The critical role of mass media in international norm diffusion: The case of UNDP human development reports

• Main Authors: JOSHI, Devin K., O'DELL, Roni Kay
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: Human development; Human development report; Ideology; International organization; Mass Communication; Political Science; Social Influence and Political Communication
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2097; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3354/viewcontent/Mass_Media_UNDP_HDR_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

What role does mass media play in the promotion of global norms? We address this question through an analysis of Human Development Reports (HDRs) produced by the United Nations Development Programme. Although HDRs have promoted human development ideology over the past twenty-five years, little is kn...