Sport as a Medium for Inter-community Participatory Communication in Peace Building: A Literature Review

Abstract

This paper reviews literature on sport as a medium for intercommunity participatory communication, especially in the context of peace building. It begins by first defining participatory communication; then, it situates participatory within the field of Communication Studies and the discipline of Development Communication. It then zeroes into the review of literature on sport as a medium for inter – community participatory communication in peace building. Also reviewed is literature on previous research on participatory communication in the context of peace building. The review concludes with identification of potential gaps in the literature that could be considered for future research on the subject.

Keywords; sport, inter-community, participatory communication, peace building.