Rebel voices and radio actors

In pursuit of dialogue and debate in northern Uganda

Bibliographic Data

ID3886336
AuthorsMaggie Ibrahim (IDS – CCDC, University of Sussex , Brighton, BN1 9RE, UK, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume19
Issue4-5
Pages610-620
Publication date2009-06-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDevelopment in Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09614520902866439
OpenAlexW1973007584
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited3

This paper seeks to understand the restrictions media actors face in their day-to-day work in Acholiland, northern Uganda, and identify the strategies they adopt to maintain a space for dialogue and debate. Two case studies reveal that it is difficult to see how media actors in this conflict environment can play a significant role in holding the ruling government to account and promoting peace building when they are facing repressive media laws, intimidation, a lack of information, and weak managerial support. This paper calls for policies to support the daily struggles of media actors, such as the adoption of the African Peer Review Mechanism – an instrument used for self-monitoring by participant countries of New Partnership for Africa's Development. Thus, the investigation turns away from questions of censorship to investigating what can be done to support the daily struggles of media actors who are constantly negotiating their way through a labyrinth of restrictions

Civil society · Community radio · Development economics · Economics · Media studies · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · South asia · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Law · Media Studies and Communication

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