The Routledge Handbook of Conflict and Peace Communication
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New York; London: Routledge (2025), xxxiii, 432 pp.
Contains figures, tables, index
Series: Routledge Handbooks in Communication Studies
ISBN 978-1-032-49049-6 (pbk); 978-1-003-39200-2 (ebook)
"This handbook provides a comprehensive review of research in conflict and peace communication and offers readers a range of insights into foundational, ongoing, and emerging discussions in this field. The volume brings together peace studies, conflict studies, and communication studies to acknowledge the power of communication - both cooperative, solidarizing, and integrative as well as destructive and divisive - in constituting social relations. It features a multiplicity of authors, including academics and practitioners from all corners of the globe and from across the communicative spectrum. This handbook is divided into four parts: (1) Meta.theoretical, theoretical, and methodological approaches in conflict and peace communication research; (2) Conflict communication; (3) Peace communication; and (4) Cross.cutting and emergent themes." (Publisher description)
PART I: META-THEORETICAL, THEORETICAL, AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO CONFLICT AND PEACE COMMUNICATION RESEARCH
1 Post-positivist approaches to conflict and peace communication research / Kai Kuang, Prudence Mbah, and Qiupeng Wang, 3
2 Interpretivist/social constructionist approaches to conflict and peace communication research / Jennifer K. Ptacek, 1^2
3 Critical perspectives on conflict and peace communication research / Stacey L. Connaughton, 22
4 Networks approaches to conflict and peace communication / Munira Mustaffa and Ayse Lokmanoglu, 32
5 Participatory (action) & community-based research / Juan Mario Diaz-Arevalo and Adriel Ruíz-Galván, 43
6 Genocide warning systems: building capacity for preventing mass atrocities / Nat B. Walker, 54
7 Monitoring journalism safety / Manizja Aziz and Leon Willems, 63
8 Connecting evidence to practice: the development of the Better Evidence Project / Jeff Helsing and Ziad Al Achkar, 73
9 Predictors of armed intergroup-conflicts: an overview of risk factors / Torsten Reimer, Christopher R. Roland, Jennifer K. Ptacek, Arunima Krishna, and Stacey L. Connaughton, 81
PART II: CONFLICT COMMUNICATION
10 The three communicative dimensions of hate speech / Stefanie Pukallus, 93
11 The rise of propaganda and disinformation since the First World War / Edward Corse, 102
12 Culture wars and hyperpartisan news / Jeremy Castle and Kyla Stepp, 111
13 Bringing conflict back in: computational propaganda and totalitarian political communication in Brazil / Andrew Rodarte and Samuel Woolley, 120
14 Civil actors under attack: digital authoritarianism and the weaponization of social media / Marc Owen Jones, 130
15 Social media as a conflict driver and a tool of participatory conflict communication / Alexandra Pavliuc, 139
16 Extremism, the extreme right and conspiracy myths on social media / Julia Ebner and Jakob Guhl, 149
17 Aggressive communication online: from familiar anti-women sentiments to misogyny influencers and male supremacism in the manosphere / Allysa Czerwinsky, 160
18 From conflict to collaboration: solidarity and compromise in trans and women's movements / Kat Gupta and Ruth Pearce, 170
19 Dehumanising and intimidating imagery in cartoons and caricatures / James Whitworth, 182
20 The communication of values through hostile architecture / Robert Rosenberger, 190
21 The clash of two sacred values: freedom of expression versus religious respect / Javier Garcia Oliva and Helen Hall, 200
PART III: PEACE COMMUNICATION
22 The relevance of communicative peacebuilding: civil norm building and discursive civility / Stefanie Pukallus, 211
23 The transformative capacity of communication for social change and peacebuilding / Michael Papa and Andrew Papa, 221
24 Peace through the media? A historical outline of the UN's peace-related media policies and activities / Roja Zaitoonie, 231
25 Digital media and information literacy / Dareen Al-Khoury, 241
26 The civil global news-scape / Jackie Harrison, 250
27 Exemplifying peaceful cooperation through news journalism / Tetyana Gordiienko, 258
28 Envisioning environmental journalism as a mediating tool in cultural conflict / Meli M. Ncube and Bruce Mutsvairo, 265
29 Peace education for deradicalization / Dody Wibowo and Zahid Shahab Ahmed, 272
30 Building citizens' values: peace through sports / Wyclife Ong'eta Mose, 280
31 Youth-led media in refugee camps: from marginalisation to inclusion through young people's productions / Valentina Baú, 292
32 Audio-visual media: documentary filmmaking / Jaremey R. McMullin and Evelyn Pauls, 301
33 The value of TV & radio soap opera in peacebuilding / Francis Rolt, 311
34 Poetry and folktales in peacebuilding / Jesse Matas, 319
35 Peacebuilding in conflict and post-conflict narratives / Heike Härting, 328
36 Peace photography, visual peacebuilding and participatory peace photography / Rasmus Bellmer, Tiffany Fairey, and Frank Möller, 337
37 Graffiti and street art in peacebuilding / Marie Migeon and Birte Vogel, 346
38 The physical and fictional memorialisation of history: Sheffield's Women of Steel / Michelle Rawlins, 357
39 Embodied peacemaking: the role of dance in communicative strategies for conflict mediation and resolution / Beatrice Jarvis, 365
40 Music in/for peace / April Morris, 375
PART IV: CROSS-CUTTING AND EMERGENT THEMES
41 Freedom to flourish: a systematic review of the literature at the intersection of resilience, communication, and peacebuilding / Bedadyuti Jha & Ryan Funkhouser, 385
42 Communicating for well-being: overlapping principles in peace and health communication / Yara M. Asi, 397
43 Resilience nexus: climate change, food security, conflict, and peace communication / Sisira Madurapperuma, Dilanthi Amaratunga, and Richard Haigh, 408
44 Building a just world through peace linguistics: decolonizing and de-gendering communication / Kaukab Saba, 417
1 Post-positivist approaches to conflict and peace communication research / Kai Kuang, Prudence Mbah, and Qiupeng Wang, 3
2 Interpretivist/social constructionist approaches to conflict and peace communication research / Jennifer K. Ptacek, 1^2
3 Critical perspectives on conflict and peace communication research / Stacey L. Connaughton, 22
4 Networks approaches to conflict and peace communication / Munira Mustaffa and Ayse Lokmanoglu, 32
5 Participatory (action) & community-based research / Juan Mario Diaz-Arevalo and Adriel Ruíz-Galván, 43
6 Genocide warning systems: building capacity for preventing mass atrocities / Nat B. Walker, 54
7 Monitoring journalism safety / Manizja Aziz and Leon Willems, 63
8 Connecting evidence to practice: the development of the Better Evidence Project / Jeff Helsing and Ziad Al Achkar, 73
9 Predictors of armed intergroup-conflicts: an overview of risk factors / Torsten Reimer, Christopher R. Roland, Jennifer K. Ptacek, Arunima Krishna, and Stacey L. Connaughton, 81
PART II: CONFLICT COMMUNICATION
10 The three communicative dimensions of hate speech / Stefanie Pukallus, 93
11 The rise of propaganda and disinformation since the First World War / Edward Corse, 102
12 Culture wars and hyperpartisan news / Jeremy Castle and Kyla Stepp, 111
13 Bringing conflict back in: computational propaganda and totalitarian political communication in Brazil / Andrew Rodarte and Samuel Woolley, 120
14 Civil actors under attack: digital authoritarianism and the weaponization of social media / Marc Owen Jones, 130
15 Social media as a conflict driver and a tool of participatory conflict communication / Alexandra Pavliuc, 139
16 Extremism, the extreme right and conspiracy myths on social media / Julia Ebner and Jakob Guhl, 149
17 Aggressive communication online: from familiar anti-women sentiments to misogyny influencers and male supremacism in the manosphere / Allysa Czerwinsky, 160
18 From conflict to collaboration: solidarity and compromise in trans and women's movements / Kat Gupta and Ruth Pearce, 170
19 Dehumanising and intimidating imagery in cartoons and caricatures / James Whitworth, 182
20 The communication of values through hostile architecture / Robert Rosenberger, 190
21 The clash of two sacred values: freedom of expression versus religious respect / Javier Garcia Oliva and Helen Hall, 200
PART III: PEACE COMMUNICATION
22 The relevance of communicative peacebuilding: civil norm building and discursive civility / Stefanie Pukallus, 211
23 The transformative capacity of communication for social change and peacebuilding / Michael Papa and Andrew Papa, 221
24 Peace through the media? A historical outline of the UN's peace-related media policies and activities / Roja Zaitoonie, 231
25 Digital media and information literacy / Dareen Al-Khoury, 241
26 The civil global news-scape / Jackie Harrison, 250
27 Exemplifying peaceful cooperation through news journalism / Tetyana Gordiienko, 258
28 Envisioning environmental journalism as a mediating tool in cultural conflict / Meli M. Ncube and Bruce Mutsvairo, 265
29 Peace education for deradicalization / Dody Wibowo and Zahid Shahab Ahmed, 272
30 Building citizens' values: peace through sports / Wyclife Ong'eta Mose, 280
31 Youth-led media in refugee camps: from marginalisation to inclusion through young people's productions / Valentina Baú, 292
32 Audio-visual media: documentary filmmaking / Jaremey R. McMullin and Evelyn Pauls, 301
33 The value of TV & radio soap opera in peacebuilding / Francis Rolt, 311
34 Poetry and folktales in peacebuilding / Jesse Matas, 319
35 Peacebuilding in conflict and post-conflict narratives / Heike Härting, 328
36 Peace photography, visual peacebuilding and participatory peace photography / Rasmus Bellmer, Tiffany Fairey, and Frank Möller, 337
37 Graffiti and street art in peacebuilding / Marie Migeon and Birte Vogel, 346
38 The physical and fictional memorialisation of history: Sheffield's Women of Steel / Michelle Rawlins, 357
39 Embodied peacemaking: the role of dance in communicative strategies for conflict mediation and resolution / Beatrice Jarvis, 365
40 Music in/for peace / April Morris, 375
PART IV: CROSS-CUTTING AND EMERGENT THEMES
41 Freedom to flourish: a systematic review of the literature at the intersection of resilience, communication, and peacebuilding / Bedadyuti Jha & Ryan Funkhouser, 385
42 Communicating for well-being: overlapping principles in peace and health communication / Yara M. Asi, 397
43 Resilience nexus: climate change, food security, conflict, and peace communication / Sisira Madurapperuma, Dilanthi Amaratunga, and Richard Haigh, 408
44 Building a just world through peace linguistics: decolonizing and de-gendering communication / Kaukab Saba, 417
