Communication in an Era of Global Conflicts: Principles and Strategies for 21st Century Africa

by Ritchard M'Bayo (Editor), Chuka Onwumechili Howard University (Editor), Bala Musa (Editor), Ifeoma Amobi (Contribution by), Nicholls K. Boas (Contribution by)

Overview

Communication in an Era of Global Conflicts assesses trends and issues in communication and their implications for conflicts in the African context. In doing so, the various chapters draw from culture, tradition, folklore, communication and conflict theories, principles and strategies, and from systems approach to conflict resolution. The underlying assumption of all the chapters is the pivotal role of communication—new media, traditional mass communication, interpersonal communication, intercultural communication, and communication technologies—in conflict and conflict resolution. This book is unique for its multidimensional perspectives, a long overdue addition to the growing literature on conflicts in Africa.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761840947
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	12/22/2008
Pages:	410
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Dr. Ritchard Tamba M'Bayo(Ph.D.) is Professor of Communication and Multimedia Studies at the American University of Nigeria. Dr. Chuka Onwumechili(Ph.D.) is Professor of Communication and Media Studies at Bowie State University. Mr. Bala A. Musa(Ph.D.) is Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Azusa Pacific University.

Table of Contents

Part 1 PART I: THEORIES OF CONFLICT
Chapter 2 1.Attribution, Psychodynamics and Communication Behaviors of Conflict Actors
Chapter 3 2.Media Messages, Sins of Distortion and Signs of Wisdom
Chapter 4 3.Agenda-Setting, African Media and Conflict
Chapter 5 4.Framing Theory and Conflict Transformation in Rwanda and Bosnia
Part 6 PART II: SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVES ON CONFLICT
Chapter 7 5. Professional and Organizational Influences on Conflict Reporting
Chapter 8 6.Media Messages, the Academy and the Internet
Chapter 9 7.Global Media and Changing News Practices
Chapter 10 8.Conflict, Globalization, and the New World Information and Communication Order
Chapter 11 9.Threat Perceptions and Security in the West African Sub-region
Chapter 12 10.Virtual Communication and the Role of Diasporic Communities in Conflict Mediation
Part 13 PART III: CONFLICT STRATEGIES
Chapter 14 11.Harnessing the Power of African Traditional and Modern Media Systems to Avert Conflicts in Africa
Chapter 15 12.Conflict Resolution in African Folklore
Chapter 16 13. The Press as Tools and Casualties of Political Conflicts in Nigeria
Chapter 17 14.Mass Media and the Establishment of Peace as Path toSustainable Development in Africa
Part 18 PART IV: AFRICA IN AN ERA OF GLOBAL CONFLICTS
Chapter 19 15.Mass Media and Ethnic Conflict in West Africa
Chapter 20 16.Social Conflict, Communication and Youth in Tanzania
Chapter 21 17.Negotiating the Thorny Road of Conflict as Nigeria Opens its Communications Market to Private interests
Chapter 22 18. Global Media and the Replication of international Conflicts in Northern Nigeria
Chapter 23 19.Conflict and Ferment in International Communication
Chapter 24 20.Multinational Corporations, Community Relations and the Niger Delta Conflict
Chapter 25 21. Poverty, Professionalism and the Challenges of Democratization among Conflicted Print Media Journalists in Nigeria
Chapter 26 22. Language of Conflict and the Coverage of Global Terrorism in Kenyan Mass Media 1998-2005
Chapter 27 23.Managing Conflict in Nigeria through Television

Editorial Reviews

A book of this caliber that adds African voices to the examination of trends in communication and conflict is long overdue. Certainly, it arrives at an opportune time to join ongoing conversations on communication and conflict in the global arena.

Anthony Olorunnisola PhD

M'Bayo, Onwumechili, and Musa have put together a compelling collection of articles articulating the multiple and sometimes contradictory nature of relationships between communication and conflict. This volume, with its diverse contributions and perspectives, promises to advance the task of theory building on media/communication and discord. The specific focus on the Africa, historically a continental stage for global struggles, is long overdue. Communication in an Era of Global Conflicts is a very welcome addition to the literatures on Global Communication and Communications in Africa.

Louise M. Bourgault

The contributions in this text come from scholars who have influenced communication and social policies by their scholarship, and have impacted the careers of hundreds of students across the African continent and beyond. Their collective effort has resulted in a text that narrows the knowledge gap about the role of communication in the resolution of conflicts on the African continent. With reference to communication and conflict theories, contributors to Communication in an Era of Global Conflicts present a balanced perspective on approaches to conflict resolution on this troubled continent. African scholars would cherish this publication as it updates them on current research and thought in African conflict resolution. This is an excellent reference for understanding communication's role in the pursuit of peace in Africa.

Bitrus Paul Gwamna

The contributions in this text come from scholars who have influenced communication and social policies by their scholarship, and have impacted the careers of hundreds of students across the African continent and beyond. Their collective effort has resulted in a text that narrows the knowledge gap about the role of communication in the resolution of conflicts on the African continent. With reference to communication and conflict theories, contributors to Communication in an Era of Global Conflicts present a balanced perspective on approaches to conflict resolution on this troubled continent. African scholars would cherish this publication as it updates them on current research and thought in African conflict resolution. This is an excellent reference for understanding communication's role in the pursuit of peace in Africa.--Bitrus Paul Gwamna, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communication, Iowa Wesleyan College. Associate Professor of Communication, Iowa Wesleyan College

M'Bayo, Onwumechili, and Musa have put together a compelling collection of articles articulating the multiple and sometimes contradictory nature of relationships between communication and conflict. This volume, with its diverse contributions and perspectives, promises to advance the task of theory building on media/communication and discord. The specific focus on the Africa, historically a continental stage for global struggles, is long overdue. Communication in an Era of Global Conflicts is a very welcome addition to the literatures on Global Communication and Communications in Africa.--Louise M. Bourgault, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Communication and Performance Studies (CAPS), Northern Michigan University

A book of this caliber that adds African voices to the examination of trends in communication and conflict is long overdue. Certainly, it arrives at an opportune time to join ongoing conversations on communication and conflict in the global arena.--Anthony Olorunnisola PhD, associate professor & head of department, Department of Film/Video& Media Studies, Pennsylvania State University

From the Publisher

A book of this caliber that adds African voices to the examination of trends in communication and conflict is long overdue. Certainly, it arrives at an opportune time to join ongoing conversations on communication and conflict in the global arena.

Anthony Olorunnisola