<p> Defining and Understanding Media Development Strategies in Post-War and Crisis States*</p><p>Crisis States Research Centre, London School of Economics in association with: Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania Stanhope Centre for Communications Policy Research </p><p>Monday 21st March and Tuesday 22nd March 2005 London School of Economics Vera Anstey Room, Old Building, Houghton St</p><p>Monday 21 March I. State Shaping the Media (Chair: Tim Allen) 9.00-9.20 Registration 9.25-9.40 Introduction (James Putzel, Monroe Price) 9.40-13.00 Identity, Dissent, Stability: Mobilisation, Loyalties and the Functions of Ministries of Information Background paper: Monroe Price Roundtable Charles Obbo "Death of the Old Ministries of Information; Rise of New Sinister Regulators". William Allen “In the Eye of the Storm: the Role of Liberia’s ministry of Information in the transition from War to Peace” Dr. Saad Al Ajmi- “Struggle for the abrogation of Kuwait’s Ministry of Information and the global revolution in technology and information”. Andrei Richter “Case study of Russian MOI” 13.00-14.00 Lunch</p><p>II. Media Challenging the State: Anti-politics and Agents of Destabilisation (Chair: Monroe Price) 14.00-17.30 Background papers: James Putzel and Francisco Gutíerrez, “Anti-Politics and the Role of the Media” Roundtable Hameed Haroon Brian McNair- “Impact of new technologies on political power” Naomi Sakr Philip Taylor “The media of destabilisation”</p><p>* We thank the Department for International Development of the UK government for generous funding of the Workshop. Tuesday 22 March III. Media and the Making of the Post-war State: (Re)thinking Prevalent Strategies (Chair: James Putzel) 9.30 -13.00 Background papers: Monroe Price and Simon Haselock: Re-examining media in Conflict, comparing the histories of Bosnia Herzegovina, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq Tim Allen and Nicole Stremlau: The role of Media in State (Re)construction Roundtable: Shanthi Kalathil- Donor/USAID perspective Pierre Heuer- “Radio Okapi in the DRC Transition” Bheki Khumalo 13:00-14:00 Lunch</p><p>IV Implications for Post-war Media Development Strategies (Chair: Francisco Gutíerrez) ) 14.00-17.30 Sum up Monroe Price and James Putzel (or Tim Allen) Roundtable with Jonathan Steele, Stefaan Verhulst, Charles Firestone Further Academic Research on Media and Policy DFID Reactions Sina Odugbemi</p>