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UN Strategic Communications and the Protection of Civilians: The Role of UN Radio
New York: International Peace Institute (IPI); McGill University, Centre for International Peace and Security Studies (CIPSS); UN Department of Peace Operations (2025), 12 pp.
"Several UN peacekeeping operations communicate with the populations in their host state through radio, which remains the most popular medium in many countries. UN strategic communications via radio can help reduce violence against civilians, both during and after armed conflict. This protective eff
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Examining Perceptions of ‘peacebuildings’ in Radiophonic Debates: A Narrative Analysis of Media Talk in the Central African Republic
Journal of Radio & Audio Media (2025), 20 pp.
"Within [the radio debate programme) Patara, there was no explicit intention to reach a final conclusion on any given issue. The overall aim of the Ndeke Luka’s debate was to display arguments from different angles about certain specific matters without necessarily having to reach unanimous agreem
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Rethinking the role of community media in conflict transformation and peacebuilding
Peace & Change, volume 49, issue 1 (2024), pp. 1-13
"Whereas much has been written about the role community media plays in peacebuilding, emphasis is often put on participatory media models as key determinants of peace or conflict sustainability. Little is known, however, about the conditions under which such media increase or impede peace efforts du
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Community radio and post-conflict peace building: A study of Orisun 89.5 FM in Ife–Modakeke, Osun State, Nigeria
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 16, issue 1 (2024), pp. 25-44
"This study assessed the extent to which community radio has contributed to the peacebuilding efforts after the Ife–Modakeke conflict in Nigeria, by investigating to ascertain listeners’ perceptions and adoption of the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanism in managing the conflict to av
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Peace is in the air: Reducing conflict intensity with United Nations peacekeeping radio broadcasts
Conflict Management and Peace Science, volume 41, issue 6 (2024), pp. 693-714
"Commitment problems and information asymmetries represent key impediments to peacekeeping. We posit that mass media—more specifically, United Nations (UN) peacekeeping radio broadcasts—is a cost-effective, easily implemented method of addressing common roadblocks to conflict resolution. We anal
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Indigenous Language for Social Change Communication in the Global South
Inspiring Practice
Top Insights
Lanham et al.: Lexington Books (2023), vii, 284 pp.
"Indigenous Language for Social Change Communication in the Global South brings together voices from the margins to engage in dialogue about common social change issues in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. This book argues that resistance and social movements, expressed in music and songs and exchang
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The Construction of Peacebuilding Narratives in ‘Media Talk’: A Methodological Discussion
Journalism and Media, volume 4 (2023), pp. 339-363
"How are narratives around peace and conflict constructed in radio? This paper offers a detailed discussion of a framework of analysis of media narratives. It examines how perceptions of peacebuilding are constructed and aired in radiophonic debates. It deals with methodological questions and carrie
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[Emisoras de paz]
Páginas para la Libertad de Expresión (FLIP, Colombia), issue 7 (2023), 20 pp.
"Las emisoras de paz se encuentran en un punto de quiebre. Esta esperanzadora política de Estado, que se empezó a implementar como una estrategia de reconciliación hace siete años, después de la firma del Acuerdo de Paz, está enfrentando retos profundos, como las amenazas en contra de las emis
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How Close Should We Get? Media and Conflict
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2021), 101 pp.
"Those working in media face plenty of challenges when it comes to handling issues around conflict more sensitively. In some countries, these difficulties could include forced or unsolicited loyalty, a lack of information, or physical and psychological threats. In others, challenges could arise from
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¿Qué quiere decir la paz? Sociología de los medios en el Acuerdo de La Habana
Sociedad & Economía, issue 45 (2021), 24 pp.
"¿Qué quiere decir la paz? Esta pregunta parece ser elemental; sin embargo, es difícil definirla. Esta investigación profundiza el análisis teórico y sociológico de la paz abordando las negociaciones entre el Estado colombiano y las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia. Se parte del pr
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Paz territorial y radios escolares y comunitarias
Bogotá: Grupo Comunicarte (2021), 18 pp.
"Las emisoras comunitarias y escolares están dedicadas a sembrar paz. Ellas son la voz de las comunidades y de las víctimas y, al mismo tiempo, llevan mensajes de paz, conviviencia y reconciliación a todos los rincones. Apyoarlas y fortalecerlas es una contribución invaluable a la paz. Ese es el
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Community Radio for Peacebuilding in the Colombian Post-Conflict: Transformations, Tensions and Challenges for Content Production and Local Participation
Social Identities: Journal for the Study of Race, Nation and Culture, volume 27, issue 4 (2021), pp. 461-478
"The text presents the results of the external evaluation of the project: ‘Community Radio for Peace and Coexistence’ (CRPC), implemented between 2015 and 2017 by the community media network RESANDER, with the support of the Colombian Government and the European Union. Considering that community
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Médias et conflits armés en RDC: Des journalistes en danger, le journalisme en chantier
Paris: L'Harmattan (2021), 326 pp.
"[Ce livre] examine les pratiques journalistiques qui ont caractérisé la couverture médiatique du conflit armé ayant opposé les Forces armées de la RDC à la rébellion du Mouvement du 23 mars (M23) dans la province du Nord Kivu. L’auteur scrute le positionnement des journalistes des radios
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Promoting Peace: The Role of Radio Journalism in Conflict Prevention
Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 19, issue 1 (2021), pp. 175-196
"This article examines the role of radios in conflict by exploring the tenets of peace journalism in the United Nations sponsored Radio Okapi (Democratic Republic of Congo) and Radio Ndeke Luka (Central African Republic) run by the Swiss Fondation Hirondelle. It is a qualitative research that interv
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Peace Journalism in East Africa: A Manual for Media Practitioners
London; New York: Routledge (2020), vi, 101 pp.
"This publication is the outcome of the “East Africa Regional Peace Journalism Training Workshop” for journalists covering conflict and peacebuilding in East Africa. Organized by Rongo University’s Center for Media, Democracy, Peace, and Security (CMDPS) in partnership with the African Peacebu
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Ondas comunitarias que narran la paz en Colombia
Bogotá: Universidad Santo Tomás;Institución Universitaria Politécnico Grancolombiano (2020), 238 pp.
"Este libro tiene como finalidad presentar los resultados del proceso de investigación que se llevó a cabo entre enero de 2018 y noviembre de 2019 por parte de un grupo de docentes-investigadores de los programas de Comunicación Social de la Institución Universitaria Politécnico Grancolombiano
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Ondas de paz: Guía práctica para crear y narrar
Bogotá: Consejo de Redacción;RTVC (2020), 58 pp.
"Con Ondas de Paz: guía práctica para crear y narrar historias radiales se pretende incentivar la búsqueda de relatos y la producción de programas desde las comunidades con una mirada hacia la cotidianidad. Busca, además, potenciar las narrativas que suenan en los territorios y, así, abrirle e
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Annual Report 2019
Lausanne: Fondation Hirondelle (2020), 30 pp.
"In 2019, Fondation Hirondelle defined a new strategy for the years to come, following discussions with its employees, management, Board and partners. This strategy focuses on strengthening collaboration with our local partners, particularly for the co-production of content; on our ability to respon
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Using Drama to Encourage Non-Violent Conflict Resolution in South Sudan
London: BBC Media Action (2020), 2 pp.
"Mixed methods research found that including entertaining and relatable characters and storylines in the Life in Lulu radio drama engaged listeners and helped them to apply lessons from the programme to resolve conflicts peacefully in their own households and communities." (Page 1)
Countering Violent Extremism in Nigeria: Using a Text-Message Survey to Assess Radio Programs
RAND Corporation (2020), 32 pp.
"Using a randomized encouragement design, we assigned 2,064 people to listen to either 'Ina Mafita' or to a control program (professional soccer matches) each week over the course of two months. Recruitment and engagement were conducted remotely via short message service (short message system [SMS]
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