📕 New open-access publication from the MeDeMAP team
A new book chapter by Andrea Miconi and Nico Carpentier has just been published in Rethinking Media and Communication: A Critical Sociological Lens (Brill, 2026).
This publication is part of MeDeMAP’s Work Package 2 (WP2), with a shortened version to be integrated into Deliverable D2.4, and reflects a strong collaboration with WP5.
Read the full news here: https://www.medemap.eu/?p=1774
🎙️ Citizen Parliaments, research, and European democracy
In a recent episode of the Mandl-Mikro Podcast, Josef Seethaler — researcher at the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Universities of Vienna and Klagenfurt — discussed his work on anti-democratic tendencies and the development of Citizen Parliaments across Europe.
A timely reflection on research, participation, and the future of European democracy.
You can listen to it here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5gkzZQJNWHQWc8RPe0hwVF?si=gveIlndTR4CbyD4KOBY9uQ&nd=1&dlsi=0492daade1e24d24
🎬 MeDeMAP’s film essay highlighted in the European Journalism Observatory
The European Journalism Observatory (EJO) has highlighted the growing role of audiovisual and film essays in academic research. In Štěpán Šanda's article, the film essay "AGON: Constructions of Democracy" is featured as an example of how sound and image can offer new ways of thinking, analysing, and communicating ideas about democracy.
Read more here 👉 https://www.medemap.eu/?p=1758
👥 Seminar | Media, Participation, and Democracy
On 28 January 2026, MeDeMAP will contribute to the CULCORC Seminar Series with the event “The Czech Citizen Parliament: Analysing Media Change, Participation, and Democracy”, taking place at Charles University (Prague).
Read the full news here: https://www.medemap.eu/?p=1768
How does Portuguese media shape democracy? ✍
That was the central question of the MeDeMAP webinar held on January 20th, where the Portuguese national results of the project were presented by MeDeMAP researcher Tatiana Chervyakova in partnership with SOPCOM’s Political Communication Working Group.
The webinar brought together academics, media professionals, and students for a timely discussion on the role of media in today’s democratic societies.
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