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SUMMARY:Philomathia Forum 2017: Democratic resilience and the media: The e
 ffects of policy and communication strategies on community cohesion in tim
 es of threat - Dr Roxane Farmanfarmaian (University of Cambridge)\, Dr Zah
 era Harb (City University London). Dr Hande Eslen-Ziya (University of Brig
 hton)\, Sughra Ahmed (Freelance Journalist)\, Tobias Müller (University o
 f Cambridge)\, Dr Ali Sonay (University of Cambridge
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CONTACT:Dr Ali Sonay
DESCRIPTION:Does the media empower or exclude different citizens and commu
 nity groups at times of crisis\, and can this impact democratic resilience
 ? The London Westminster attack on March 22 reminded us once again how ess
 ential this issue is for our multi-ethnic societies\, and how acts of terr
 orism become media events with wide-ranging impacts on the ways trust\, fe
 ar and belonging can knit together\, or tear apart the fabric of a nation.
  \n\nFrom the time of the Charlie Hebdo attacks to the most current London
  tragedy\, the same question continues to arise: Why do locally born jihad
 is choose the path they do? This Forum will engage with this elusive quest
 ion in the context of how media and policy contribute to atmospheres of in
 clusion or alienation\, and how that affects community culture\, social co
 hesion\, and citizen fear – and crucially\, marginalisation of the most 
 vulnerable. By bringing together experts on media and social policy from a
  number of different fields and national settings\, the Forum will encoura
 ge debate that considers the importance\, as well as the role of social no
 rms\, public discourses\, and local policy in influencing\, controlling an
 d mediating community messaging. Understanding how the media’s discourse
  secures\, as well as structures local and national community resilience\,
  is critical to understanding how policies of community engagement and inc
 lusivity can protect (or by their absence\, damage) democratic society. \n
LOCATION:Room S1\, Department of Politics and International Studies\, Alis
 on Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge 
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