Abstract
This article examines how and why multi-mandate INGOs represent contemporary armed conflicts in particular ways. Based on empirical analysis of NGO communications and interviews with staff, it finds that these organisations typically adopt a two-track approach to representing conflicts. They use mainstream media to present consequence-oriented accounts to the general public, while utilising alternative channels to represent more nuanced depictions of conflict to more targeted audiences. These alternative forms of communication often aim to disrupt the dominant narratives of conflict produced by influential policy or media actors. Decisions about how to represent conflict are shaped by organisations’ histories, identities and funding relationships.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 642-660 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Third World Quarterly |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 20 Jul 2017 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- Civil society
- ICT and the digital economy
- conflict and security
- disasters
- humanitarianism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Development
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Third World Quarterly on 20th July 2017, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2017.1350097