MEDIA AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT

Course Description

Basing on main theoretical debates and empirical case analyses about the complex role of media in conflict situations, this course aims to provide a critical outlook and broad conception of the contemporary media in conflict situations within international arena. Within this framework it will mainly deal with the operational modes, embeddedness and freedom of media in its relations with decision-making mechanisms, armed forces, other armed players (i.e. militia, gangs, warlords, etc), international and regional agencies while reporting the crisis situations before, during and after the conflict.

MEDIA AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

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Course outcomes

1. 01 the relation of the conflicts in the modern world and the media of the 21th century,
2. 02 ) how to approach the subject multidimensionally and with critical thought
3. 03 3)how to analyse the contemporary examples

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Cottle, Simon. Mediatized Conflicts. 1 edition. Maidenhead, Berkshire, England ; New York, NY, USA: Open University Press, 2006
2. 02 Thussu, Daya, and Des Freedman, eds. War and the Media: Reporting Conflict 24/7. 1 edition. London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2003.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 the relation of the conflicts in the modern world and the media of the 21th century,
2. L02 ) how to approach the subject multidimensionally and with critical thought
3. L03 3)how to analyse the contemporary examples

Program Outcomes

1. P01 1. Having the ability to understand and discuss international relations discipline by using an interdisciplinary methodology to merge the knowledge coming from sociology, economics, psychology, political sciences well as diplomatic history.
2. P02 2. Having an adequate knowledge of the history and the epochs of international system and being able to identify historical evolution of the contemporary world politics.
3. P03 3. Recognizing local, regional and international actors functioning within the international system.
4. P04 4. Understanding the legal framework of the current international system
5. P05 5. Ability to identify the relations between the key actors of the international system – the states – from a theoretical as well as multi-dimensional scientific and academic methods.
6. P06 6. Ability to analyse the roles and positions of the non-state actors – international organizations in particular – within the current world system.
7. P07 7. Ability to recognize political, socio-economic and cultural structures embedded in international relations.
8. P08 8. Exploring the roots of conflicts among the actors and produce solutions at local, regional and international levels with an analytical focus.
9. P09 9. Being able to understand the politics and the functioning of political institutions in theory and practice.
10. P10 10. Understanding the historical emergence of various political cultures and gaining ability to assess them comparatively.
11. P11 11. Prepare international relations graduates; having a vast knowledge, academic formation and skills to work in public offices, civil society organizations, international institutions and companies at local and global levels.
12. P12 12. To have moral and ethical understanding in the field of work.

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