1st Edition
Media Constrained by Context International Assistance and Democratic Media Transition in the Western Balkans
360 Pages
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Central European University Press
This books draws a comparative balance of twenty years' international media assistance in the five countries of the Western Balkans. The central question was what happens to imported models when they are transposed onto the newly evolving media systems of transitional societies. Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia undertook a range of media reforms to conform with accession... Read more
List of Tables, List of Figures, List of Abbreviations, Preface, Acknowledgements, Chapter 1: International Assistance and Media Democratization in the Western Balkans: A Theoretical Framework, Chapter 2: Limited Assistance for Limited Impact—International Media Assistance in Albania, Chapter 3: Media Reform through Intervention: International Media Assistance in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chapter 4: Starting from Scratch: The Role of Media Assistance in the Establishment of Independent Media Institutions in Kosovo, Chapter 5: Assisting Media Democratization after Low-Intensity Conflict: The Case of Macedonia, Chapter 6: Media Reforms in Turbulent Times: The Role of Media Assistance in the Establishment of Independent Media Institutions in Serbia, Chapter 7: Looking for Shortcuts? Assistance to—and Development of—Public Service Broadcasting in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Albania, Chapter 8: The Uncertain Future: Centers for Investigative Journalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, Chapter 9: Building Media Systems in the Western Balkans: Lost between Models and Realities, Chapter 10: Conclusions: A Cross-National Comparison of International Assistance and Media Democratization in the Western Balkans, Bibliography, About the Authors, Index
Biography
Tarik Jusic is Lecturer and Guarantor of the study program at the School of Communication and Media, University of New York in Prague, Czech Republic.
Kristina Irion is Senior Researcher at the Institute for Information Law (IViR) at the University of Amsterdam. She coordinates and teaches in the Research Master’s Information Law and is the faculty organizer of the Annual IViR Summer Course on Privacy Law and Policy. She is Associate Professorat the School of Public Policy at Central European University in Budapest (Hungary).
