Conflict is inevitable, but combat is optional.

-- Max Lucade


  


Parliament as Peacebuilders: Parliament in Conflict-Affected Countries - Unit 5: Social Accountability - Civil Society and The Media Working with Parliament

 

Unit 5 Questions

Please answer each of the following questions.  If you are taking this course in a group you may then meet to discuss your answers.

  1. In what ways can civil society help parliamentarians engage with their constituents?
  1. How can parliament improve legislative-civil society interactions?
  1. How can the media help parliamentarians undertake outreach to their constituents?

  2. What can parliament do to create an environment in which the media can operate without undue interference?

 

Select Bibliography

Beales, I. 2002. Imperfect Freedom: The Case for Self-Regulation in the Commonwealth Press. London: Commonwealth Press Union

Bouchet, N. 2003. “For an Informed Democracy: Report of a CPA Study Group on Parliament and the Media.” In Bouchet, N. and N. Kariithi. ed. Parliament and the Media: Building an Informed Society.  Washington DC: WBI Working Paper No.37228

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. 2004. Recommendations for Transparent Government. Accra: Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Commonwealth Press Union, Commonwealth Journalists Association and World Bank Institute. 2002. Cape Town Principles for an Informed Democracy. Cape Town: Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

European Parliamentarians for Africa. 2001. Parliaments as an Instrument of Peace. Amsterdam: AWEPA

Islam, R ed. The Right to Tell: The Role of Mass Media in Economic Development. Washington DC: World Bank Institute Development Studies

Kariithi, N. 2003. “Parliament and the Media: Securing and Effective Relationship.” In Bouchet, N. and N. Kariithi. ed. Parliament and the Media: Building an Informed Society.  Washington DC: WBI Working Paper No.37228

Michnik, A and J. Rosen. 1997. “The Media and Democracy: A Dialogue.” Journal of Democracy 8(4)

O’Brien, M. 2007. “Social Accountability: Citizens, Civil Society and the Media Working With Parliament.” In O’Brien, M; F. Stapenhurst and N. Johnston. Eds. Confronting Conflict: Parliaments as Peacebuilders. Washington DC: World Bank Institute

Sisk, T. 2001. Democracy at the Local Level: The International IDEA Handbook on Participation, Representation, Conflict Management and Governance. Stockholm:

 

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