Media and Democracy Seminar

Our external SAB members of the English PhD program are visiting us in Prague on September 12, 2024. For that occasion, the seminar on Media and Democracy will be organized for all interested PhD students. The seminar will be held on September 12 at Centrum Voršilská, room 508.

The events are open to up to 25 participants, so be sure to RSVP to the CDS email (cds.iksz@fsv.cuni.cz)

Two lectures will be held at the Media and Democracy seminar. From 13:30  to 15:00 in room 508, dr. Josef Seethaler will give a lecture titled Media, democracy, and communities: Is it possible to create an inclusive space for societal dialogue?, and from 15:15 to 16:45 prof. Bart Cammaerts will give a lecture titled Articulating a middle-ground position between public sphere theory and its critiques in the fight against populist neo-fascism.

About our lecturers

Dr. Josef Seethaler is a senior scientist and research group leader of the research group “Media, Politics & Democracy” at the Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Studies (CMC). His research group focuses on the relationships between media, politics, and the public communication spaces in a democratic system that is heavily dependent on the media for legitimizing power through transparency, control, and criticism, providing a forum for the competition of ideas and interests, and supporting political participation and responsible action of citizens. More about his work can be found on the link.

Prof. Bart Cammaerts is Professor of Politics and Communication and Head of the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His current research focuses on the relationship between media, communication, and resistance with particular emphasis on media strategies of activists, media representations of protest, alternative counter-cultures, and broader issues relating to power, participation, and public-ness. More about his work can be found on the link.