Laboratory | Policy Analysis Lab "Memory and media in the Western Balcans"

Aula D, Dipartimento SPGI

Dal 26.10.2023 al 30.11.2023

Scientific coordinator: Benedetto Zaccaria, University of Padua


Policy Analysis Lab
MEMORY AND MEDIA IN THE WESTERN BALKANS

 

This 12hrs Lab aims at providing important insights on the everyday tasks of experts working for the think-tank Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa (OBCT) at the Centro per la Cooperazione Internazionale (CCI) in Trento (Italy). It will be focused on memory and media, as two of the most relevant issues in the current analysis of politics and society in Southeast Europe. Students will be provided with theoretical and practical tools and will be required to test them analyzing specific case studies from various perspectives and with different approaches.

Who can register: Students enrolled in the MA courses in Relazioni internazionali e diplomazia (RID) and Human Rights and Multilevel governance (HRG). Privileged access will be granted to students who will attend the course International history of the Balkans (Prof. Benedetto Zaccaria) in the academic year 2023/24.

How to apply: You can register through the Moodle Page of the International History of the Balkans course (https://sesp.elearning.unipd.it/course/view.php?id=1154). Please note that the maximum number of attending students is 20.

The laboratory will be held in Room D (Palazzo Ca' Dottori, via del Santo 28), from 12:30 to 14:30.

 

PROGRAM

  • 26 October 2023 | Memory and society in Southeast Europe: OBCT’s approaches
  • 2 November 2023 | Theory and practice: exploring public memories in Southeast Europe
  • 9 November 2023 | The case studies: presentation and discussion
  • 16 November 2023 | The Media Freedom Rapid Response for the protection of press freedom in the EU and in candidate countries
  • 23 November 2023 | How to react to press freedom violations? Examples of cases of public advocacy and research from Southeast Europe
  • 30 November 2023 | Advocacy in practice: presentations and discussion