Reconciliation
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Definition/Description
Indicators
Methods/Methodologies/Tools to use
Gives short introduction (one/two sentences) into different methodologies/methods/tools (used for, limitations etc.) – and links to a more comprehensive description
Practitioners’ tips
Recommendations of which methods proved to be efficient, too time-consuming, experiences from different cultural settings etc.
Examples
Abdalla, Amr and Nancy Torrey, Research and Evaluation Report. Conflict Mapping and Media Programs Assessment: The Case of Liberia’s Talking Drum Studio, October 1999
SFCG, Search for Common Ground in Liberia. Key Findings from Civil Society Assessment – 2006 & 2007
In the wake of Liberia’s most recent outbreak of violence in 1996, Search for Common Ground sent an assessment team to evaluate the feasibility of using media – especially radio – as a vehicle to support peace, reconciliation and democracy. In January 1997, the Dutch Foreign Ministry provided Common Ground Productions with a grant to establish Talking Drum Studio (TDS). Over the past two years, TDS became a fully operational radio production studio. Common Ground Productions is committed to this long-term process by taking incremental steps with existing projects to bring the field closer to this goal. In this context, CGP recognized that its projects are creating a new type of journalism and that their impact need to be measured and lessons documented.
http://www.sfcg.org/sfcg/evaluations/liberia_1999_eval_en.pdf
http://www.sfcg.org/sfcg/evaluations/liberia_2006_keyf_en.pdf
http://www.sfcg.org/sfcg/evaluations/liberia_2007_civil_keyf_en.pdf
Becker, J., Contributions by the Media to Crisis Prevention and Conflict Settlement, [Electronic Version], Conflict & Communication online (2004), Vol. 3, No. 1&2
The media neither start wars, nor can they end them. But communicating media can have an increasingly positive influence on processes of social communication and societal change. The influence of the media is always multi-causal and long-lasting. In terms of crisis prevention and the treatment of conflicts, media influence requires institutional backing in the form of a controversial public pres¬ence, the opportunity for variety and pluralism, media rights as a condition of the rule of law and journalistic ethics codices as a regulating factor for responsible activities on an individual level.
http://www.cco.regener-online.de/2004/pdf_2004/becker.pdf
Melone, S.D., G. Terzis, and O. Beleli, Using Media for Conflict Transformation: The Conflict Ground Experience, Berghof Research Centre for Constructive Conflict Management, (2002), Berlin.
The paper argues that while media can, and often do contribute to the escalation of tensions and conflicts, this does not mean that they cannot play a positive role as well. On the contrary, based on the experience of Common Ground (CG), the authors stand for ethical use of media in order to counterbalance the negative effects and/or reverse the damage that has already been done.
http://www.berghof-handbook.net/articles/melone_hb.pdf
Mutere, A., Media graduation from potential to actual power in Africa's conflict resolution: experience from the East and Horn of Africa [Electronic Version], Occasional Paper Series (2006)
This paper analyses the pre-testing results of a regional media conflict transformation project that was recently carried out in East Africa and the Horn of Africa regions. The paper premises the analysis on three media theories: gatekeeping, agenda setting and socialisation. The project trained journalists from Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Sudan in coverage of conflict transformation issues.
Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas, Evaluation of the radio soap opera produces by the Centre for Common Ground, Luanda February 2002
As part of its strategy to build the capacity of Angolans in conflict prevention and resolution, the Centre for Common Ground in Angola (CCG) contracted the services of a team of experts to carry out an opinion poll aimed at assessing the impact of two soap operas produced by it. The two-pronged quantitative and qualitative research is intended to find out the impact of the production and broadcast of two soap operas, Vozes Que Falam and Coisas Da Nossa Gente, which themes aspire to promote wholesome relationships among all Angolans.
http://www.sfcg.org/sfcg/evaluations/angola.pdf
Taouti-Cherif, Ratiba, Evaluation of Search for Common Ground Talking Drum Studio Sierra Leaone election Strategy 2007, January 2008 Search for Common Ground – Sierra Leone. Key Findings from 2004 External Evaluation Abdalla, Amr, Susan Shepler en Suleiman Hussein, Evaluation of Talking Drum Studio – Sierra Leone,(March 2002)
Search for Common Ground (SFCG) began operations in Sierra Leone in June 2000 by creating Talking Drum Studio (TDS) and the Community Peace Building Unit (CPU). Using print, radio and video as tools, these interconnected programmes integrate multi-media programming and community outreach to target a diverse population on a broad range of issues central to the consolidation of peace. SFCG’s goal in Sierra Leone is to strengthen communities to participate in building a tolerant, inclusive society for sustainable peace.
http://www.sfcg.org/sfcg/evaluations/sierra_elections_2008.pdf
http://www.sfcg.org/sfcg/evaluations/summary_sl.pdf
http://www.sfcg.org/sfcg/evaluations/sierra.pdf
The Role of Media in Supporting Peace-Building and Reconciliation Efforts in Central Sulawesi, Maluku and North Maluku, The Institute for the Studies on Free Flow of Information Institut Studi Arus Infomasi & International Media Support (2004)
The Crisis Prevention and Recovery Unit (CPRU) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Indonesia has been working in North Maluku and Maluku over the last three years with a focus on multi-sectoral recovery initiatives to complement the efforts of the Government of Indonesia to support post-conflict recovery, long-term peace building and sustainable development. This thematic assessment covers the issue of the role of media in conflict and peace-building.
Media:The Role of Media in Supporting Peace-Building and Reconciliation Efforts.pdf
Resources
Related web portals:
- conflict & communication online [1]
Training resources:
Discussion forums and specialised platforms:
Organisations and institutions engaged in this area:
For further study:
- Botes, J., Media roles in conflict resolution: A comparison between television moderators and conventional moderators, [Doctoral dissertation] Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (1997), George Mason University.
- Report on a Seminar on Media, Conflict Resolution and Peace in Africa : Accra, Ghana,Seminar on Media, Conflict Resolution, Institut Panos (1996), Paris
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Contributions
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