@inbook {5670,
	title = {The power of media in peacebuilding},
	booktitle = {Pathways to peace: The transformative power of children and families},
	volume = {15},
	year = {2014},
	pages = {339 - 360},
	publisher = {The MIT Press},
	organization = {The MIT Press},
	chapter = {18},
	abstract = {Given the complexity and intractability of present-day conflicts, this chapter discusses the potential role that positive media can play in peacebuilding. Problems associated with group identity are examined and the potential for media to strengthen issues surrounding the core identity (self-esteem and self-worth) of an individual is analyzed. The view is taken that educational media can enable individuals as well as large groups (nation, tribe) to become less vulnerable to malevolent manipulation. Examples from Palestine and Northern Ireland are presented to demonstrate the effect that age-appropriate educational media has on the building of secure attachment and prosocial behavior in young children. It is suggested that age-appropriate educational media can also promote global citizenship. Consideration is given to how media programs for children can be reinforced by programs for parents/caregivers and communities, and recommendations are offered on how these might be expanded. To achieve maximum effect, these programs are reliant on input from international and academic communities. A model is presented to illustrate how groups can progress from an existence marked by active conflict (where large group identity is under threat) to one of peaceful coexistence (where groups are connected and relate with mutual respect), and the role that media can play in this transition.},
	keywords = {attachment, educational media, global citizenship, group identity, peacebuilding},
	doi = {10.7551/mitpress/9780262027984.003.0018},
	url = {https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/pathways-peace},
	author = {Nusseibeh, Lucy},
	editor = {Leckman, James F. and Panter-Brick, Catherine and Salah, Rima}
}
