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Projektgruppe Friedensforschung Konstanz
A catalog of escalation- and de-escalation-oriented aspects of conflict coverage

Authors:
Burkhard Bläsi
Susanne Jaeger
Wilhelm Kempf
& Jutta Möckel

(c) 2004 by verlag irena regener berlin

Contents:

• Introduction
• Documents
• Dimensions of escalation- and
  de-escalation oriented conflict
  coverage

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Abstract: The present catalog documents the various versions of a coding schedule, which has been developed by the Peace Research Group Konstanz. It serves as a basis for the qualitative and quantitative content analysis of escalation- and de-escalation-oriented aspects of conflict coverage in the news media.

Designed for coder training, the paper presents the checklist of escalation- vs. de-escalation-oriented aspects along with a catalog of examples from empirical case studies on various conflict regions. The latter may help to get a better understanding of the dimensions and variables of the coding schedule.

Further readings: Kempf, W. (2003). Constructive Conflict Coverage. A Social Psychological Approach. (Edited by the Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution). Berlin: regener