Across West Africa and East Africa, policy actors and citizens have tended to discuss socio-environmental issues in ways that recognise emotional, subjective viewpoints, but can be antagonistic.
Although deliberation literature suggests that collaborative arts-based activities can encourage consideration of affective dimensions, their major value in these emotive, hierarchical and antagonistic contexts is to promote more convivial working relationships.
This briefing includes a French summary and recommendations.
Pan-African Network for the Arts in Environmentally Sustainable Development
See also the Working Paper and Report from this project:
- IDS Working Paper 593: Les arts dans le dialogue et la communication sur l’environnement en Afrique de l’Ouest et de l’Est (with an English summary on page 8: The Arts in Environmental Dialogue and Communication in West and East Africa)
- Report: Comment utiliser les arts collaboratifs au service du dialogue et de la communication / How to Use Collaborative Art-Making for Dialogue and Communication (dual French–English report)
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