 | ISBN: 978-1-58826-429-9 $65.00 | |
| ISBN: 978-1-62637-011-1 $65.00 | ||
| 2006/189 pages/LC: 2005029742 A related title: Postconflict Elections, Democratization, and International Assistance edited by Krishna Kumar. | ||
Providing the first comprehensive coverage of media assistance programs, Kumar discusses the evolution, focus, and overall impact of a range of intervention strategies. He also presents seven in-depth case studies based on extensive USAID-sponsored fieldwork; here he examines the context, accomplishments, and failures of efforts in Afghanistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Central America, Indonesia, Russia, Serbia, and Sierra Leone. A concluding chapter summarizes the findings of the study and suggests their important implications for international media assistance.
"Promoting Independent Media highlights remarkable successes and regrettable failures and along the way provides an invaluable institutional memory for the sector as a whole."—David Hoffman, Internews
"Kumar provides the first systematic look at the West's massive investment over the last 25 years in helping to create independent media around the world, a core but much misunderstood element in democratic development.... His invaluable book conveys in detail both its importance and its pitfalls."—Ellen Hume, author of Media Missionaries
"Kumar's broad development expertise and the detailed case studies he explores provide an in-depth view of media assistance and a rich set of lessons learned."—Thomas Carothers, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace