Internationale Fachtagung "Agents of Peace: Journalism, Public Relations and Conflict Resolution"

26-27 September 2003 in Surabaya (Indonesia) The international symposium, which was attended by a total of 270 people, was organised by the research group in cooperation with the Technical University of Ilmenau, the Universitas Kristen Petra in Surabaya and the Indonesian Association of German Alumni.

The focus of the seminar was to clarify the questions,

  • How are the social service areas of journalism and public relations involved in the dynamics of crisis and conflict?
  • How do global crisis phenomena influence media-mediated communication about national secondary conflict lines?
  • In what ways can journalism and public relations be used in crisis prevention and conflict resolution?

The symposium was sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service.

 

Internationale Seminarreihe "Globalisation, Religion, and the Media in the Islamic World: The Impact of Cultural Transformation and the Mobilization of the Masses"

4 - 5 October 2002 in Bandung (Indonesia) 8 - 9 October 2002 in Yogyakarta (Indonesia)

The seminar series was organized by the research group together with the Technical University of Ilmenau, the Islamic University of Bandung, the University of Atma Jaya Yogyakarta and the Indonesian Association of German Alumni. The aim of the events was to work out the relations between globalization, religion and the social role of the mass media. The high number of participants (300 people in total) and the multi-layered discussions among the participants showed that this topic is highly regarded by the Indonesian public. The discussions focused on the question of how intercultural and interreligious dialogue can be established through the mass media.

The seminar series was sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service.

 

The International Symposium on Media, Security, and Peace "Crisis Communication and Democracy"

30 October 2001 in Yogyakarta (Indonesia).

The symposium, attended by about 150 people, was devoted to selected aspects of crisis communication and democracy development. Its aim was to highlight the conditions and consequences of crises in different national contexts, as well as means of coping with them with the help of the media.

The event was sponsored by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.