Abstract
Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Serbia undertook a range of media reforms to conform with accession requirements of the European Union and the standards of the Council of Europe, among others. The essays explore the nexus between the democratic transformation of the media and international media assistance in these countries. The cross-national analysis concludes that the effects of international assistance are highly constrained by local contexts. In hindsight it becomes clear that escalating media assistance does not necessarily improve outcomes. In the western Balkans imported solutions have not been sensitive to local conditions, and international strategies have tended to be schematic, without strategic approaches to promote media policy stability, credible media reform or implementation. [Publisher's description of this book.]
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Media Constrained by Context |
Subtitle of host publication | International Assistance and the Transition to Democratic Media in the Western Balkans |
Editors | Kristina Irion, Tarik Jusić |
Place of Publication | Budapest |
Publisher | Central European University Press |
Chapter | 7 |
Number of pages | 20 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-963-386-259-9 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2018 |
Keywords
- media
- public service broadcasting
- Balkans
- Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Serbia
- Macedonia
- Kosovo
- Albania