Böcker i Global Crises and the Media-serien

This book engages with the mediatized dynamics of political, military and cultural conflicts. The contributors develop new theoretical arguments and a series of empirical studies that are essential reading for students and scholars interested in the complex roles of media in contemporary conflicts.

Explores the global reporting of migration crises, bringing together a range of original interdisciplinary research from the fields of migration studies and journalism, media and cultural studies. This book examines the reporting practices through which migration coverage is produced, including the rights and responsibilities of journalism.

Seeks to build upon the agenda set in motion by the first volume, namely by: offering an overview of key developments in citizen journalism since 2008, including the use of social media in crisis reporting; and introducing new ideas, concepts and frameworks for the study of citizen journalism.

Has the hype associated with the "revolutionary" potential of the World Wide Web and digital media for environmental activism been muted by the past two decades of lived experience? What are the empirical realities of the prevailing media landscape? This book analyzes and explains the relationship between environmental conflict and the media.