Roundtable of Communication

Introduction:

• Based on the idea of traditional Jirga System
• Department of J&MC as Institutional Home
  

Objectives:

• Centralisation of Activity in an Academic Environment
• Formation of Committees for “Awareness networking” and “Developing pressure group” to sensitise the society Committees
• Education Committee
• Civil Societies (CSOs) Committee
• Industries’ Committee
• Media Committee
• Committee to meet decision-makers/ politicians
  

Shortcomings:

• Lack of clear concepts (what to do?)
• Voluntary participation ending in lack of interest and commitment; ultimately hindering continuity to develop a sustainable process
• The idea of “conservation” itself deals with the problem partially and superficially
  

Future Prospects:

• Strategies rooted in empirical research (knowing the real world through knowing the real problem)
• A collaboration of Department of J&MC at both research and implementation levels
• Knowing the socio-cultural and political hindrances in sustainable development and humane living through research
• Discussing the research through RTs at different Stakeholder levels
• Devising strategies for participatory-, sustainable development through a dialogue between the: -
  • Power Stakeholders (Industrialists/politicians/other decision makers)
  • The common folk (through research)
• The institutional home doing the networking as well as advisory function; and also
• Facilitating the process through its input at the research level on environmental issues
  

Institutional Home:

Journalism Department, University of Peshawar

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