Failing Failed States: Who Forgets the Forgotten?
| Autor: | Hans-Henrik Holm |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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State function
021110 strategic defence & security studies Sociology and Political Science Political science 05 social sciences Political Science and International Relations 050602 political science & public administration 0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology 0506 political science Law and economics |
| Zdroj: | Security Dialogue. 33:457-471 |
| ISSN: | 1460-3640 0967-0106 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0967010602033004006 |
| Popis: | When states are failing, when basic state functions are no longer carried out, and when people have no security, humanitarian crises erupt. In confronting this problem, the stronger states have followed an ad hoc policy of intervention and aid. In some cases, humanitarian disasters have resulted from inaction. Often, the media are blamed. Politicians complain about the media when they interfere (the CNN effect), and when they do not. This article looks at how the media do cover failing states. Sierra Leone and Congo are used as examples. The analysis shows that there is little independent coverage. A Danish survey of newsrooms shows that the national world-view and prevalent news criteria prevent consistent coverage. It is argued that politicians are the ones who determine national agendas: it is from political initiatives, rather than media coverage, that failing states and humanitarian crises can expect action. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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