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Social Media Impacts on Conflict and Democracy: The Techtonic Shift
London; New York: Routledge (2021), xv, 239 pp.
"Social media technology is having a dramatic impact on social and political dynamics around the world. The contributors to this book document and illustrate this "techtonic" shift on violent conflict and democratic processes. They present vivid examples and case studies from countries in Africa, So
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External Communication in Social Media During Asymmetric Conflicts: A Theoretical Model and Empirical Case Study of the Conflict in Israel and Palestine
Bielefeld: transcript Verlag (2021), 310 pp.
"Social media increasingly shapes the way in which we perceive conflicts and conflict parties abroad. Conflict parties, therefore, have started using social media strategically to influence public opinion abroad. This book explores the phenomenon by examining, (1) which strategies of external commun
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Post-regime-change Afghan and Iraqi media systems: Strategic ambivalence as technology of media governance
Media, War & Conflict, volume 16, issue 2 (2021), pp. 228-245
"This article investigates the governance of post-US invasion Afghan and Iraqi media systems by analyzing provisions pertinent to public broadcasting, licensing, and defamation in 14 laws and policy documents in the two nations. The author argues that the results point to a regime of regulatory ambi
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Strategy for the Digital Transformation of UN Peacekeeping
New York: United Nations Peacekeeping (2021), 34 pp.
Information Interventions and Social Media
Internet Policy Review, volume 10, issue 2 (2021), 25 pp.
"[...] While mass media, including TV or radio, have long been recognised as a key actor in the escalation of violent conflicts, the scale of dissemination and the degree of accountability of digital actors involved is different. Although the doctrine of information intervention initially evolved to
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Growing Together, Remaining Apart: The Role of Digital Technology in Former Guerrilla Fighters’ Social Capital
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, volume 5, issue CSCW2 (2021), 24 pp.
"In this paper, we present an account of how FARC-EP ex-combatants are using digital technology in the process of reincorporating into Colombian society. We report findings showing how this technology mediates the difficult task of transitioning from a culture of opposition to civilian members and a
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Media and Compassion After Digital War: Why Digital Media Haven’t Transformed Responses to Human Suffering in Contemporary Conflict
International Review of the Red Cross, volume 102, issue 913 (2021), pp. 117-143
"In this article I contend that the saturation of information and images of human suffering and death in contemporary warfare has not ushered in a new era of “compassion fatigue”. Rather, algorithmically charged outrage is a proxy for effects. It is easy to misconstrue the velocity of linking an
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Social Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding: Issues and Challenges. A Discussion Paper
Washington, DC: Mercy Corps (2021), 12 pp.
Conflict and Social Media: Activism of Civil Society for Peace Between India-Pakistan
Tokyo: Toda Peace Institute (2020), 15 pp.
"This policy brief examines the work of civil society activists struggling for peace by using social media around the world. Drawing from extensive field research, as well as the social media actions of activists and civil society members of India, Pakistan and beyond, this brief explains how the so
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Digital Pathways for Peace: Insights and Lessons from a Global Online Consultation
Peace Direct (2020), 55 pp.
"In March 2020, Peace Direct held a three-day online consultation with over 75 practitioners and academics across the globe. Participants and guest contributors exchanged insights and local experiences on the impact of digital technology on peace and conflict, how local peacebuilders incorporate dig
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Realising the Potential of Social Media as a Tool for Building Peace
International Alert; British Council (2020), 20 pp.
"This paper suggests that social media has the potential to play a greater role in building peace in the following ways: Offering new perspectives in understanding conflict contexts and so informing how interventions are designed, including mapping actors and conversations, gathering data about conf
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Digital Peacebuilding Playbook: Social Media
The Commons (2020), 19 pp.
25 Spheres of Digital Peacebuilding and PeaceTech
Deep Insights
Tokyo: Toda Peace Institute; Alliance for Peacebuilding (2020), 28 pp.
"This report outlines twenty-fives spheres where technology can contribute to peacebuilding goals and describes five generations of thinking related to the evolution of technology’s impact on peacebuilding. Digital peacebuilding contributes to democratic deliberation, violence prevention, social c
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Social Media Codes of Conduct: Reflections for Mediators
Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (2020), 8 pp.
"This article summarises preliminary reflections for mediators on social media codes of conduct. Such codes of conduct, to be agreed upon by conflict stakeholders, would aim to prevent and mitigate the use of social media to exacerbate conflicts or jeopardise peace processes. Such codes of conduct w
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