Media and the Path to Peace [Paperback]

This book examines the role of the media in peace processes, arguing that it is often destructive.This book examines the role that the news media play in peace processes. Gadi Wolfsfeld argues that the role of the press is often destructive, but that it varies over time and political circumstance. His book seeks to explain these variations by examining three major cases: the Oslo peace process between Israel and the Palestinians; the peace process between Israel and Jordan; and the process surrounding the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland.This book examines the role that the news media play in peace processes. Gadi Wolfsfeld argues that the role of the press is often destructive, but that it varies over time and political circumstance. His book seeks to explain these variations by examining three major cases: the Oslo peace process between Israel and the Palestinians; the peace process between Israel and Jordan; and the process surrounding the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland.Examining the role that the news media play in peace processes, Gadi Wolfsfeld argues that, although often destructive, the role of the press varies over time and political circumstance. Wolfsfeld analyzes these variations by examining three major cases: the Oslo peace process between Israel and the Palestinians; the peace process between Israel and Jordan; and the process surrounding the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland.Introduction; 1. Building theory; 2. The initial stages of Oslo; 3. The Israeli media and the debate over Oslo; 4. The Palestinians and the Israeli media; 5. The media and the Israel-Jordan peace process; 6. The media and the struggle for peace in Northern Ireland; 7. The collapse of Oslo and the return to violence; Conclusion; Methodological appendix.' & thoughtful and thought-provoking &' Philip Seib, Marquette University