Researchers from the Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism within the MEDEMAP project
The Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism at Charles University is one of the partners of the EU-funded MeDeMAP. This project will study the extent to which certain media perform democratic functions for audiences as well as the conditions under which this takes place. Specifically, the project will draw from large-scale quantitative analyses, in-depth qualitative approaches and participatory action research. It will explore the entire range of news media, regardless of distribution channel, and consider the media’s potential to promote and support political participation. The findings will be used to create a multi-layer map of European political information environments, highlighting good practice examples.
Horizon Europe
The project is financed from Horizon Europe funding programme.
Related Projects and Institutes
MEDEMAP
MEDEMAP aims to set out future-proof pathways to strengthen democracy through improving accountability, transparency and effectiveness of media production and expanding active and inclusive citizenship, the project aims to clarify the extent to which certain media under which conditions perform which democratic functions for which audiences, thus making it apparent what is at stake for democratic media – and for democracy itself.
Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism
The Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University. It was established on June 1, 1990 as a successor to the abolished Faculty of Social Sciences and Journalism in the 1970s. Three years later, the faculty was divided into four institutes, the following year a fifth was added. In 1993, the current Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism was established.
Culture and Communication Research Centre
The Culture and Communication Research Centre (CULCORC) is a research unit affiliated to the Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University in Prague. CULCORC was established in 2022, as part of the Institute’s CEMES research structure.