Media and conflict : escalating evil / Cees J. Hamelink.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamelink, Cees J., 1940- author.

Series:

Media and power.

Media and power

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social conflict in mass media.

Violence in mass media.

Mass media--Political aspects.

Mass media.

Mass media--Influence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (150 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Proposes three approaches to the prevention of mass mediated aggression: an early warning system for incitement to mass destruction, the invitation to disarming conversations in urban space, and the teaching of 'compassionate communication' to children and others.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction: Conflict and Evil; Images of Evil; Humiliation; Conclusion; Chapter 1: Living with Others: The Inevitable Conflict; Others and Conflicts; The Dynamics of Conflict: The Escalation Spiral; Anxiety; Agitation; Alienation; Accusation in a Mirror; Conclusion; Chapter 2: Media and the Spiral of Escalation; Mediatized Conflict; Studies on Media Violence; Media and Anxiety; Climate Crisis; Mental Health Crisis; Financial Crisis; Media and Agitation; Media and Alienation; Dehumanizing Language and Genocide

The Huntington ThesisMedia and Accusation in a Mirror; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Taming the Spiral of Escalation; Communication and Conflict; Peace Journalism; Human Rights Reparations; The Mont Fleur Experience; Beyond Peace Journalism; New Media; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Mindful Communication; Mindfulness; The Modalities of Mindless Versus Mindful Communication; Training; Children; Music Teaching; Enabling Environment; Conclusion; Chapter 5: The Communicative City; Disarming Conversation; Right to the Communicative City; Heterogeneity; Speed; Mindlessness; Conclusion

Chapter 6: Collective Evil: Can It Happen Again?Collective Conflict and Evil-Doing; The Present State of Group Conflict in the World; The Three Essential Conflicts Today; Urban-Based Conflicts; Resource-Based Conflicts; Identity-Based Conflicts; The Recurrence of Lethal Collective Conflict in Contemporary History; Conclusion; Chapter 7: International Media Alert System (IMAS); Crimes Against Humanity; Early Alert; Elimination Beliefs; International Law; Prosecution and Trial; The International Military Tribunal of Nuremberg; The International Tribunal on Genocide in Rwanda

The Freedom of ExpressionIs "Hate Speech" a Crime?; Research Needed; Conclusion; Chapter 8: Learning from Albert Camus; Utopianism; Realism; Absolutism Versus Reflexivity; Sisyphism; Final Thoughts; Notes; References; Further Reading; Index; About the Author

Notes:

"First published 2011 by Paradigm Publishers"--t.p. verso.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 2, 2016).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-63349-3

1-317-25619-0

9781315633497

OCLC:

932338636