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Lead Researcher(s): <\/strong>Dominic D. Yasay Key Highlights:<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n \u25fc This paper argues that communication is not merely instrumental but constitutive of participatory and community-driven development (CDD). Drawing on J\u00fcrgen Habermas\u2019s theory of communicative action, it positions communication as the process through which communities transform individual concerns into shared claims, exercise collective agency, and engage in inclusive and deliberative decision-making.<\/p>\n \u25fc Within the Philippines, state-led CDD initiatives such as KALAHICIDSS by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provide structured and institutionalized mechanisms for participation. However, civil society organizations (CSOs) demonstrate more organic, adaptive, and context-sensitive approaches that are not captured by formal policy frameworks.<\/p>\n \u25fc The study employs thematic analysis of focus group discussions conducted with five CSOs in Cebu. These include farmers\u2019 associations, transport groups, and a nongovernmental organization engaged in grassroots development work. The approach allows for an in-depth analysis of the everyday communicative practices of the CSOs and their role in shaping participatory processes.<\/p>\n \u25fc CSOs construct and sustain \u201cdiscursive infrastructures\u201d (e.g., regular meetings, assemblies, home visits, participatory research) that foster mutual understanding, transparency, and accountability. These infrastructures \u25fc The paper highlights the need to integrate inclusive, structured, and context-sensitive communication practices into existing CDD policies and institutional frameworks. It pushes for the recognition and institutionalization of discursive mechanisms that enhance participation, transparency, and collective agency to strengthen the sustainability of CSO-led initiatives, deepening long-term community empowerment. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_text=”Downloadable PDF” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” button_url=”https:\/\/cids.up.edu.ph\/discussion_paper\/dialogues-development-civil-society-communicative-foundations-community-driven-development-cebu\/” url_new_window=”on” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#8A1538″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lead Researcher(s): Dominic D. YasayStatus: Published Key Highlights: \u25fc This paper argues that communication is not merely instrumental but constitutive of participatory and community-driven development (CDD). Drawing on J\u00fcrgen Habermas\u2019s theory of communicative action, it positions communication as the process through which communities transform individual concerns into shared claims, exercise collective agency, and engage in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"project_category":[42],"project_tag":[],"class_list":["post-3308","project","type-project","status-publish","hentry","project_category-discussion-papers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cvsc.upcebu.edu.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/3308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cvsc.upcebu.edu.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cvsc.upcebu.edu.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvsc.upcebu.edu.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cvsc.upcebu.edu.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/3308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3314,"href":"https:\/\/cvsc.upcebu.edu.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/3308\/revisions\/3314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cvsc.upcebu.edu.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"project_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvsc.upcebu.edu.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_category?post=3308"},{"taxonomy":"project_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvsc.upcebu.edu.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_tag?post=3308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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enable farmers to assert land rights, the NGO to translate technical knowledge into accessible formats (e.g., comics, radio programs) for coproduced knowledge, and transport groups to adapt communication strategies to sustain communal deliberation amid external scrutiny and surveillance.<\/p>\n
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