CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2013
| Author | Baranya, Dániel |
|---|---|
| Title | BRIDGING CONCEPTS OF SECURITY WITH PUBLIC PERCEPTION: ANALYZING AMERICAN AND FRENCH MEDIA COVERAGE ON THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT |
| Summary | The end of the Cold War, certain humanitarian disasters and several state failures has challenged the traditional, state-centric paradigm of security. The idea of human security emerged and has had considerable effects on academic literature as well as different policy areas. The main objective of this research is to identify whether there is any sign of the newly emerging paradigm in mainstream media. This is essential because mass media can reflect individual and public perception of political and social reality. I use qualitative content analysis of American and French media coverage of specific events related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that particularly raise the issue of security. These two countries allow for research of the security concepts in different socio-cultural settings. Two five-week periods are examined in 1994 and 2004 in order to allow for over-time analysis. Results suggest that there has been an overall rise of the human security frame in both countries’ media; furthermore, while both countries media seemed to take sides on the conflict, they did so utilizing a human security frame in 1994 which changed in American press by 2004 to the use of both security frames. Meanwhile, in French news sources, the human security frame accompanied Palestine more during both periods. |
| Supervisor | Jenne, Erin Kristin |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2013/baranya_daniel.pdf |
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