[Commlist] 8th Graduate Spring School & Research conference on Comparative Media Systems: 100 Years of Media Systems in Southeast Europe – the legacy of Yugoslavia

ECREA CEE Network supported 8th Graduate Spring School & Research 
conference on Comparative Media Systems: 100 Years of Media Systems in 
Southeast Europe – the legacy of Yugoslavia, Inter University Center, 
Dubrovnik, Croatia, 15-20 April 2019

In October/December 2018 a 100 year anniversary of  the first Yugoslavia 
passed with hardly any examination of its impact in its successor 
countries. In this research conference and graduate spring school we 
wish to examine the legacy of Yugoslavia in the present day media 
systems in the countries of the region. How can we explain their 
divergent media systems trajectories in the countries which spent 70-ish 
years in a shared state? Why is it that the freedom of expression, 
independence and autonomy of the media in the countries in the region 
exhibit consistently lower scores then in the countries of Central 
Europe, almost 30 years after the beginning of post-communist democratic 
transition? How do these post-communist media systems compare to media 
systems in western democracies, and can commonalities be found in 
sufficient degree so that they might be included in the same typology? 
Or, are these media systems so marked by their communist antecedents 
that they merit the special type of “post-communist media system”?

If we wished to explore the influence of socialism/communism, the 
likelihood of a single model of media system is most likely in 
southeastern Europe as these countries, having been part of one common 
state, would be expected to have had the most similar socialist 
experience. The differences in the historical and political development 
of the constituent states prior to the common Yugoslavian experience, 
and the political developments after the dissolution of the socialist 
Yugoslavia in 1990s, however, speak more to the contrary. The course & 
research conference will explore the influences from a historical 
institutionalist perspective (Peruško 2016). Present day media systems 
in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and 
Macedonia will be analyzed with this comparative longitudinal optics.

A special focus will be put on the socialist experience with the media 
in Yugoslavia, the differences or similarities of media agendas and 
strategies within different republics. The examples and cases of dissent 
in the media and popular culture will also be examined. The course will 
examine comparative examples from other European regions that at one 
time in the past 100 years were at the periphery of Europe, especially 
the Mediterranean countries.

The course includes a one day hands-on *methodological workshop *on the 
design and implementation of fuzzy set QCA and the accompanying 
statistical analysis.

/Course organization & keynote lecturers/

The course is organized by course directors from 6 European universities:

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
Zrinjka Peruško, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Slavko Splichal, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia


Confirmed keynotes include Paolo Mancini, University of Perugia, Zrinjka 
Peruško, University of Zagreb, Antonija Čuvalo, University of Zagreb, 
Dina Vozab, University of Zagreb, Snježana Milivojević, University of 
Belgrade, Slavko Splichal, University of Ljubljana, Tarik Jusić, 
Analitika Sarajevo, Snezana Trpevska, Institute of Communication 
Studies, Skopje, Kaarle Nordestreng, University of Tampere (tbc).  Other 
key note speakers will be announced shortly.

This eight "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 (Monday 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 (zrinjka.perusko /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(zrinjka.perusko /at/ gmail.com)>.  Doctoral 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=1161

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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