COMMUNICATION, DEVELOPMENT AND… COUNTER TERRORISM

Authors

  • Gordon Adam

Abstract

How can participative communication approaches inform the prevention of radicalisation leading to violent extremism in Pakistan? Gordon Adam discusses how he drew on the ideas of participants in Malmö University’s Master in Communication for Development to inform Media Support Solutions' recommendations to the British Government on a sensitive subject.

Author Biography

Gordon Adam

Gordon Adam is co-founder and Managing Director of Media Support, a Scottish based organisation working with broadcasters in Africa and Asia to use media effectively for peace-building, education and development. A recognised specialist in media and development, he has written widely on the subject, including co-authoring DFID's handbook Working with Media in Conflicts and other Emergencies (with A. Skuse), and Radio and HIV/AIDS: making a difference (with N. Harford). He has set up long-term comdev projects in Cambodia, Botswana, Mozambique and Afghanistan, and trained national broadcasters in many countries.

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Published

2009-04-01

Issue

No. 12 (2009)

Section

Articles