Kristina Irion & Tarik Jusic 
Media Constrained by Context [PDF ebook] 
International Assistance and Democratic Media Transition in the Western Balkans

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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 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. The cross-national analysis concludes that the effects of international assistance are highly constrained by the local context. From today’s vantage point it becomes obvious, that scaling media assistance does not necessarily improve outcomes. The experiences in the region suggest that imported solutions have not been very cognitive in all aspects of local conditions but international strategies tent to be rather schematic and lacked strategic approaches to promote media policy stability, credible media reform and implementation. The book offers valuable insights into the nature and effects of media assistance and the strategies deployed by international aid agencies, local political forces, media professionals, civil society organizations and other actors.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9789633862605 ● Editor Kristina Irion & Tarik Jusic ● Publisher Central European University LLC ● Published 2018 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 6891427 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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