[Commlist] Call for participation: 9th Graduate Spring School & Research conference on Comparative Media Systems “Comparing Post-socialist Media Systems”

Call for participation: 9th Graduate Spring School & Research conference 
on Comparative Media Systems “Comparing Post-socialist Media Systems”, 
Interuniversity Center (IUC) Dubrovnik, 14-19 April 2020

Co-organized with the ECREA CEE Network

Course directors:

Zrinjka Peruško, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Carmen Ciller, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Steffen Lepa, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Paolo Mancini, Università di Perugia, Italy
Snježana Milivojević, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Slavko Splichal, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

The list of other invited speakers will be announced shortly.

In Central and Eastern Europe it is 30 years since the socialist regimes 
collapsed, and democracy was introduced. The theoretical framework of 
the “transition” is no longer employed, even the “consolidation” 
discourse and approach is over. The thirty years of transformation have 
been diverse. The same original critical juncture of the fall of 
socialism has been differently used and shaped by different actors, 
countries or institutions, to produce different results. Not only is 
there a division of CEE into those who are now members of the EU and 
those who are not, but there is also a division between those who have 
consolidated some level of democracy and those who have consolidated 
some degree of authoritarian regimes. The authoritarian backsliding is a 
fact that can no longer be treated as a phase in the consolidation of 
democracy, but must also be recognized as one type of result of the 
transformations. Can we say that the media systems in this region of the 
world have acquired a settled shape, a form/character that is durable 
and stable? Will a new critical juncture will be necessary in order to 
re-start developments along the road to consolidated democracy and 
democratic media systems development?

What shaped these diverse developments? Why did some countries 
consolidate democracy and free media systems, and others have hybrid or 
authoritarian regimes with captured media? How do these changes compare 
to the changes of other European media systems? Should we compare media 
systems or media cultures? We will in this course and research 
conference examine conditions and variables of media change from 
modernization to socialism, and from socialism to post-socialism. We 
will explore ways to study change in media systems, focusing both on the 
temporal and spatial frames, and will examine transformations necessary 
in the political, economic and cultural fields. And we will examine 
which combination of historical conditions from the longue durée or more 
recently are responsible for certain types of outcomes of media systems. 
The focus of the course & research conference will extend also to 
different media related and journalistic practices in the region in focus.

A one day methodological hands-on workshop on fsQCA will be a part of 
the program.

This 9^th "slow science" IUC-CMS is an interdisciplinary research 
conference & post-graduate course open to academics, doctoral and 
post-doctoral students in media, communication and related fields 
engaged with the issue of media and media systems, that wish to discuss 
their current work with established and emerging scholars and get 
relevant feedback.

Invited research conference participants will deliver keynote lectures 
with ample discussion opportunities. In this unique academic format, 
student course attendees will have extended opportunity to present and 
discuss their current own work with the course directors and other 
lecturers and participants in seminar form (English language) and in 
further informal meetings around the beautiful old-town of Dubrovnik 
(UNESCO World Heritage) over 5 full working days (Tuesday to Saturday).

The working language is English.

Participation in the course for graduate (master and doctoral) students 
brings 3,5 ECTS credits, and for doctoral students who present their 
thesis research 6 ECTS. The course is accredited and the ECTS are 
awarded by the Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb 
(www.fpzg.unizg.hr <http://www.fpzg.unizg.hr>). All participants will 
also receive a certificate of attendance from the IUC.

/Enrolment/

To apply, send a CV and a motivation letter to (zperusko /at/ fpzg.hr) 
<mailto:(zperusko /at/ fpzg.hr)>.  Students who wish to present their research 
should also send a 300 word abstract. The course can accept 20 students, 
and the applications are received on a rolling basis. After notification 
of acceptance you need to register also on this web page 
https://www.iuc.hr/course-details.php?id=1206

The IUC requires a small enrolment fee from student participants. 
Participants are responsible for organizing their own lodging and 
travel. Affordable housing is available for IUC participants. Stipends 
are available from IUC for eligible participants, further information at 
https://www.iuc.hr/iuc-support.php. For information on these matters 
please contact the IUC secretariat at (iuc /at/ iuc.hr) <mailto:(iuc /at/ iuc.hr)>.

/Venue Information/

The Inter-University Centre was founded in Dubrovnik in 1972 as an 
independent, autonomous academic institution with the aim of promoting 
international co-operation between academic institutions throughout the 
world. Courses are held in all scientific disciplines around the year, 
with participation of member and affiliated universities.

/Additional Information/

For further information about academic matters please contact the 
organizing course director: professor Zrinjka Peruško 
(zrinjka.perusko /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(zrinjka.perusko /at/ gmail.com)>, Centre for 
Media and Communication Research (www.cim.fpzg.unizg.hr 
<http://www.cim.fpzg.unizg.hr>), Department of Media and Communication, 
Faculty of Political Science (www.fpzg.unizg.hr 
<http://www.fpzg.unizg.hr>), University of Zagreb (www.unizg.hr 
<http://www.unizg.hr>).

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