Factors of Success in UN Mission Communication Strategies in Post-conflict Settings

Download or read book Factors of Success in UN Mission Communication Strategies in Post-conflict Settings written by Hanja Eurich and published by Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH. This book was released on 2010 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Communication in the broadest sense gains increasing importance in UN peace missions. However, a gap between demand and reality can be observed that points to a multitude of problematic issues. These are taken up by the thesis and it is finally argued: Successful communication strategies need to be aligned to the goals and tasks of the UN mission on all levels in order to be credible; they need to be conflict and context responsive, inclusive and participatory, consider cultural peculiarities and cross vertical as well as horizontal conflict lines. In the tradition of conflict transformative approaches a framework for analysis and evaluation of communication strategies is built and applied to the UN peace missions in Timor-Leste and Nepal. Derived is a dynamic model for the design of communication strategies that covers all relevant fields of action and performances.