Afghan women, media and democracy: Emerging democracy in post-Taliban Afghanistan

مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Afghan women, media and democracy: Emerging democracy in post-Taliban Afghanistan "
Khorshied Samad

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	54380
Doc. No	:	TL24334
Call number	:	‭MR25831‬
Main Entry	:	Khorshied Samad
Title & Author	:	Afghan women, media and democracy: Emerging democracy in post-Taliban Afghanistan\ Khorshied Samad
College	:	University of Ottawa (Canada)
Date	:	2006
Degree	:	M.A.
student score	:	2006
Page No	:	110
Abstract	:	The current transformation of post-conflict Afghanistan from a war-torn nation to an emerging democracy, and the evolving role of Afghan women in media, politics, and society in post-Taliban Afghanistan are the backdrop against which the theoretical framework of this thesis are tested. Theories of deliberative democracy are investigated, exploring the synergistic intricacies between media and democracy, assessing the extent to which they influence one another. The central research question guiding this study is what role media play in the midst of or in relation to social change. Through historical data, literary sources and interviews, the thesis demonstrates that post-conflict conditions either facilitate or hinder the development of media and the emergence of democracy. It will be argued that without the equal participation of men and women in society, Afghanistan's emerging democracy will remain weak and vulnerable to both internal and external forces of destruction, blocking the country's path to progress.
Subject	:	Communication and the arts; Social sciences; Womens studies; Social structure; Mass media; 0453:Womens studies; 0700:Social structure; 0708:Mass media
Added Entry	:	University of Ottawa (Canada)