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Communication Strategies in Disaster Management: Post Election Violence in Kenya - Couverture souple

Maluki, Patrick; Muluka Oluoch, Nelly

 
9783639358575: Communication Strategies in Disaster Management: Post Election Violence in Kenya
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3639358570 ISBN 13 : 9783639358575
Editeur : VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2011

Synopsis

The concept of disaster management has received considerable research attention in natural and human disaster context, but the role of communication strategies in managing political violence has not been comprehensively studied and documented. In this book, Patrick Maluki and Nelly Oluoch explore the various communication strategies employed by the Kenya Red Cross Society in managing the 2008 postelection disaster in Eldoret, Kenya. The focus of the book is on the different communication strategies that humanitarian organisations can use to mitigate the impact of disasters whenever they occur. The book is recommended for university lecturers and students in communication studies, disaster management, and conflict resolution as well as communication professionals in humanitarian and related organisations.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The concept of disaster management has received considerable research attention in natural and human disaster context, but the role of communication strategies in managing political violence has not been comprehensively studied and documented. In this book, Patrick Maluki and Nelly Oluoch explore the various communication strategies employed by the Kenya Red Cross Society in managing the 2008 postelection disaster in Eldoret, Kenya. The focus of the book is on the different communication strategies that humanitarian organisations can use to mitigate the impact of disasters whenever they occur. The book is recommended for university lecturers and students in communication studies, disaster management, and conflict resolution as well as communication professionals in humanitarian and related organisations.

Biographie de l'auteur

Patrick Maluki is a lecturer and consultant at the Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies, University of Nairobi. Nelly Muluka Oluoch is a Public Relations Manager at the Kenya Red Cross Society.

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Éditeur
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3639358570
ISBN 13 
9783639358575
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
60
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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