Of Peacekeepers and Pandemics
How Covid-19 Changed Strategic Communication of the UN Mission in South Sudan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12430770 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julia Leib (0000-0003-2960-2403, Leipzig University Faculty of Social Sciences and Philosophy Germany Leipzig, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 11-36 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Governance A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1075-2846 • E-ISSN: 1942-6720 |
| Publisher | Lynne Rienner Publishers (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1163/19426720-02901004 |
| OpenAlex | W4361216347 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 24 |
Little is known about the role social media can play in support of peacekeeping missions, especially in times of crisis. Looking at the use of Facebook by the UN Mission in South Sudan ( UNMISS ) before and during the Covid-19 pandemic, this article reconstructs social media practices of a peacekeeping mission in a global crisis. To assess how UNMISS used Facebook, it first connects research on discursive legitimation efforts by international organizations with work on strategic communication. Second, it provides a content analysis on Facebook posts published by UNMISS between 2018 and 2022 to determine how the mission engaged with its audience, how it framed its engagement, what topics were being addressed, and how the Covid-19 pandemic changed these communication patterns. Results show a conscious “propaganda for peace” strategy of the peacekeeping mission as UNMISS framed itself as a positive force for the peace process, using tailored communication strategies that rarely engaged in two-way communication, even in times of crisis
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Crisis communication · Legitimation · Pandemic · Peacekeeping · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social media · Sociology · Work (physics · Engineering · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Global Security and Public Health · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security
Qualitative Content Analysis in Practice
Legitimating International Organizations
Legitimation in discourse and communication
Dialogic Engagement
International Organization
A Bird’s Eye View
The Politics of Legitimation in International Organizations
Everyday Legitimacy and International Administration
Legitimacy in Conflict
How Peace Operations Work
Enforced Hospitality
Untapped power? the status of UN information operations
Policy Entrepreneurship by International Bureaucracies
Exploring local compliance with peacebuilding reforms
The future of UN peace operations
The quest for legitimacy in world politics – international institutions’ legitimation strategies
No action without talk? UN peacekeeping, discourse, and institutional self-legitimation
For whom do local peace processes function? Maintaining control through conflict management
Information and communication technologies in peacebuilding
International Organizations “Going Public”? An Event History Analysis of Public Communication Reforms 1950–2015
Mirror, Mirror On the Wall
Ordinary Patterns in an Extraordinary Crisis
The Legitimation of International Governance
Peacebuilding without peace? On how pragmatism complicates the practice of international intervention
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |