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Dr Babak Bahador

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Department: Media and Communication

Email: babak.bahador@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3692056

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Language: English

About
Research / Creative works
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Fields of Research

  • Media, peace and conflict
  • Public opinion, propaganda and media effects
  • Public diplomacy
  • International relations theory, globalization
  • Foreign policy analysis

Researcher Summary

I primarily research the overlap between international relations and media/communications.  Some specific topics of  recent research projects include the CNN effect, media framing during conflict, peace and reconciliation, and citizen journalism during conflict/crisis.  I also conduct some research on media and democracy, especially in relation to elections.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Communication, Journalism and Media Studies: Media Studies
  • Political Science, International Relations and Public Policy: International Relations
  • Resilience: Social: Media and Communication; People and Community

Resources

  • Staff webpage

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

  • Youmans W. and Bahador B. (2022) Framing Covid-19: Constitutional Versus Demagogic Rhetoric in Presidential Messaging. International Journal of Communication 16: 24-47. (Journal Articles)
  • Bahador B. (2021) Countering hate speech. The Routledge Companion to Media Disinformation and Populism: 507-518. (Chapters)
  • Bahador B., Entman R. and Knüpfer C. (2019) Who’s Elite and How the Answer Matters to Politics. Political Communication 36(1): 195-202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2018.1548412. (Journal Articles)
  • Porter E., Wood TJ. and Bahador B. (2019) Can presidential misinformation on climate change be corrected? Evidence from Internet and phone experiments. Research and Politics 6(3) http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2053168019864784. (Journal Articles)
  • Bahador B. (2017) Did pictures in the news media just change U.S. policy in Syria? (10 April) Washington Post. [Washington Post]. (Other)
  • Bahador B. (2017) Were those Russian social media ads powerful enough to influence us? Let’s look at the evidence.. Washington DC: Washington Post. [Washington Post]. (Other)
  • Bahador B., Moses J. and Lafi Youmans W. (2017) Rhetoric and Recollection: Recounting the George W. Bush Administration's Case for War in Iraq. Presidential Studies Quarterly http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/psq.12412. (Journal Articles)
  • Bahador B. (2016) Foreign Policy and International Affairs. In Bahador B; Kemp G; Rudd C; McMillan K (Ed.), Politics and the Media (2 ed.): 105-120. Auckland: Auckland University Press. (Chapters)
  • Bahador B. (2016) Media, Conflict and Peace. In Kemp G; Bahador B; McMillan K; Rudd C (Ed.), Politics and the Media, 2nd Ed. (Second ed.): 121-136. Auckland: Auckland University Press. (Chapters)
  • Bahador B. (2016) The State and Propaganda. In Bahador B; Kemp G; Rudd C; McMillan K (Ed.), Politics and the Media (2 ed.): 55-71. Auckland: Auckland University Press. (Chapters)
  • Bahador B. and Livingston S. (2016) Media Interventions for Peace: A Theoretical Context. Atlanta, Georgia, USA: Presentation at the International Studies Association Annual Conference, 16-19 Mar 2016. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Bahador B., Boyd M. and Roff K. (2016) Media Coverage of New Zealand Elections, 2008-2014. In Geoff K; Bahador B; McMillan K; Rudd C (Ed.), Politics and the Media (2nd ed.): 360. Auckland: Auckland University Press. (Chapters)
  • Kemp G; Bahador B; McMillan K; Rudd C (Ed.) Kemp G., Bahador B., McMillan K. and Rudd C. (2016) Politics and the Media. (2nd ed.) Auckland: Auckland University Press. ix+350. (Edited Volumes)
  • Bahador B. (2015) Can Mobile Phones Assist Conflict Prevention And Peace Building. New Orleans, LA, USA: 56th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association (ISA), 18-21 Feb 2015. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Bahador B. (2015) The Media and Deconstruction of the Enemy Image. In Hoffmann J; Hawkins V (Ed.), Communication and Peace: Mapping an emerging field: 120-132. New York: Routledge. (Chapters)
  • Boyd M. and Bahador B. (2015) Media coverage of New Zealand's 2014 election campaign. Political Science 67(2): 143-160. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0032318715609077. (Journal Articles)
  • Bahador B. and Hawkins V. (2014) Framing African Democracy: Does Media Coverage Match the Reality? Toronto, Canada: International Studies Association Annual Conference, 25-29 Mar 2014. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Bahador B. (2013) Reconciliation through the Media. Osaka University, Osaka, Japan: Communication and Peace: Charting an Emerging Field, 16-17 Dec 2013. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Bahador B. (2013) Re-Imagining the Other: How Images of Former Adversaries Change During Successful Peace Processes. San Francisco, CA, USA: International Studies Association Annual Conference, 3-6 Apr 2013. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Bahador B. and Livingston S. (2013) 21st Century Reporting: From Institutions to Networked Crowds. London, UK: Media, War & Conflict Journal: Fifth Anniversary Conference, 10-11 Apr 2013. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Bahador B., Kemp G., McMillan K. and Rudd C. (2013) Politics and the Media. Auckland: Pearson. 285pp. (Edited Volumes)
  • Bahador B. (2012) Enemy Images, Peace and Reconciliation. San Diego, CA, USA: International Studies Association Annual Conference, 31 Mar-4 Apr 2012. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Bahador B. (2012) Rehumanizing Enemy Images: Media Framing from War to Peace. In Korostelina KV (Ed.), Forming a Culture of Peace: Reframing Narratives of Intergroup Relations, Equity and Justice: 195-211. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. (Chapters)
  • Bahador B. and Moses J. (2012) Framing the Iraq War: How Events Changed the Frames Used to Justify the War. San Diego, CA, USA: International Studies Association Annual Conference, 31 Mar-4 Apr 2012. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Bahador B. and Walker S. (2012) Did the Iraq war have a body bag effect? American Review of Politics 33(Fall/Winter): 247-270. (Journal Articles)
  • Bahador B. (2011) Did the War on Terror End the CNN Effect. Media, Conflict and War 4(1): 37-54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1750635210396123. (Journal Articles)
  • Bahador B. (2011) Mapping the Enemy Image through Different Conflict Stages. Montreal, Canada: International Studies Association Annual Conference, 16-19 Mar 2011. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Moses J., Bahador B. and Wright T. (2011) The Iraq War and the Responsibility to Protect: Uses, Abuses and Consequences for the Future of Humanitarian Intervention. Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding 5(4): 347-367. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17502977.2011.595606. (Journal Articles)
  • Bahador B. (2010) Sarah Maltby and Richard Keeble (Ed.), Communicating War: Memory, media and military. Bury St Edmunds: Arima Publishing, 2007; 215pp. Ethical Space: The International Journal of Communication Ethics 7(4): 58-59. [Book Review]. (Other)
  • Bahador B. (2010) 2008: Media coverage of the election. In Levine S; Roberts NS (Ed.), Key to Victory: The New Zealand General Election of 2008: 151-168. Wellington: Victoria University Press. (Chapters)
  • Tng S. and Bahador B. (2010) The changing role of the citizen in conflict reporting. Pacific Journalism Review 16(2): 178-194. (Journal Articles)
  • Bahador B. (2007) The CNN Effect in Action: How the News Media Pushed the West toward War in Kosovo. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. 260pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230604223. (Authored Books)
  • Bahador B. (2005) The Impact of Globalization on War: The CNN Effect and Western Policy before the Kosovo Intervention. London, UK. London School of Economics and Political Science. (Theses / Dissertations)

Student Supervision

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  • PhD - Hah F: 2009-PhD/DMA/EdD-Hah, Foong Lian (2012)
  • Masters - Roche J: 2010-Masters Thesis-Roche, Jessica (2011)
  • Honours - Bleakley N: 2010-Honours-Bleakley, Nial (2010)
  • Honours - Brasser C: 2010-Honours-Brasser, Constanze (2010)
  • Honours - Zhou Z: 2010-Honours-Zhou, Zhou (2010)
  • Completed
  • Masters - Tng S: 2009-Masters Thesis-Tng, Serene (2010)
  • Honours - Coombs G: 2007-Honours-Coombs, Gavin (2007)
  • Honours - Godber C: 2008-Honours-Godber, Corrine (2008)
  • Honours - Jury G: 2008-Honours-Jury, Graham (2008)
  • Honours - Lawrence J: 2009-Honours-Lawrence, Jessica (2009)
  • Honours - Tay G: 2009-Honours-Tay, Geniesa (2009)

Review and Refereeing

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  • International Journal of Press/Politics ( 2009 )
  • Media at War, Second Edition ( 2010 )
  • Mediated Warfare ( 2011 )
  • The Electronic Journal of Communication ( 2011 )

Key Methodologies

  • Content analysis
  • Surveys
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