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Comunicación y cambio social

Alex Iván Arévalo Salinas, Griselda Vilar Sastre, Marcial García López (eds.)

Valencia: Tirant Humanidades (2019), 241 pp.

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The Role of the Media in Fostering a Culture of Critical Engagement in the Context of Mass Atrocities: Examples from Rwanda, Colombia and South Sudan

Mark Frohardt, Paula Orlando

In: Media and Mass Atrocity: The Rwanda Genocide and Beyond

Allan Thompson (ed.)

Waterloo, Ontario: Centre for International Governance Innovation (2019), pp. 205-234

"A brief recap of the examples discussed here suggests, among other things, the following considerations: When information circulation is limited due to censorship or security concerns, it may be necessary to restrict information to what is essential for survival. In the case of BBTT in South Sudan, ... humanitarian information is produced and transmitted by residents of the UN protected sites, in local languages and for local residents only; Likewise, in post-genocide Rwanda, where broadcasting news about atrocities would have been very challenging, the newsreel project provided information and space for discussion for different groups, while creating a conversation that extended beyond each screening and location; BBTT and the newsreels project also demonstrate that closed environments may be the best option to provide information safely and allow for open discussions among individuals affected by violence. By employing the use of listening and discussion groups, the program furthers its goal of engaging residents and extending their participation in the local form of public sphere. These controlled environments are particularly important to encourage the participation of victims, women and other marginalized groups in dialogue; Training and engaging citizens to gather, curate and disseminate content, as BBTT does with community correspondents, is an effective way to provide information that matters to people's lives and to foster a culture of critical engagement. These processes potentially help communities rebuild media structures once the political situation stabilizes; Media outlets that create avenues for interaction and feedback tend to be most successful in providing content that is relevant and engaging to audiences, as in the case of Sawa Shabab in South Sudan; Drama, games, storytelling and other forms of engagement with narratives provide opportunities for individuals to work together, regain social trust, learn about alternate forms of participation and reconstruct symbolic narratives, as demonstrated by the examples in Colombia; Recognition of the suffering of the victims as well as of their agency in resisting violence is also crucial in a post-atrocities context. This may come in the form of interactive media-making by citizens or in initiatives supported by media or research organizations such as the National Center for Historical Memory." (Pages 226-227) more

When online commentary turns into violence: The role of Twitter in slander against journalists in Colombia

Marta Milena Barrios, Lina María Vega Estarita, Luis M. Gil

Conflict & Communication Online, volume 18, issue 1 (2019), 16 pp.

"The 55-year long Colombian conflict with the FARC guerrilla movement ended in 2016 with the signing of a peace agreement, which resulted in a substantial reduction in the number of victims of socio-political violence. Paradoxically, this did not improve security for journalists, who were targeted: ... more

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Estudios interdiciplinarios: Paz y comunicación

Raquel Cabral, Alex Iván Arévalo Salinas, Griselda Vilar Sastre, Tamer Al Najjar Trujillo (eds.)

Universidade Estadual Paulista “Julio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP);Instituto Interuniversitario de Desarrollo Social y Paz (IUDESP);Red de Investigación en Comunicación Comunitaria, Alternativa y Participativa (RICCAP);Cátedra UNESCO de Filosofía para la Paz;Observatorio de Medios para el cambio social (COMCAMBIO) (2019), 557 pp.

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Cameras and Stories to Disarm Wars: Performative Communication in Alternative Media

Camilo Pérez Quintero, Christian E. Ramírez Hincapié, Clemencia Rodríguez

In: The Routledge Companion to Alternative and Community Media

Chris Atton (ed.)

London; New York: Routledge, paperback ed. (2019), pp. 123-133

Engaging with Narratives for Peace

Julia Roig

Tokyo: Toda Peace Institute (2019), 13 pp.

"How do peacebuilding organisations communicate about peace online and offline? Narrative competency must be a fundamental aspect of our work as peacebuilders in the modern age, as we confront the challenges posed by social media, divided on-line communities, growing political polarisation globally ... more

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Community Media: Building Trust and Resilience in Kenyan Post-Election Conflicts

Jacinta Mwende Maweu

African Conflict & Peacebuilding Review, volume 9, issue 2 (2019), pp. 9-32

"This article examines the constructive roles of community and faith-based radio in building resilience and trust in Kenya after post-election violence. Since the 2007/08 post-election violence, Kenya has had two hotly contested elections (2013 and 2017), which have contributed to the lack of trust ... more

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Participatory Communication, Theatre and Peace: Performance as a Tool for Change at the End of Conflict

Valentina Baú

Communicatio: South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research, volume 44, issue 1 (2018), pp. 34-54

"This article presents insights on a participatory theatre initiative implemented in Kenya, with the aim of understanding the changes that were initiated towards the re-establishment of peace between communities. The project was carried out in the aftermath of the post-election violence that took pl ... more

La evaluación de la comunicación para la transformación de conflictos

Cristina Sala Valdés

Commons: Revista de Comunicación y Ciudadanía Digital, volume 6, issue 1 (2017), pp. 81-94

"La comunicación para la transformación de conflictos es un área relativamente nueva dentro del vasto campo de prevención de conflictos y construcción de paz y por tanto ha sido sometida a escasos procesos evaluativos. Con el fin de comenzar a crear un modelo evaluativo que posibilite un análi ... more

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Child Protection and UNICEF's Communication and Media Strategy: A Conflict-Related Study from Mindanao, the Philippines

Priti Vaishnav

In: The Routledge Companion to Media and Humanitarian Action

Robin Andersen; Robin Purnaka L. de Silva (eds.)

London: Routledge (2017), pp. 359-368

"The author bases her analysis on five years of fieldwork in the conflict zones of Mindanao, the Philippines, where child protection is of critical importance. She works with the Nonviolent Peaceforce, which specializes in Unarmed Civilian Protection in close cooperation with the United Nations and ... more

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Citizen Engagement in Peacebuilding: A Communication for Development Approach to Rebuilding Peace from the Bottom-Up

Valentina Baú

Progress in Development Studies, volume 16, issue 4 (2016), pp. 1-13

"By unearthing the connections between the literatures on participatory communica-tion and civic engagement with the reality of postconflict peace, this article demonstrates how a communication for development (C4D) approach to engaging citizens in peacebuilding contributes to strengthening the reco ... more

Countering Violent Extremism Through Media and Communication Strategies: A Review of the Evidence
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Kate Ferguson

Partnership for Conflict, Crime & Security Research (PaCCS) (2016), 40 pp.

"Part I focuses on 'Counter-Narratives', looking at the evidence relating to strategic policy communication strategies and counter-propaganda techniques. This reflects literature from policymakers, think-tanks, and civil society initiatives rather than the academic literature base. Current literatur ... more

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Final Evaluation for ‘Communicating for Peace in South Sudan: A Social and Behaviour Change Communication Initiative’, Bor, Juba and Wau, South Sudan

UNICEF;Search for Common Ground;Forcier Consulting (2016), viii, 54 pp.

"Project locations experienced general improvement with regards to social cohesion and conflict resolution. This was particularly the case in Wau, where results were encouraging. In contrast, Bor continued to feature more negative results than other project locations, although the county saw importa ... more

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Redefreiheit: Prinzipien für eine vernetzte Welt

Timothy Garton Ash

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Lizenzausg. (2016), 687 pp.

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The Handbook of International Crisis Communication Research

Andreas Schwarz, Matthew W. Seeger, Claudia Auer (eds.)

Chichester: Wiley Blackwell (2016), xix, 525 pp.

"The Handbook of International Crisis Communication Research articulates a broader understanding of crisis communication, discussing the theoretical, methodological, and practical implications of domestic and transnational crises, featuring the work of global scholars from a range of sub-disciplines ... more

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Communication and Peace: Understanding the Nature of Texts as a Way to Resolve Conceptual Differences in the Emerging Field

Saumava Mitra

Global Media and Communication, volume 11, issue 3 (2015), pp. 1-14

"Using the chapters of the edited volume Communication and Peace: Mapping an Emerging Field, the article points out the shared interpretative repertoires of the contributions to build a broader case for commonalities within the diverse field of communication-related disciplines and practices, which ... more

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Media, Discussion, and Attitudes in Fragile Contexts
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Chris Snow, Will Taylor

London: BBC Media Action (2015), 48 pp.

"The report explores how discussion programmes – where a diverse audience, representing the whole of society, is engaged in fair and balanced debate – can stimulate both private/interpersonal discussion and public discussion in either a community setting or one hosted by local government. It the ... more

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