Conflict and crisis communication

Soldiers in military tanks in the city of Baghdad.

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This research theme comprises work in the following areas:

International politics and communication
Media coverage of war and conflict and humanitarian crisis communication
The role of factual media in post-conflict reconstruction
News media and foreign policy formulation
Propaganda and strategic communication
The role of identity and narratives in international politics
Political imagining, memory and emotion
The protection of journalists

Current and recent work

FemmepowermentAfrique

Led by Dr Emma Heywood, the FemmepowermentAfrique project is supporting women's empowerment through radio in some of the world's poorest nations.

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Key researchers

Dr Jared Ahmad

Lecturer in Journalism, Politics and Communication
School of Journalism, Media and Communication

Email: j.ahmad@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2530

Dr Dmitry Chernobrov

Senior Lecturer in Media and International Politics
School of Journalism, Media and Communication

Email: d.chernobrov@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2542

Professor Jackie Harrison

Professor of Public Communication
School of Journalism, Media and Communication

Email: j.harrison@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2509

Dr Emma Heywood

Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Radio and Communication
School of Journalism, Media and Communication

Email: e.heywood@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2541

William Horsley

International Director, Centre for Freedom of the Media (CFOM)
School of Journalism, Media and Communication

Email: w.f.horsley@sheffield.ac.uk

PhD students

Current and recent PhD students working in this area include:

Divya Jha
Ben Lindsley
Jake Mason
Michael Quinn
Sara Torsner