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Target Gutahuka: The UN's Strategic Information Intervention in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Abstract This paper examines the nature and impacts of two information intervention radio programmes broadcast on Radio Okapi - the radio service of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A matched randomization technique was used to assign Rwandan Hutus and Congolese autochthons in South Kivu t... view more
This paper examines the nature and impacts of two information intervention radio programmes broadcast on Radio Okapi - the radio service of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A matched randomization technique was used to assign Rwandan Hutus and Congolese autochthons in South Kivu to listen to either of the two programmes within their naturalistic contexts for 13 months. At the end of the treatment, participants’ perceptions of barriers to peace; descriptive and prescriptive interventions; victimhood and villainity; opportunities for personal development and civic engagement; and knowledge of repatriation processes were assessed in 16 focus groups across four contexts. The study concludes that international media intervention programmes that provide robust information and a platform for objective analyses within a multiple narrative and participatory framework can enhance greater engagement with nascent democratic reforms, positive perception of long term opportunities for personal development and empathy with the ethnic Other. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Democratic Republic of the Congo; local communication; radio; broadcasting; ethnic conflict; UNO; broadcast program; conflict management; post-war society; peace process; reconciliation; empathy; democratization; information policy; dialogue; opinion formation
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Media Politics, Information Politics, Media Law
Media Contents, Content Analysis
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 104-119
Journal
Media and Communication, 4 (2016) 2
Issue topic
International Broadcasting and Public Diplomacy in the 21st Century
ISSN
2183-2439
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution