n Conflict Trends - Public information as a mission critical component of West African peace operations - : feature

Abstract

In conflict and post-conflict societies, the media acts to socialise - complementing and often substituting for a lack of other capable institutions. In addition to its informational utility, the media is a source of entertainment; it has the capacity to integrate, amuse and offer continuity. This makes the media and public information (PI) a very powerful tool of conflict resolution and post-conflict peacebuilding.