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🎙️ New podcast!
Nico Carpentier is the guest of the first episode of the KIM Podcast – Communication & Media Days, produced by students of the Communication and Media programme at the University of Split.
🎧 Watch here:
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Happy to see that the KIM podcast released the interview I did with them some time ago. It's here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4SFwUwwqKI. Special thanks to the good folks at the Komunikacija i Mediji program (KIM, or Communication and Media) at the University of Split. #democracy #participation #CULCORC #MeDeMAP
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📚 Now available to read!
The article "Assemblages of Trust: A Discursive-Material Analysis of Czech Citizens’ Perceptions of Media and Democracy" by Karolína Šimková and Jeffrey Wimmer is now available online in the #MeDeMAP Special Issue of ESSACHESS – Journal for Communication Studies.
Drawing on focus groups in the Czech Republic, the article explores how trust in media and democracy is shaped by discourse and material conditions.
📄 Article:
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🎬 AGON: Constructions of Democracy at Posibl. Media Festival 2026
We are happy to share that AGON has been selected for the official programme of Posibl. Festival 2026, taking place 10–14 August in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
AGON is a film essay exploring democracy as a contested space, combining Prague’s urban aesthetics, intercultural dialogue, political and cultural theory, fiction, and dance.
More:
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Our film, AGON: Constructions of Democracy, is part of the official selection of the 2026 Posibl. Festival, which will take place in August 2026. More about AGON at https://constructionsofdemocracy.eu #MeDeMAP #CULCORC #democracy
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📢 Join us for our upcoming seminar!
The Tensions of Democracy: Citizens, Media and Participation in the MeDeMAP European Study
🎤 Speaker: Giulia Ferri (IULM University), former #MeDeMAP Research Fellow.
Why do citizens believe in democracy while distrusting its institutions? This seminar explores the contradictions at the heart of democratic participation today.
📅 6 November 2026
🕛 12:00–14:00
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📖 New interview with Nico Carpentier
Following his participation in Communication and Media Days 2026 at the University of Split, Nico Carpentier reflects on democracy, participation, journalism, social media, arts-based research, and the importance of resistance and hope in contemporary societies.
📖 Full interview (in Croatian):
https://www.unist.hr/komunikolog-svjetskog-glasa-gostovao-je-na-splitskom-kim-u-otpor-uvijek-donosi-nadu/22479 -
🎓 Another #MeDeMAP contribution at #IAMCR2026!
At the IAMCR conference in Galway, Vaia Doudaki, Nico Carpentier, and Miloš Hroch (CULCORC, Charles University) presented:
📄 "Constructions of Democracy in Participatory Deliberations: The Case of the Czech Citizen Parliament on Media and Democracy"
Also, the paper was presented in a panel organised and chaired by Vaia Doudaki.
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📰 New interview with Nico Carpentier and Jeffrey Wimmer
Published following the MeDeMAP roundtable at Communication and Media Days 2026 in Split, this interview in Slobodna Dalmacija reflects on some of today's most pressing questions about democracy and media.
📖 Read the interview:
https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/eu-radi-dvije-velike-pogreske-svjetski-strucnjaci-za-slobodnu-o-mutnim-strategijama-koje-nam-unistavaju-demokraciju-1563697📸Nikola Brboleža
#CULCORC #MeDeMAP #Democracy #Media -
🎬 Last week, AGON: Constructions of Democracy was screened at Communication and Media Days 2026, hosted by the University of Split.
Within the MeDeMAP project, the audiovisual essay explores how democracy is constructed, contested, and negotiated through political, cultural, and communicative struggles.
Many thanks to Viktorija Car and her team for making the screening possible, and to everyone who attended.
📸 Jeffrey Wimmer
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📚 Thank you, Split!
As part of Communication and Media Days 2026, Nico Carpentier and Jeffrey Wimmer participated in a MeDeMAP roundtable discussing their book Democracy and Media in Europe: A Discursive-Material Approach.
The event was hosted by the Communication and Media Department at the University of Split, with Antonija Čuvalo and Krešimir Krolo serving as respondents.
📸 Photos: Laura Galić
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Yesterday, Jeffrey Wimmer and I had another MeDeMAP round table about our Democracy and Media in Europe book. This time, it was hosted by the Communication and Media Department, University of Split, with Antonija Čuvalo and Krešimir Krolo as respondents ... Thanks to all! #CULCORC and #MeDeMAP (photos by Laura Galić)
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📢 A reminder that this week, as part of Communication and Media Days 2026 in Split, CULCORC and MeDeMAP will host two events dedicated to democracy and media.
🎬 AGON: Constructions of Democracy
5 June, 16:00–16:45📚 Democracy and Media in Europe: A Discursive-Material Approach
5 June, 17:00–18:30📍 Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences (MedILS), Split, Croatia
🔗 Programme: https://kim.unist.hr/conferences/462
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📢 The full programme for Communication and Media Days Split 2026 is now available!
As part of the conference “The Role of Journalism in Endangered Democracy”, two events connected to CULCORC and MeDeMAP will take place in Split:
📚 Discussion
“Democracy and Media in Europe: A Discursive-Material Approach”
with Nico Carpentier and Jeffrey Wimmer🎬 Screening
AGON: Constructions of Democracy🔗 Programme: https://kim.unist.hr/conferences/462
#CULCORC #MeDeMAP #AGON #Democracy #MediaResearch #Journalism
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🎥 Conference highlights from the SJTU–IAMCR Emerging Media Conference 2026 are now available in a new video produced by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
The video includes moments from Nico Carpentier’s keynote:
“The Struggle over Participation: How to Rescue Participation and Empowerment from Emerging Media Practices and Critiques”, presented as part of the MeDeMAP project.📺 Watch here:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYgCw-EMGHi/#CULCORC #MeDeMAP #SJTU #IAMCR #DigitalMedia #AI #Democracy #Communication
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We'll have a new screening of AGON: Constructions of Democracy, on 5 June (4pm), at the Communication and Media Days 2026, in Split, Croatia. If you're around. If you want to know more about the film essay, see http://www.constructionsofdemocracy.eu/ #CULCORC #MeDeMAP #Democracy
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On 5 June, Jeffrey Wimmer and I will have another roundtable on our Democracy and Media in Europe book. This time, we'll have a panel at the Communication and Media Days Split 2026, in Split, Croatia. We'll be joined by Viktorija Car, who will chair the panel, and Antonija Čuvalo and Krešimir Krolo, our two appreciated respondents. If you're around ... #CULCORC #MeDeMAP #democracy
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📚 Democracy and Media in Europe: A Discursive-Material Approach
Nico Carpentier and Jeffrey Wimmer's book will lead the discussion during the Communication and Media Days 2026 in Split, Croatia
The discussion is part of an international discussion series linked to the Routledge open-access book Democracy and Media in Europe.
With Viktorija Car as chair, and Antonija Čuvalo and Krešimir Krolo as respondents.
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Another screening of our film essay AGON, this time in Budapest. Special thanks to the Institute of Marketing and Communication Sciences at the Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary, and in particular to Sabrina Pasztor, Milson Veloso and Tamás Bokor. More at http://constructionsofdemocracy.eu #culcorc #MeDeMAP
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If you're around Budapest (Hungary) tomorrow, 23 April 2026 (at 10am): There is another screening of our film essay, AGON: Constructions of Democracy. It's a pre-conference of the 2026 Corvinus Communication Conference (CoCoCo), and will take place at their Gellért Campus. For more information, see https://www.cococo2026.com/ and http://www.constructionsofdemocracy.eu/ #culcorc #MeDeMAP
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📢 Keynote
Nico Carpentier delivered an invited keynote at the SJTU-IAMCR Emerging Media Conference 2026 (Shanghai Jiao Tong University / IAMCR).
🔍 Focus: participation, empowerment & emerging media (#MeDeMAP).
🤝 Thank you, Mohammad Shahir Sharifi, for the picture!
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📢 New article
A Brazilian article explores AGON: Constructions of Democracy by Ali Minanto, Nico Carpentier & Jhon Sany Purwanto in PNBonline
🎥 A film essay on democracy as a contested concept
Read the full article: https://pnbonline.com.br/nico-carpentier-ensaio-cinematografico-discute-os-desafios-da-democracia/
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🎬 New video
The Czech Citizen Parliament on media & democracy (CULCORC / MeDeMAP) is now featured in a short video by Johana Bázlerová
Citizens discussed media & produced 31 recommendations for democracy
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🎉 Great news
"Democracy and Media in Europe: A Discursive-Material Approach" (2025) by Nico Carpentier and Jeffrey Wimmer has been nominated for the "Media and Democracy Karol Jakubowicz Award" 2026
👉 The award recognises outstanding publications in media systems, policy, ethics, and public service media, evaluated for their originality, scholarly contribution, and potential impact on public debate
🔗 More information: https://ptks.pl/en/awards/the-media-and-democracy-karol-jakubowicz-award/458-ix-edition-2026
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Klára Odstrčilová just published in article for the European Journalism Observatory (EJO) about how the participants evaluated their experience of being part of the Czech Citizen Parliament on Media and Democracy.
The title is: "'This Is How Democracy Should Work': Participants on the First Citizens’ Assembly on Media and Democracy in Czechia", by Klára Odstrčilová, and it's here: https://cz.ejo-online.eu/8023/nejnovejsi-prispevky/this-is-how-democracy-should-work-perspectives-citizen-assembly
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📚 New article in the European Journalism Observatory (EJO)
Klára Odstrčilová explores the Czech Citizen Parliament on media & democracy, developed within MeDeMAP
🔍 The piece reflects on citizens’ experiences, challenges, and the potential of participatory democracy
📖 Read the article: https://cz.ejo-online.eu/8023/nejnovejsi-prispevky/this-is-how-democracy-should-work-perspectives-citizen-assembly
#CULCORC #MeDeMAP #Democracy #MediaResearch #PublicParticipation
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🎬 Watch the conference presentation by Nico Carpentier
AGON: Constructions of Democracy at Media Conference 2026 (Tallinn University, 26 March 2026)
📽️ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsuNM3OSEss
👉More about AGON: https://culcorc.fsv.cuni.cz/constructionsofdemocracy/
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🎬 "AGON: Constructions of Democracy" screened at Media Conference 2026 (Tallinn University)
The session, led by @nicocarpentier, explored how polarization and shifting notions of truth challenge journalism today, followed by discussion
📍 Next: Corvinus University of Budapest (23 April 2026)
👉 More info about #AGON: https://culcorc.fsv.cuni.cz/constructionsofdemocracy/