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<str<strong>on</strong>g>Seminar</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>and</strong> C<strong>on</strong>flicts<br />

<strong>April</strong> <strong>19</strong>-<strong>21</strong>, 2001.<br />

Transnati<strong>on</strong>al Institute<br />

Paulus Potterstraat 20<br />

Amsterdam<br />

Organized by the Thematic Network <strong>on</strong> Humanitarian Development<br />

Studies (Humanitarian Net) <strong>and</strong> the Transnati<strong>on</strong>al Institute<br />

A seminar <strong>on</strong> the process of learning, the creati<strong>on</strong> of knowledge <strong>and</strong> the<br />

disseminati<strong>on</strong> of informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> analysis <strong>on</strong> modern armed c<strong>on</strong>flicts for<br />

journalists, academic <strong>and</strong> n<strong>on</strong> academic experts <strong>and</strong> NGOs' press<br />

officers of the European Uni<strong>on</strong>.<br />

Around of 30 armed c<strong>on</strong>flicts are currently <strong>on</strong> their way in the internati<strong>on</strong>al<br />

community . They have a destructive impact <strong>on</strong> the affected nati<strong>on</strong>al <strong>and</strong><br />

regi<strong>on</strong>al societies. Some of the global c<strong>on</strong>sequences are an increasing number<br />

of refugees <strong>and</strong> internal displaced people, a c<strong>on</strong>stant flow of emigrants, the<br />

increase of illegal transnati<strong>on</strong>al ec<strong>on</strong>omies (drugs, weap<strong>on</strong>s, minerals, people)<br />

<strong>and</strong> a competiti<strong>on</strong> am<strong>on</strong>g social groups for escarce natural resources.<br />

The media plays a crucial role providing informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> these crisis both <strong>on</strong> the<br />

domestic <strong>and</strong> the internati<strong>on</strong>al level. Given the global ec<strong>on</strong>omic, political <strong>and</strong><br />

cultural reach Europe has achieved, the quality <strong>and</strong> fairness of the informati<strong>on</strong><br />

produced by the media <strong>on</strong> the roots <strong>and</strong> developments of these c<strong>on</strong>flicts are of<br />

great importance. But informati<strong>on</strong> it's not <strong>on</strong>ly produced by the media: the<br />

Academic world, the NGOs <strong>and</strong> the local actors are all producers of informati<strong>on</strong>.<br />

This <str<strong>on</strong>g>Seminar</str<strong>on</strong>g> will explore the relati<strong>on</strong>ship am<strong>on</strong>g three actors involved in<br />

modern armed c<strong>on</strong>flicts at different levels: journalists, scholars <strong>and</strong> n<strong>on</strong><br />

academic experts <strong>and</strong> NGOs. The aim of the seminar is to find better ways to<br />

interc<strong>on</strong>nect their work in the different fields in order to provide a better public<br />

<strong>and</strong> formal educati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> armed c<strong>on</strong>flicts, its roots <strong>and</strong> <strong>on</strong> the challenges for<br />

peaceful resoluti<strong>on</strong>.<br />

This will be the first seminar focused <strong>on</strong> the media, public <strong>and</strong> formal educati<strong>on</strong>,<br />

c<strong>on</strong>flicts <strong>and</strong> humanitarian resp<strong>on</strong>ses, in a series organised by Humanitarian<br />

Net.<br />

Thursday <strong>19</strong> <strong>April</strong><br />

AGENDA<br />

2 PM: Opening remarks<br />

Fi<strong>on</strong>a Dove: Director, Transnati<strong>on</strong>al Institute<br />

2:30 PM: Modern Armed C<strong>on</strong>flicts <strong>and</strong> Fragile States<br />

Mariano Aguirre, the Peace Research Center (Madrid) <strong>and</strong> TNI


Prohibiti<strong>on</strong> of war <strong>and</strong> hate propag<strong>and</strong>a under internati<strong>on</strong>al<br />

law<br />

Hans Heinze, University of Bochum.<br />

4 PM: Coffe<br />

4:30 PM: From the Field: the emoti<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> the truth.<br />

A round table with:<br />

• J<strong>on</strong>athan Steele from The Guardian.<br />

• Ladislas Bizimana, University of Bradford<br />

• Am<strong>and</strong>a Sans, Medécins sans Fr<strong>on</strong>tiers (MSF) Barcel<strong>on</strong>a.<br />

6 PM: Broadcasting the problems: the experience of the<br />

internati<strong>on</strong>al radio. J<strong>on</strong>athan Marks (General Director of<br />

Programming, World Service)Radio Netherl<strong>and</strong>.<br />

7:30 PM: end of first day<br />

8:30 PM: Dinner<br />

Friday 20 <strong>April</strong><br />

9 AM: <strong>Media</strong>, C<strong>on</strong>flict <strong>and</strong> Globalizati<strong>on</strong><br />

Nik Gowing, Main Presenter BBC World, BBC News<br />

10:30 AM: Coffee<br />

11 AM: Teaching to analyse c<strong>on</strong>flicts<br />

Magnus Obert, University of Uppsala<br />

12:30: Teaching War Journalism<br />

Arnold Karskens, war reporter, Brussels/ Amsterdam<br />

1:30 PM: Lunch<br />

3 PM: Round Table: Looking at the roots of c<strong>on</strong>flicts<br />

• Berto Johgman, University of Leiden<br />

• Victoria Firmo-F<strong>on</strong>tan, University of Limerick.<br />

• Virginia M<strong>on</strong>tañes. Journalist, researcher Drug Programme<br />

Transnati<strong>on</strong>al Institute<br />

6 PM: Training , Disseminati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> Technology


• Roberta Cowan (TNI)<br />

• Edouard Markiewicz, <strong>Media</strong>Acti<strong>on</strong><br />

• Robert Huds<strong>on</strong>, University of Derby<br />

7:30 PPM: End of the sec<strong>on</strong>d day<br />

8:30 PM: Dinner<br />

Saturday <strong>21</strong> <strong>April</strong><br />

9 AM: Round Table: The moral resp<strong>on</strong>se: the victims of war<br />

<strong>and</strong> the role of the Academia, the media <strong>and</strong> the NGO sector.<br />

• Stephen Ryan, University of Ulster<br />

• Arnold Karskens , war reporter<br />

• Ivan Nunes, University of Coimbra<br />

11 AM: C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>s<br />

Closing<br />

Julia G<strong>on</strong>zalez, Co-ordinator of Humanitariannet<br />

End of the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Seminar</str<strong>on</strong>g>.<br />

List of participants:<br />

• Mariano Aguirre<br />

• Ladislas Bizimana<br />

• Annelies Borsboom<br />

• Glenn Bowman<br />

• Roberta Cowan<br />

• Fi<strong>on</strong>a Dove<br />

• Francisco Ferr<strong>and</strong>iz<br />

• Jacqueline Ferreira<br />

• Victoria Firmo-F<strong>on</strong>tan<br />

• Almudena Garrido<br />

• Julia G<strong>on</strong>zalez<br />

• Nik Gowing<br />

• Hans Heintze<br />

• Jochen Hippler<br />

• Robert Huds<strong>on</strong><br />

• Berto J<strong>on</strong>gman<br />

• Arnold Karskens<br />

• Edouard Markiewicz<br />

• J<strong>on</strong>athan Marks<br />

• Minka Nijhuis<br />

• Virginia M<strong>on</strong>tanes<br />

• Ivan Nunes


• Magnus Obert<br />

• Stephen Ryan<br />

• Am<strong>and</strong>a Sans<br />

• Aleksej Scira<br />

• J<strong>on</strong>athan Steele<br />

• Tom Woodhouse

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