News
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E-booklet ‘Meet our Members’
The guide aims at mapping actions on MIL in the Mediterranean region as well as encouraging public discourse and synergies among the members. The guide also presents the Peace...
Hate narratives in online media and on social networks in the Western Balkans adn Turkey
Five new research reports are recently published within the Resilience project analyzing hate and disinformation narratives in online media and on social networks in the countries of Western Balkans.
Happy 2021!
May the new year bring you peace, joy, and happiness.
Populism, masculinities and gender relations
Dr. Birgit Sauer recently published a chapter where she explains that the rise and strategy of right-wing populist actors is to re-signify the transformation of gender relations as a...
Hateful narratives in online media and online communication in Slovenia
In the report we identified four target groups that are particularly exposed to online hate in Slovenia: refugees, political opponents to the government, journalists and the LGBTQ community.
Emotional right-wing populism in Austrian parliamentary debates
POPMED results on emotional right-wing populist discourses in Austrian parliamentary debates were presented at two online conferences.
Projects
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Resilience: Civil Society for Media Free of Hate and Disinformation
The project ‘s aim is to reaffirm media freedom and counter disinformation and hateful propaganda in Western Balkans and Turkey’.
Study on sustainability of professional journalism in media business environment in the Western Balkans
The study, developed for the TACSO 3 project, aims at providing the assessment of the media landscape in six Western Balkan countries from an economic perspective.
BEHAVE – SEE Beyond Hate: Learning and Acting to Counter Hate Speech Online in South East Europe
The project aims at mutual learning on countering hate speech online and at responding to hate narratives in Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia, countries on the Balkan migration route.
SUPPORT: developing innovative models of support and communication for NGOs
Consortium partners address the problem of lowering democratic standards in Slovenia and reducing the space for civil society organizations to work in the field of human rights, equality and...
Defending watchdog role of civil society and journalists in Slovenia
The project aims to strengthen the capacities of journalists in Slovenia for efficient response and gaining public support.
Political and Media Populism: “Refugee crisis” in Slovenia and Austria
This research investigates the nexus between political parties, media and populism with regard to the so-called “refugee crisis” (2015-2016 until today) in. Slovenia and Austria.
Publications
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Populism and the Web: Communicative Practices of Parties and Movements in Europe
New book about the role of the Web for right-wing populist political parties and movements across Europe edited by Mojca Pajnik and Birgit Sauer (Routledge).
Media Integrity Matters – Reclaiming Public Service Values in Media and Journalism
Public service values in media and journalism are endangered and therefore need to be monitored and protected.
Ours and Yours. On the History of Slovenian Newspaper Discourse of the 19th and Early 20th Centuries
"The story of the emergence of Slovenian newspapers in the broad sense is at the same the story of the emergence of the creation of Slovenian nationalism."
Media Preferences and Perceptions. A Survey Among Students, Ethnic Minorities and Politicians in Slovenia
"Is the emergence of the so-called citizen journalism, made possible by digital technology, actually increasing the power and influence of citizens in relation to media and other power centres?"
A Long Way Home. Representations of the Western Balkans in Political and Media Discourses
"Striving for EU membership is a prerequisite for the economic development of aspiring countries and their climb up the European hierarchy."
Alternative Media and the Politics of Resistance. Perspectives and Challenges
In these essays, a series of authors get to grips with the multiple facets of “nano-media.”