{"product_id":"up-in-the-air-the-future-of-public-service-media-in-the-western-balkans-9789633864012","title":"Up in the Air?: The Future of Public Service","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe agenda for transition after the demise of communism in the Western Balkans made the conversion of state radio and television into public service broadcasters a priority, converting mouthpieces of the regime into public forums in which various interests and standpoints could be shared and deliberated. There is general agreement that this endeavor has not been a success. Formally, the countries adopted the legal and institutional requirements of public service media according to European standards. The ruling political elites, however, retained their control over the public media by various means.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan this trend be reversed? Instead of being marginalized or totally manipulated, can public service media become vehicles of genuine democratization? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA comparison of public service media in seven countries (Albania, Bosnia \u0026amp; Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia) addresses these important questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Vrijednost ove knjige sastoji se u detaljnim prikazima organizacijskih struktura, promatranju isprepletenih odnosa politike i javnih servisa, kao i suvremenih pokušaja transformacije javnog medija u demokratski alat koji će javnost obrazovati, informirati i zabaviti te će biti koristan priručnik medijskim profesionalcima, znanstvenicima, studentima, ali i kreatorima javnih politika.\" https:\/\/hrcak.srce.hr\/file\/388786 -- Tamara Kunić * Medijska istraživanja *\u003cbr\u003e\"Apart from presenting a much-needed analysis of the state of public service media in the region, the book offers rich data about media systems. Another positive aspect is its critical approach towards mimetic policy change and focus on the sociopolitical contexts in which PSM operate. This is a valuable book which will be very useful for scholars studying media systems and conducting comparative media research.\" https:\/\/www.degruyter.com\/document\/doi\/10.1515\/soeu-2022-0066\/html -- Dina Vozab * Comparative Southeast European Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Tables\u003cbr\u003e List of Figures\u003cbr\u003e Preface and Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Challenges and Prospects of Public Service Broadcasting in the Western Balkans\u003cbr\u003e Laia Castro Herrero, Tarik Jusić, Davor Marko, and Manuel Puppis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: WESTERN BALKAN MEDIA SYSTEMS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: Public Service Media in Albania: RTSH’s Reforming Struggles\u003cbr\u003e Blerjana Bino\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: The Future of Public Service Broadcasting in Bosnia and Herzegovina\u003cbr\u003e Nidžara Ahmetašević and Tea Hadžiristić\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: The Future of Public Service Broadcasting in Croatia\u003cbr\u003e Davor Marko\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: The Future of Public Service Broadcasting in Kosovo\u003cbr\u003e Naser Miftari\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: The Future of Public Service Broadcasting in Montenegro\u003cbr\u003e Nataša Ružić\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Four Normative Principles for Participatory Public Service Model in North Macedonia\u003cbr\u003e Snežana Trpevska and Igor Micevski\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: The Future of Public Service Broadcasting in Serbia\u003cbr\u003e Davor Marko\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: The Iron Law of Public Service Television\u003cbr\u003e Péter Bajomi-Lázár\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Overcoming Path Dependencies in PBS Developments in Southeast Europe\u003cbr\u003e Zrinjka Peruško\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Public Service Broadcasting in Central and Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans: Mission, Values, and Challenges\u003cbr\u003e Gregory Ferrell Lowe\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Public Service Media in the Context of Adaptation and Change: A Call for Organizational Culture Analysis\u003cbr\u003e Michał Głowacki\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Between The Hammer and the Anvil: Public Service Broadcasters in the Western Balkans Squeezed Between Commercialization and Politicization\u003cbr\u003e Marko Milosavljević and Melita Poler Kovačič\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Digital Switchover and PSM in the Western Balkans\u003cbr\u003e Sally Broughton Micova\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Prospects for Post Switchover Media Policy in the Western Balkan Countries\u003cbr\u003e Kenneth Murphy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: State of the Art and the Future of PSM in the Western Balkans\u003cbr\u003e Barbara Thomass\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Central European University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51047191576919,"sku":"9789633864012","price":114.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9789633864012.jpg?v=1750970613","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/up-in-the-air-the-future-of-public-service-media-in-the-western-balkans-9789633864012","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}