Afghan Refugees, Pakistani Media and the State - The Missing Peace

Drawing on the frameworks of peace journalism, this book offers new insights into the Pakistani media coverage of Afghan refugees and their forced repatriation from Pakistan.

List of contents

Introduction 1. At the state's mercy: Afghan refugees and Pakistani media 2. Peace journalism as deliberative practice: ideas and method 3. Afghan refugee as the 'terrorist', 'enemy' and 'bad neighbour' 4. The 'insider' becoming the 'outsider' 5. Cautious peace journalism: fragmented empathy, social justice and admission 6. Cosmopolitan efficacy of peace journalism: Social media witnessing of Fall of Kabul and Afghan refugee children in Pakistani jails 7. Conclusion

About the author

Ayesha Jehangir is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow with the Centre for Media Transition at the University of Technology Sydney. A journalist-turned academic, Ayesha is a Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Fellow of War and Peace Journalism (Afghanistan, 2012). Her research focuses on mainstream and social media narratives of war, conflict, peace, and refugees.

Product details

• Authors: Ayesha Jehangir, Ayesha (Uts Jehangir
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032351018
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3235101-8
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Routledge Research in Journalism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; Afghanistan, Pakistan, Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Refugees, Press & journalism, News media and journalism, Media studies: Journalism, Refugees and political asylum, Refugees & Political Asylum