Media Power and The Transformation of War

CHIARA DE FRANCO is Deputy Director of the Foresight Research Group and co-founder of the #global_mediatisation initiative in the Department of War Studies at King's College London, UK. She is also coordinator of the Task Force for the improvement of EU's capabilities for mass atrocities prevention. She has published on international political communication and conflict prevention.

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 Real Time 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