Media and the Path to Peace

Hardback

Main Details

Title Media and the Path to Peace
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Gadi Wolfsfeld
SeriesCommunication, Society and Politics
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:284
Dimensions(mm): Height 236,Width 159
ISBN/Barcode 9780521831369
ClassificationsDewey:302.23
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 17 Tables, unspecified; 1 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 15 January 2004
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This is the first book to examine in detail the roles that the news media can play in an ongoing peace process. Gadi Wolfsfeld explains how the press's role in such processes varies over time and political circumstance. He examines three major cases: the Oslo peace process between Israel and the Palestinians; the peace process between Israel and Jordan; and the process surrounding the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland. Wolfsfeld's central argument is that there is a fundamental contradiction between news values and the nature of a peace process. This often leads the media to play a destructive role in attempts to make peace, but variations in the political and media environment affect significantly exactly how the media behave. Wolfsfeld shows how the media played a mainly destructive role in the Oslo peace process, but were more constructive during the Israel-Jordan process and in Northern Ireland.

Author Biography

Gadi Wolfsfeld is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Communication at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of Media and Political Conflict: News from the Middle East (CUP, 1997).

Reviews

' ... thoughtful and thought-provoking ...' Philip Seib, Marquette University