GLOBAL MEDIA AND CONFLICT
- Course
- INRE626 - GLOBAL MEDIA AND CONFLICT
- Department
- International Relations - English - PhD
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 0
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
- -
Course Description
Having based on the scholarly studies on media and international conflict, this course intends to provide the participants with the ability to develop an internal coherent scientific perspective supported by appropriate theories and methodologies in order to comprehend and explain media representation of global, regional, national and local conflicts. Within this context, topics of this course include theories of media representation, theories of international conflict, methods of analyzing mediated conflicts, the role and position of media institutions and professionals in representation, construction, deconstruction, reconstruction, and resolution of various types of conflicts as well as post-conflict situations.
GLOBAL MEDIA AND CONFLICT
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Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Introduction: Concepts of War and Peace: Origins and Definitions |
| Week 3 | Understanding the Media: Origins, Foundations and Development of Field |
| Week 4 | Understanding Contemporary Conflict & Preventing Violent Conflict |
| Week 5 | Peacekeeping and Containing Conflict & Peace Building |
| Week 6 | Peacemaking: Case Studies |
| Week 7 | Reconciliation or Retribution? Memory and Media |
| Week 8 | Midterm Exam |
| Week 9 | Conflict Resolution: the Media and the Communications Revolution |
| Week 10 | The Peace Journalism Model |
| Week 11 | Conflict Analysis- Anchorage for Journalists |
| Week 12 | War Reporting- War Propoganda |
| Week 13 | Student Case Studies Presentations |
| Week 14 | Student Case Studies Presentations |
| Week 15 | Student Case Studies Presentations |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Ramsbotham, O., Woodhouse, T. and Miall, H. (2011). Contemporary Conflict Resolution: The Prevention, Management and Transformation of Deadly Conflicts (London, Polity).
- 02 Lynch, J., and McGoldrick, A. (2007). Peace journalism. In Handbook of peace and conflict studies. Routledge.
- 03 Randall, D. (2005). The great reporters. London; Ann Arbor, MI: Pluto Press.
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