Development of Functional Media Institutions in Western Balkans – A Comparative Study

Jusić, Tarik and Marko, Davor and Irion, Kristina and Ahmetašević, Nidžara and Voltmer, Katrin and Ršumović, Nevena and Thompson, Mark and Bratić, Vladimir and Dimitrijevska, Tamara and Daskalovski, Zhidas and Miftari, Naser and Londo, Ilda (2012) Development of Functional Media Institutions in Western Balkans – A Comparative Study. [Study]

Study description

Study is based on the review of the literature on international media assistance, secondary resources and legal documents. Interviews were conducted with some of the key stakeholders involved in the media reforms in BiH during the last two decades – donors, media professionals, international media consultants, and NGO representatives. Overall approach can be described as that of a ‘multi-level case study’ where the country as such is understood as a particular case, but also four specific institutions have been treated as specific cases of interest. Additionally, there is a certain comparative dimension build into our approach as the results of the analysis were discussed and compared across the four selected institutions.

Keywords:	media in WB countries, international assistance programs, independent media institutions, external intervention, creation of sustainable media, media democtratization
Depositing User:	Jelena Banovic
Date Deposited:	22 Oct 2019 12:39
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2019 12:39
URI:	http://dcs.ien.bg.ac.rs/id/eprint/38
Additional details Additional details Alternative title: Perspektive i razvoj javnih emitera: Komparativna studija razvoja javnih RTV servisa na Zapadnom Balkanu u svjetlu EU integracija Creators: Creators Email Jusić, Tarik UNSPECIFIED Marko, Davor UNSPECIFIED Irion, Kristina UNSPECIFIED Ahmetašević, Nidžara UNSPECIFIED Voltmer, Katrin UNSPECIFIED Ršumović, Nevena UNSPECIFIED Thompson, Mark UNSPECIFIED Bratić, Vladimir UNSPECIFIED Dimitrijevska, Tamara UNSPECIFIED Daskalovski, Zhidas UNSPECIFIED Miftari, Naser UNSPECIFIED Londo, Ilda UNSPECIFIED Type of data: no data Research funder: RRPP Study period: From To 1 July 2012 1 January 2014 Temporal coverage: From To 1996 2016 Date: 12 August 2012 Geographic coverage: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo, and Albania Study method: • Five country studies based on a desk research, direct contact with donors in order to obtain relevant data, as well as interviews with local media experts and representatives of international donor organizations. • Three strands of literature: first, theories on democratization and democratic consolidation, second, transition in post-authoritarian countries and Europeanization, and third, concepts of international assistance and development. • The comparative analysis takes a multilevel approach: 1. within each country, the transformation of and international assistance to domestic media institutions are juxtaposed in order to investigate why certain policy sub-systems flow better through transformational stages than others; within each country three to four selected media institutions were studied in depth; the media regulatory authority and the public service media operator are covered for each country; additionally, one or a couple of other country-specific media institutions are included – such as a commercial media outlet, a media self-regulatory body or a media advocacy organization – allowing for diversification across countries. 2. cross-national comparison is used to query how the varying intensity of international assistance impacts the democratic transformation of media; two subject-matter-specific comparisons cover the issue of public service broadcasting in these five Western Balkan countries, and two centers for investigative journalism- in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia; the concluding report synthesizes the country studies and comparative reports to a cross-national comparison and derives high-level policy conclusions from it. Resource language: English Metadata language: English Publisher: UK Data Archive Copyright holders: RRPP Contact email address: tarik.jusic@analitika.ba Last Modified: 22 Oct 2019 12:39