1st Edition

Statebuilding Missions and Media Development A Context-Sensitive Approach

By Kerstin Tomiak Copyright 2022
180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the effects of media interventions in the global South, and argues for a more adaptive and context-sensitive media development. The work investigates media development as part of statebuilding and the effects that Western-led media has in, and on, a newly built state. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, including interviews, observations and social surveys, it analyses the... Read more

Introduction 

1. Media development: The ideas behind the concept 

2. Leadership and the media 

3. Access to the media and trust in the media 

4. The audience: Wishes and expectations 

5. The journalists: Views, wishes and challenges 

6. The conflict and the media 

7. The host country and the international community 

Conclusion

 

Biography

Kerstin Tomiak is Assistant Professor at the American University of Kurdistan, Iraq. She holds a PhD degree from Cardiff University and has worked as a media expert for NATO in Afghanistan.

"Overall, the key arguments are effectively presented and contribute to the literature on statebuilding and media development. The book is worth adding to the library of anyone who is interested in (decolonizing) media assistance, international interventions, or peace- and statebuilding. Students, scholars, policymakers, journalists, practitioners, and interested readers will find valuable insights into the debate on decolonial approaches to media development and international cooperation." - FabĂ­ola Ortiz dos Santos, Duisburg-Essen University