Defining the nation? [electronic resource] : Lebanese television and political elites, 1990-2005 / Katharina Nötzold.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Nötzold, Katharina.

Series:

Medien und politische Kommunikation-- Naher Osten und islamische Welt ; Bd. 19.

Medien und politische Kommunikation-- Naher Osten und islamische Welt = Media and political communication-- Middle East and Islam, 1863-4486 ; Bd. 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television and politics--Lebanon.

Television and politics.

Politicians--Lebanon.

Politicians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Frank & Timme, 2009.

Berlin Frank & Timme 2013

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Long description: Katharina Nötzold explores whether and how mass media can contribute to nation-building after civil war. Drawing on the example of Lebanon’s audiovisual media organisations, which are mostly privately owned by politicians, she demonstrates how political elites use television to transmit their visions of post-war society. Lebanon’s nation-building process from 1990 to 2005 was characterized by Syrian dominance over political life. From an extensive content analysis of Lebanese news and interviews with analysts, journalists and managers from all Lebanese TV stations, it emerges that political information on television focused more on divisive experiences than cohesive ones. This has underpinned continued sectarianism in Lebanon, in the media as in society at large, and has impeded nation-building.

Biographical note: Katharina Nötzold is a political scientist and RCUK Research Fellow at the University of Westminster's Arab Media Centre, and she completed her PhD in Media and Communications at the University of Erfurt, Germany. She lived in Beirut and Amman and worked previously for the Center for International Peace Operations, Berlin. She is editor of Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture and author of articles on Arab media and media representations of migrants and Islam.

Contents:

""Content""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""1 A Theoretical Overview: State- and Nation-Building 1.1 Introduction""; ""2 Lebanon�s Nation-Building Efforts""; ""3 Using Media for Advancing National Development""; ""4 Preliminary Results and Prospects for the Case Study""; ""5 Methods and Methodology""; ""6 Lebanon�s Audiovisual Media System - Contested Space after Civil War""; ""7 Lebanese Television Stations""; ""8 Content Analysis""; ""9 Lebanese TV Staff as Part of Media Organizations""; ""10 Final Assessments and Outlook""; ""Appendix 1: Codebook Content Analysis""

""Appendix 2: Running Order October 25, 2002""""Appendix 3: Running Order November 4, 2002""; ""Appendix 4: Bibliography""

Notes:

Dissertation--Universität Erfurt.

Umschlagabbildung: Beirut, Märtyrer-Platz, Martyrs' Square, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3-86596-945-3

OCLC:

828743581