Title
The Potential Of Ict-Supported Participatory Communication Interventions To Challenge Local Power Dynamics: Lessons From The Case Of Togo
Abstract
This paper adds to the debate on the contribution of ICT towards improving the quality of local governance. The data presented were collected during the scoping phase of an ICT-based participation platform aimed at improving local governance in Togo. We combine original data from a social network analysis and a representative household survey. Based on these data, we conclude that the success of ICT interventions to transform local power structures depends on their adequate adaption to the political and technical environment. Decisions about the stage of the public policy cycle at which ICT projects intervene must be informed by the nature of local power relations and the distribution of access to ICT and participation opportunities across the intervention's target population.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1002/isd2.12026
ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Keywords
DocType
Volume
applied communication research, ICT4D, local governance, participatory development communication, social network analysis, Sub-Saharan Africa
Journal
84
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
3
1681-4835
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
7