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Memory and Media in the Western Balkans: Reporting and Storytelling

This dossier is the outcome of the first part of the Policy Analysis Lab, "Memory and Media in the Western Balkans: Reporting and Storytelling," organized by the Master’s Degree in International Relations and Diplomacy at the University of Padova in collaboration with Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa.

20/03/2025, Redazione -

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The Lab focused on memory and media, two key topics in the contemporary analysis of politics and society in Southeast Europe. Students were equipped with both theoretical and practical tools, which they applied to the examination of specific case studies from different perspectives and methodological approaches.

The first part of the course introduced the concepts of public and collective memory concerning significant historical events in Southeast Europe. The second part centered on case studies of journalists who, due to their reporting on these events, became targets of threats and intimidation.

The students’ contributions are presented in chapters, each dedicated to a significant case study from three post-Yugoslav countries.

Memory and Media in the Western Balkans: Reporting and Storytelling

Index:

Challenging the dominant memory: freedom of expression and the risks for journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Berto Francesco, Borella Irene, Colli Bianca, D’Anna Stefano

Croatian collective Memory and media freedom: The case of Drago Hedl 
Riccardo Andrenacci & Renzo Giovanni Bresciani

Freedom of Speech in Serbia: The case of Marko Vidojković 
Kabanova Elina, Lencioni Matilde, Pellicanò Alessia

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