Intercontinental Research Collaboration Europe – Latin America - A Nordic Perspective By Thomas Tufte, PhD Roskilde University, Denmark Presentation given at semi-plenary panel, ECREA, Barcelona, 27 November 2008

Today’s issues 1. History and Character of EU-LA research collaboration 2. A Case Story: The Communication for Social Change Anthology 3. Converging interests and future challenges

History and Character of Research Collaboration (I)  Long-standing cross-fertilization in Academia  Some mis-balance in the nature of the relation  Changing Research Conditions: Competition Competition English Language English Language Applied Research Dominance Applied Research Dominance

History and Character of Research Collaboration (II)  Counter-strategies and –tendencies: Our Media/Nuestros Medios Our Media/Nuestros Medios La Iniciativa de Comunicación ( La Iniciativa de Comunicación ( Bilateral Research Coloquia Bilateral Research Coloquia Proliferation of Latin American (web-based) journals Proliferation of Latin American (web-based) journals

Research Collaboration: conclusions  Primarily resourceful institutions can afford to compete for funding  Performance indicators: English publishing  Basic research in communication and media studies having a hard time  Alternative initiatives growing exponentially: networking, conferences, publications and collective knowledge sharing- and production

Case: Communication for Social Change  Tracing conceptual lines and theoretical contributions  CFSC enhances the role of communication in articulating empowerment of people, social justice, policy development and social and structural change processes  Converges with a broad series of ECREA working groups

Activities  Body of knowledge database (3000+ entries)  Anthology  Curricular development in CFSC (Barranquilla, Univ. Andina, Roskilde, Malmø, Sevilla, Católica de Peru, etc)  University network

Anthology (I)  40% Latin American Contribution  Participatory review process  Historical readings (Pasquali, Luis Ramiro Beltrán, Freire, Octavio Getino, Augusto Boal, Ariel Dorfman (con Armand Mattelart), Juan Diaz Bordenave, Juan Somavia, Mario Kaplún, Luiz Beltrao, Jesus Martin-Barbero, etc)

Anthology (II)  Female researchers, but limited: Beatriz Sarlos, Rosa Maria Alfaro, Pilar Riano, Rossana Reguillo, Clemencia Rodriguez, Cicilia Peruzzo..

Anthology (III)  5 lines of thinking and organising thoughts: Development paradigms Development paradigms Popular Culture, narrative and identity Popular Culture, narrative and identity Social Movements and community participation Social Movements and community participation Power, media and the public sphere Power, media and the public sphere Information society and the right to communicate Information society and the right to communicate

Converging interests?  IDENTITIES and SENSE OF BELONGING. Questions of identity formation, sense of belonging and ownership in a mediated world characterized by mobility and unstable subjectivities  SOCIABILITIES (+ temporalities and spacialities). New media development and changing social networks: (mediated) everyday life as anchor for change?  CITIZENSHIP, POLICY INFLUENCE and SOCIAL CHANGE. Issues of governance, public participation in policy debate, accountability.

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