[ecrea] EU-funded research project ‘European Media Policies Revisited: Valuing and Reclaiming Free and Independent Media in Contemporary Democratic Systems’

We are pleased to inform you that the
EU-funded research project ‘European Media Policies Revisited: Valuing
and Reclaiming Free and Independent Media in Contemporary Democratic
Systems’ (MEDIADEM) was officially launched in April 1st, 2010. 
 
The project seeks to understand and explain the factors that promote or
conversely hinder the development of policies for free and independent
media. It will investigate the configuration of media policies in 14
European countries and will examine the opportunities and challenges
posed by new media services for media freedom and independence. External
pressures on the design and implementation of state media policies,
stemming from the European Union and the Council of Europe, will also be
analysed in detail. 
 
The main goals of this research project are:

• To understand what constitutes ‘the media’ in today’s complex media environment, as well as the nature of media freedom and independence and its importance for democracy.
• To explore how media policies are formulated and implemented and identify those factors that exert an influence throughout the process.
• To identify regulatory models supportive of media freedom and independence.
• To engage directly with the policy community and civil society in order to reflect on appropriate policy responses to the challenge of realising media freedom and independence.

The project is a joint interdisciplinary effort of a team of 14 partners:
 
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Hellenic Foundation for
European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP, Greece)
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University of Edinburgh
(UEDIN, UK)
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University of Castilla-La
Mancha (UCLM, Spain)
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University of Bielefeld
(UNIBI, Germany)
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Centre for Liberal Strategies
(CLS, Bulgaria)
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Hertie School of Governance
(HERTIE, Germany)
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School of Communication and
Media (SKAMBA, Slovakia)
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University of Tartu (UT,
Estonia)
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Turkish Economic and Social
Studies Foundation (TESEV, Turkey)
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University of Jyväskylä (JYU,
Finland)
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Université Libre de Bruxelles
(ULB, Belgium)
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Institute for International
Relations (IMO, Croatia)
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University of Copenhagen
(UCPH, Denmark)
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European University Institute
(EUI, Italy)
 
The project is coordinated by the Hellenic Foundation for European and
Foreign Policy
(www.eliamep.gr
<
http://www.eliamep.gr/> ) and receives funding from the European
Union’s Seventh Framework Programme. It has a duration of 3 years.
 
Further information on the project can be found soon at

www.mediadem.eliamep.gr
<
http://www.mediadem.eliamep.gr/> .
 
 
Kind regards
Evangelia Psychogiopoulou
 
Dr. Evangelia Psychogiopoulou
Research Fellow
Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)
49 Vas. Sofias Ave., 10676 Athens, Greece
T: (0030-210)7257111, F: (0030-210)7257114
Email:

(epsychogiopoulou /at/ eliamep.gr)

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European Media
Policies Revisited:
Valuing and
Reclaiming Free and
Independent Media
in Contemporary
Democratic Systems

Belgium: Pierre-François Docquir, Université Libre
de Bruxelles (ULB)
Bulgaria: Daniel Smilov, Centre for Liberal Strategies
(CLS)
Croatia: Nada Švob-Ðokiæ, Institute for International
Relations (IMO)
Denmark: Giuseppe Mazziotti, University of Copenhagen
(UCPH)
Estonia: Epp Lauk, University of Tartu (UT)
Finland: Heikki Kuutti, University of Jyväskylä
(JYU)
Germany: Christoph Gusy, University of Bielefeld
(UNIBI)
Greece: Evangelia Psychogiopoulou, Hellenic Foundation
for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)
Italy: Fabrizio Cafaggi, European University Institute
(EUI)
Romania (Germany): Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, Hertie
School of Governance (HERTIE)
Slovakia: Andrej Skolkay, School of Communication
and Media (SKAMBA)
Spain: Susana de la Sierra, University of Castilla-La
Mancha (UCLM)
Turkey: Dilek Kurban, Turkish Economic and Social
Studies Foundation (TESEV)
United Kingdom: Rachael Craufurd Smith, University
of Edinburgh (UEDIN)

The information expressed in this document is the sole
responsibility of the MEDIADEM consortium and does not
necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission.

Project title: European Media Policies Revisited: Valuing and
Reclaiming Free and Independent Media in Contemporary
Democratic Systems

Project duration: April 2010 - March 2013

EU funding: approx. 2.65 million Euro

Grant agreement: FP7-SSH-2009-A no. 244365

Consortium Contact
Project Coordinator:
Evangelia Psychogiopoulou
Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign
Policy (ELIAMEP)
49 Vas. Sofias Avenue, 10676 Athens, Greece
Tel.: +30-210-7257111; Fax: +30-210-7257114
www.eliamep.gr
email: (epsychogiopoulou /at/ eliamep.gr)
Senior Research Fellow
Dia Anagnostou
email: (danagnos /at/ eliamep.gr)
Research Assistant
Anna Kandyla
email: (akandyla /at/ eliamep.gr)
Administrative Officer
Alexandra Nikolakopoulou
email: (alexandra /at/ eliamep.gr)

External Advisory Board
Susanne Fengler, Erich Brost Institute for Journalism,
Germany
Paschos Mandravelis, Kathimerini, Greece
Philip Schlesinger, University of Glasgow, UK
Wolfgang Schulz, Hans Bredow Institut, Germany