ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Definition Of ◽

Communication Culture

The article analyzed the peculiarities of the interpretation of the «communication culture» in the context of scientific researches of the past and contemporary domestic researchers. An analysis was carried out to define the concept of «communication culture of a person», the approaches to the definition of this concept are singled out. The positions of scientists concerning the role of eloquence in the formation of the linguistic personality are analyzed, the language is analyzed as a «social and psychological phenomenon», historical conditions of the formation of the concept of «communication culture» are characterized, in particular, attention is focused on the formation of the linguistic personality. It was found out that studies of the ancient traditions of the formation of the language of culture make it possible to better understand modern trends in the development of the person's communication culture. Modern studies have shown that in linguistics for a long time there was no unity in the interpretation of the concepts of «language» and «communication». Problems of the formation of the culture of broadcasting have become the object of research by eminent thinkers, beginning with the period of Antiquity. The question of the formation of a culture of speech has long traditions. Note that in European linguistics, the first decades of the twentieth century. Theoretical study and approval of the concept of «culture of language» in the scientific circulation is underway. It should be noted that in connection with the introduction of information and communication technologies in all spheres of society life has increased interest in the theory and practice of eloquence. This is explained by the fact that the active use of information and communication technologies involves the search for ways of speaking influence, both on the interpersonal and on the public level. According to authoritative experts in rhetoric, L. Matsko, O. Matsko, N. Mykhailychenko, V. Poltupets, etc., there are also communicative reasons that ensure the actual and further development of the theory and practice of oratory in the XX-beginning of the XXI century.

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Let Them Learn

10.37419/jpl.v7.i2.4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 230-260

Author(s):

Christian Martinez

Keyword(s):

Critical Analysis ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Common Law ◽

Case Law ◽

The Self ◽

Self Assessment ◽

Proposed Model ◽

Design Build ◽

Free Flow Of Information ◽

Flow Of Information

Organizations often conduct probing self-studies to review internally existing policies, procedures, and business methods. Yet, despite an increasing social need for these studies, the Texas legislature has yet to construct a privilege designed to protect an organization from being harmed from these studies by adverse litigants. The self-critical analysis privilege, or SCAP, is an alluring, common law doctrine that protects the free flow of information sharing through an organization’s self-assessment. This Comment proposes a model statute for the codification of the SCAP for the consideration of the Texas legislature. This model statute is not a general codification of the privilege. Instead, the statute is meant to apply only to Texas’s Design-Build industry. This Comment discusses the significant policy considerations supporting the SCAP and analyzes case law to derive proper drafting language. Although this proposed model statute narrowly applies to Texas’s Design-Build industry, the hope is to have a workable statute that could apply to general products, oil and gas, and other property related industries.

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Phenomenological Underpinnings for Gender and Feminist Research in Education

Msingi Journal ◽

10.33886/mj.v1i1.90 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 62-79 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Fatuma N. Chege

Keyword(s):

United Nations ◽

Critical Analysis ◽

Feminist Research ◽

Quality Education ◽

The Political ◽

Gender Analysis ◽

Gender Research ◽

Gender Power ◽

Research In Education ◽

Critical Methods

This paper addresses the near-absence of feminist theorisation and methodological considerationsas a conceptual gap in the gender research in African contexts.Not only is this perceived gaprelevant toresearch onfamily and community but it also implicateseducational research that mainly focuses on schooling and its interactions with other social institutionstoperpetuate subordination of women. Arguably,addressing this conceptual gap effectively withincritical and scholarly analytical stanceshas the potential to enhance the unmasking of the subtle drivers of women’ssubordination, that are oftenelusive in gender analysis that is outside the feminist mission.The author usesthe analytic and critical methods of philosophyto elucidate and foreground phenomenological underpinningsthat influencethe construction of gender power relations in the context of feminist theoretical mission which advocates for the understanding of women’s subordination through their voices as well as embracing the political task of challenging and dismantling female subordination in society. The philosophical arguments advanced herein, yield recommendationsand conclusions based on critical analysis of selected examples that are derived from gender research in African contexts and which are relevant to the feminist agenda. The key objective of this paper ismake theoretical and methodological contribution to the field of gender and educational researchthat inform researchers working in 21st Century African settings in pursuance of the attainment of the United Nations SDG 5 on ensuring gender equality and not in the least, SDG 4 on quality education and lifelong learning for all.

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The Role of Parliamentary Websites in the Budget Process

E-Parliament and ICT-Based Legislation ◽

10.4018/978-1-61350-329-4.ch011 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 180-196

Author(s):

Tolga Demirbas

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

The Political ◽

Budget Process ◽

Public Expenditures ◽

Analysis Methodology ◽

Political Function ◽

Information And Communication ◽

The Government

The “power of the purse” is one of the fundamental powers of the parliament. This power is defined as a parliament’s authority to determine the amount of public expenditures to be made and the category and amount of taxes to be collected from citizens. To exercise this power, parliaments must debate and review the budget drawn up by the government to ensure that it reflects the preferences of citizens. Nevertheless, it is quite apparent that parliaments today do not sufficiently debate government budgets and do not completely exercise their existing authority. This development weakens the political function of the budget process and sometimes leads to non-optimal budget outcomes. Information and communication technologies (ICTs), particularly websites, are significant tools that parliaments have at their disposal to address this problem. When they are effectively designed, parliamentary websites can contribute to more efficient outcomes to the budget process by enabling the members of a parliament and the citizens they represent to involve themselves in that process. This chapter addresses the potential contributions of parliamentary websites to the budget process. These contributions promise to make budget information more transparent and understandable. This chapter engages in this task by using a content-analysis methodology to examine the website of the Turkish parliament.

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Policy Options for E-Education in Nigeria

Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-026-4.ch494 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 3098-3104

Author(s):

Wole Michael Olatokun

Keyword(s):

Teaching And Learning ◽

Information Dissemination ◽

National Policy ◽

Policy Options ◽

Global Village ◽

Information And Communication ◽

The Government ◽

Free Flow Of Information ◽

Globalized World ◽

Flow Of Information

Information and communication technology (ICT) has turned the world into a global village, and its impact is being felt in all spheres of life. Though it has been rightly said that what is wrong with education cannot be fixed with technology; there is no doubt that modern life is dominated by technology. In today’s globalized world, there is a universal recognition of the need to use ICT in education because the free flow of information via satellite and the Internet hold sway in global information dissemination of knowledge. The application of ICT to education brought about the concept of e-education. This chapter considers the concept of e-education vis a vis the provisions of the national policy for information technology, and gives a state of the art with regard to some e-education initiatives that have been embarked upon by the government, nongovernmental organizations, and other stakeholders in the country. It also identified the challenges constraining the effective deployment and exploitation of ICT for teaching and learning in the Nigerian education system, and recommends some policy options for the development of e-education in the country. The next section gives a background to the concept of e-education.

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E-Democracy as a Contemporary Framework for Citizens' Deliberation

Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-575-7.ch044 ◽

2005 ◽

pp. 250-255

Author(s):

Ulrike Kozeluh

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

New Media ◽

Virtual Space ◽

Free Flow ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Free Flow Of Information ◽

Flow Of Information

The emergence of new media has raised the hope of many politicians, citizens, political activists and scholars from various disciplines to establish a (virtual) space for free flow of information and communication for increasing the quality of democratic decision making.1

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The Political Culture and the Press of Canada

Canadian Journal of Political Science ◽

10.1017/s0008423900023933 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 451-472 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Thelma McCormack

Keyword(s):

Political Culture ◽

Alternative Model ◽

Third World ◽

The Political ◽

Class Structure ◽

The Press ◽

Primary Obstacle ◽

Commission Report ◽

Free Flow Of Information ◽

Flow Of Information

AbstractThe 1981 Kent commission report on newspapers is discussed and contrasted with the MacBride (UNESCO) report. The former assumes that competition is the major safeguard of diversity; the latter, written from the perspective of Third World countries, regards social inequality as the primary obstacle to the free flow of information. Together they reflect contemporary controversies about modernization. Trends toward rationalization, professionalization and autonomy are examined. Neither approach, Kent or MacBride, provides a satisfactory interpretation of Quebec's francophone press. An alternative model based on access is, we suggest, closer to the realities of Canada's changing political culture and class structure.

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