Titel: | Constitution-making in a stifled democracy: A case study of self-censorship perpetuating propaganda in Fiji; |
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In: | Pacific Journalism Review, 19, 2013, 1, S. 167 |
veröffentlicht: |
Auckland University of Technology (AUT) Library
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Medientyp: | Artikel, E-Artikel |
Umfang: | 167 |
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ISSN: |
2324-2035
1023-9499 |
DOI: | 10.24135/pjr.v19i1.244 |
veröffentlicht in: | Pacific Journalism Review |
Sprache: | Unbestimmt |
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Kollektion: | Auckland University of Technology (AUT) Library (CrossRef) |
<jats:p>Fiji is preparing for general elections in 2014 by when the country will have been under military rule for eight years. A process of constitution-making began in mid-2012 and a new Constitution should be available by 2013. Citizens and the media continue to practise self-censorship and the military regime continues to remind citizens that they would crack down harshly on ‘trouble-makers’. In the same breath, the regime has promised the international community that the process for constitution-making will be free, fair, participatory and transparent. This article, through analysis of media reporting, will examine whether current self-censorship by media is aiding the constitution-making process, and if indeed, self-censorship is promoting peace? Through an analysis of the work of the Constitution Commission, the article will analyse the extent of participation of citizens in the context of a stifled democracy.</jats:p> |