International assistance to promote independent media in transition and post-conflict societies

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6254597
AutoresKrishna Kumar (0000-0002-7196-0792, autor de correspondencia)
Año2006
Volumen13
Número4
Páginas652-667
Fecha de publicación2006-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaDemocratization (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1351-0347 • E-ISSN: 1743-890X
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13510340600791939
OpenAlexW2045665247
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11

This article focuses on an important but neglected area of democracy assistance: international aid to build and strengthen independent media in transition and post-conflict societies. The purpose of such assistance is to promote democratization by facilitating the free flow of information, transparency, accountability in the government, and economic growth. The article describes the origin of media assistance, examines the focus of media programmes, and presents some of the most important policy and programmatic lessons derived from fieldwork in seven locations: Afghanistan, Bosnia, Central America, Indonesia, Russia, Sierra Leone, and Serbia. The article ends with a plea for further research by the academic community on the subject

Accountability · Democracy · Democratization · Development economics · Economics · Government (linguistics · Peacebuilding · Plea · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sierra leone · Sociology · Transitional justice · Transparency (behavior · Law · Media Influence and Politics · Media Studies and Communication · Peacebuilding and International Security · Public Administration