Humanitarian Crises and Intervention: Reassessing the Impact of Mass Media
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Sterling: Kumarian Press (2008), xiv, 335 pp.
Contains illustrations, tables, bibliogr. pp. 289-320, index
ISBN 978-1-56549-261-5 (pbk); 978-1-56549-262-2 (hbk)
Signature commbox: 10-Conflicts-E 2008
"This book takes a unique and comprehensive look at how the international community, led by the US, responded to ten humanitarian crises of the last decade and how major media outlets played a role in influencing (or failing to influence) action. Crises examined include Liberia, East Timor, Somalia, Sudan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Burundi, Angola, Haiti, and the Congo. Soderlund and Briggs apply the same analytic method to each case to discover why the international community was unwilling, time and time again, to address this new brand of conflict that appeared at the time." (Publisher description)
1 Introduction: The Problem and Research Methods / Walter C. Soderlund, E. Donald Briggs, and Kai Hildebrandt, 1
2 Liberia, 1990: ECOMOG I, "Operation Liberty," UNOMIL / Walter C. Soderlund, 21
3 Somalia, 1992: UNOSOM I, UNITAF, "Operation Restore Hope," UNOSOM II / E. Donald Briggs and Walter C. Soderlund, 43
4 Sudan, 1992: Humanitarian Relief Efforts Confront an Intractable Civil War / Abdel Salam Sidahmed and Walter C. Soderlund, 73
5 Rwanda, 1994: UNAMIR I, UNAMIR II, and "Operation Turquoise" / Walter C. Soderlund and E. Donald Briggs, 95
6 Haiti, 1994: "Operation Restore (Uphold) Democracy," UNMIH / Walter C. Soderlund and E. Donald Briggs, 123
7 Burundi, 1996: United Nations and African Intervention Initiatives Falter / Walter C. Soderlund, 155
8 Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 1996: "Operation Assurance," The Intervention that Never Was / Walter C. Soderlund and E. Donald Briggs, 171
9 Sierra Leone, 1997: ECOMOG II, UNOMSIL, UNAMSIL / Walter C. Soderlund, 193
10 Angola, 1999: 1,000 UN Military Observers Removed, 30 UN Civilian Observers Returned / E. Donald Briggs and Walter C. Soderlund, 211
11 East Timor (Timor-Leste), 1999: INTERFET, "Operation Warden" / Walter C. Soderlund and E. Donald Briggs, 231
12 Conclusion: Assessing the Comparative Impact of Mass Media on Intervention Decision-making / Walter C. Soderlund and E. Donald Brigg, 259
2 Liberia, 1990: ECOMOG I, "Operation Liberty," UNOMIL / Walter C. Soderlund, 21
3 Somalia, 1992: UNOSOM I, UNITAF, "Operation Restore Hope," UNOSOM II / E. Donald Briggs and Walter C. Soderlund, 43
4 Sudan, 1992: Humanitarian Relief Efforts Confront an Intractable Civil War / Abdel Salam Sidahmed and Walter C. Soderlund, 73
5 Rwanda, 1994: UNAMIR I, UNAMIR II, and "Operation Turquoise" / Walter C. Soderlund and E. Donald Briggs, 95
6 Haiti, 1994: "Operation Restore (Uphold) Democracy," UNMIH / Walter C. Soderlund and E. Donald Briggs, 123
7 Burundi, 1996: United Nations and African Intervention Initiatives Falter / Walter C. Soderlund, 155
8 Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 1996: "Operation Assurance," The Intervention that Never Was / Walter C. Soderlund and E. Donald Briggs, 171
9 Sierra Leone, 1997: ECOMOG II, UNOMSIL, UNAMSIL / Walter C. Soderlund, 193
10 Angola, 1999: 1,000 UN Military Observers Removed, 30 UN Civilian Observers Returned / E. Donald Briggs and Walter C. Soderlund, 211
11 East Timor (Timor-Leste), 1999: INTERFET, "Operation Warden" / Walter C. Soderlund and E. Donald Briggs, 231
12 Conclusion: Assessing the Comparative Impact of Mass Media on Intervention Decision-making / Walter C. Soderlund and E. Donald Brigg, 259
