Do the news media have any role in the transformation of war and warfare? This book argues that the news media alter the cognitive and strategic environment of the actors of war and politics and change the way these interact with oneanother. Contributing to the changing nature of war and warfare, the media isinfluencing decision-making and political leaders themselves, highlighting that politics is not a rational process. Building on a four-dimensional definition of power and focusing on the role of television, this book recognises the importance of interactions upon the understanding of any social phenomenon. It suggests that the nature of war is changing partly because it is no longer just a matter of linear strategic interactions but also, and mainly, of 'mediated' ones. INDICE: Acknowledgements.Introduction.PART I: MEDIA POWER: A RADICAL VIEW.Media Effects.Media Power.For a new analytical framework.The sources of power:The image and the Arena.A Four-dimensional definition.Two Case Studies.Looking for Media Effects.PART II: POWER OVER THE AGENDA.'Agending' Kosovo.'Agending' Afghanistan.Comparison and Conclusions.PART III: POWER OVER THE PROCESS.RealTime Kosovo.Real Time Afghanistan.Comparison and Conclusions.PART IV: POWER OVER THE CHANNEL.Media Diplomacy In Kosovo.Media Diplomacy in Afghanistan.Comparison and Conclusions.PART V: POWER OVER THE INSTRUMENTS.Kosovo's Semiotic War.The Airstrikes.Afghanistan's Semiotic War.Operation Enduring Freedom.Comparison and Conclusions.PART VI: CONCLUSIONS.Media Power Clarified.The Medium and the System.Implications for Warfare.What's Next.Notes.
- ISBN: 978-1-1370-0974-6
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 28/09/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Desconocido