International Assistance and Media Democratization in the Western Balkans: Lessons Learned
International Assistance and Media Democratization in the Western Balkans: Lessons Learned

Author(s): Not Specified Author
Subject(s): Politics, Media studies, Regional Geography, Public Law, Communication studies
Published by: Analitika – Centar za društvena istraživanja
Keywords: Western Balkans; media; democratization; international assistance;
Summary/Abstract: This policy memo summarizes the key findings from a comparative research project that explored the link between international media assistance and the democratic transformation of the media in five Western Balkan countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia. Its purpose is to contribute to the understanding of factors that can influence the results of international assistance programs and conditionality mechanisms aimed at the development of sustainable and functional media institutions in countries undergoing democratization. Moreover, the research findings offer an insight into the implications of the transposition of imported institutional models into the media systems of transitional societies in the Western Balkans, and as such can inform similar media assistance programs in the future.

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