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Maweu, J.M.  2016. ‘Between Watchdog Journalism and Peace ‘Propaganda’ Journalism: The Media, Democracy and the 2013 general elections in Kenya’ paper presented at the media and democracy roundtable, at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa on 22nd April, 2016.

Maweu J.M. 2015. ‘The Role of the Media in promoting Public Debate on Bioethical Issues: The Case of Genetically Modified Food in Kenya’. Paper presented at The Annual Conference on Bioethics organized by the Bioethics Society of Kenya on 16-17th December, 2015 at the Kenyatta University Conference Center

Maweu, J.M. 2015. ‘Radicalized Religious Beliefs? Ethical Reasoning as a Tool to Reconcile Conflicting Religious Values’ paper presented at the Ethics and Religion conference to mark World Philosophy Day at the Consolata Institute of Philosophy on 14th October 2015

Maweu, J.M. 2015. ‘The Commercialization of newspaper news production and its impact on Journalism Ethics in Kenya’. Paper Presented at the Capitalism, Culture and Media Conference at the University of Leeds, UK, 7-8 Sept. 2015

Maweu, J.M. 2015. ‘Tools of Hegemony or Resistance?  Media Framing of China’s “Soft Power” in Kenya and Sierra Leone’ Paper presented at the IAMCR conference 2015, Montreal, Canada, 12-16 July, 2015

Maweu, J.M. 2015. ‘Instigators of Conflict or Messengers of Peace? The Role of the Media in Promoting Interfaith Dialogue as a conflict management tool among Christians and Muslims in Kenya, Paper  presented at the IAMCR conference 2015, Montreal, Canada, 12-16 July, 2015

Maweu, J.M. 2015. ‘Mediated Dialogue as a Conflict management Strategy for Lasting Peace in Africa’. Paper presented at the AFPREA conference, April 13-15 2015, Abuja, Nigeria

Maweu, J.M. 2015. ‘Messengers of Peace or Propagators of Hate Speech? Media Framing ofthe Interfaith conflicts between Christians and Muslims in Kenya.’ Paper presented at the AFPREA conference, April 13-15 2015, Abuja, Nigeria

Maweu, J.M. 2014. ‘Is Looking East a Lesser Evil? The Politics of China’s Soft Power in Kenya and its implications for media Freedom and cultural Values’, paper presented at theInternational Symposium on China’s Soft Power in Africa: Emerging media and cultural relations between China and Africa at the University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China on 3-5th…

Maweu, J.M. 2014. Peace Journalism or Peace Propaganda? How news Coverage of 2013 General elections in Kenya compromised the Media’s Watchdog Role, paper presented at 25th International Peace and Research Association 2014 conference in Istanbul, Turkey, 10-15 August 2014