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Publications
Working Papers
Deliverables
Media Texts and Blog Posts
Audio and Visual Media
Conference Presentations
Panels and Debates
Talks and Lectures

Publications

Resolutions Report

Czech Citizen Parliament on Media and Democracy — Resolutions Report
|EN

Report

05.06.2025

Resolutions Report

Czech Citizen Parliament on Media and Democracy — Resolutions Report
|CZ

Report

05.06.2025

Book

Democracy and Media in Europe: A Discursive-Material Approach

A theoretical reflection on the intersection of democracy and media, through a constructionist lens.

Book review by Derya Yüksek

06.12.2024

Working Papers

PAR, citizens’ parliaments & the possible paths of PAR-ification: A literature review

HROCH, Miloš. PAR, citizens’ parliaments & the possible paths of PAR-ification: A literature review

Deliverables

Deliverable 6.1.

Research Report on Successful practice of policy development with Citizens’ Parliaments in Europe

MONNOT, L. (COMMIT), PEISSL, H., SEDLAZCEK, A. (COMMIT), DAY, R. (MIC), HROCH, M. (CU), & PETKOVIC, B. (MI). (2025). Research Report on Successful practice of policy development with Citizens’ Parliaments in Europe.

13.01.2025

Deliverable 2.1.

Democracy and Media: A Discursive-Material Approach

CARPENTIER, Nico. WIMMER, Jeffrey. Democracy and Media: A Discursive-Material Approach.

31.08.2023

Deliverable 2.2.

Analytical Models for Examining Media Supply and Demand Side and the Legal and Regulatory Context of Both Sides: Operationalization Proposals

CARPENTIER, Nico, WIMMER, Jeffrey. Analytical Models for Examining Media Supply and Demand Side and the Legal and Regulatory Context of Both Sides: Operationalization Proposals

30.01.2024

Deliverable 2.3.

An integrative literature review on democracy and media in Europe: Theory driven re-analysis of existing empirical data

DOUDAKI, Vaia, FILIMONOV, Kirill. An integrative literature review on democracy and media in Europe: Theory-driven re-analysis of existing empirical data

27.04.2024

Media Texts and Blog Posts

A final reflection about the Czech citizen parliament on media and democracy

by Nico Carpentier

Read here

20.06.2025
Archive: https://archive.ph/Trumq

The Czech Citizen Parliament on Media and Democracy submits its resolutions to the Senate of the Czech Republic

by Vaia Doudaki

Read here

16.06.2025
Archive: https://archive.ph/ISorR

The Czech citizen parliament concludes its sessions with demands for enhancing citizen participation in and through the media

by Vaia Doudaki

Read here

16.06.2025
Archive: https://archive.ph/ISorR

Czech citizens formulate nine resolutions for pluralist and inclusive media representations

by Vaia Doudaki

Read here

10.06.2025
Archive: https://archive.ph/w4QvU

Support community media and improve conditions for journalists. Czech Citizens’ Parliament adopted the first resolutions

by Miloš Hroch

Read here

11.04.2025
Archive: https://archive.ph/A9dM5

Czech citizens deliberated about how to strengthen the multiple voices of media audiences

by Miloš Hroch

Read here

24.03.2025
Archive: https://archive.ph/zC8at

The Czech Citizens‘ Parliament on Media and Democracy will start in Prague on 15 March

by Miloš Hroch

Read here

11.03.2025
Archive: https://archive.ph/dgrZS

Komunitní média v Česku chybí, sociální sítě je nenahrazují

by Kateřina Straková (with Nico Carpentier)

Read here

29.01.2025
Archive: https://archive.ph/Z9r5k

The State of Community Media in the Czech Republic

by Karolína Šimková

Read here

07.03.2024
Archive: https://archive.ph/WyuIa

Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act: Good in theory, but in practice?

by Jeffrey Wimmer

Read here

07.03.2024
Archive: https://archive.ph/N2XlT

Premature conclusions? What (we think) we know about European democracy and media

by Kirill Filimonov

Read here

31.05.2024
Archive: https://archive.ph/PwPez

Audio and Visual Media

Radio Interview / Podcast

V Česku proběhl první Občanský parlament. Přinesl paletu návrhů na proměnu českých médií

Interview with Karolína Šimková and Miloš Hroch by Radio Wave.

20.06.2025
Archive: https://archive.ph/HviQW

Podcast

De Facto Podcast with Nico Carpentier

In this episode of the De Facto Podcast, Alice Němcová Tejkalová talks with Nico Carpentier from the Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism about the recently published book Democracy and Media in Europe: A Discursive-Material Approach.

Podcast

MeDeMAP Podcast – Nico Carpentier

In this episode of the MeDeMAP Podcast, host Ana Oliveira speaks with Nico Carpentier, an extraordinary professor at Charles University and leader of Work Package Two, on theoretical embedding. They discuss the importance of theory in understanding media and democracy, emphasising the fluidity of these concepts, the struggles they entail, and their interconnectedness. Nico highlights how theory can make hidden societal processes visible, explores the evolving relationship between media and democracy in Europe, and reflects on the implications for research and practice within the MeDeMAP project.

Podcast

MeDeMAP Podcast — Nico Carpentier

Conference Presentations

Invited Keynote

Media and democracy in Europe

SISCC conference on “Non c’è più tempo!” Crisi ed emergenze nella società contemporanea / “There is no more time!” Crises and emergencies in contemporary society

CARPENTIER, NICO (2025) Media and democracy in Europe, SISCC (Società Scientifica Italiana di Sociologia, Cultura e Comunicazione) conference on “Non c’è più tempo!” Crisi ed emergenze nella società contemporanea / “There is no more time!” Crises and emergencies in contemporary society, Cagliari, Italy (18-20 June 2025), invited keynote.

Conference Presentation

Threats to the democratic role of media: The case of the Czech Republic

Ceecom 2025

ŠIMKOVÁ, K., & WIMMER, J. (2025, July 6). Threats to the democratic role of media: The case of the Czech Republic. Paper presented at Ceecom 2025, Zadar, Croatia.

Invited Keynote

The Democratic Roles of European Media: Threats and Struggles

Media Studies and Perspectives 5 Conference

_{CARPENTIER, NICO (2025) The democratic roles of European media: Threats and struggles, Media Studies and Perspectives 5 conference, Wrocław University, Wrocław, Poland (12-13 May 2025), invited keynote.}

Conference Presentation

Conditions of possibility for democratic media in Europe: A theoretically informed rereading of empirical literature

DGPUK2025

DOUDAKI, VAIA; CARPENTIER, NICO; FILIMONOV, KIRILL (2025) “Conditions of possibility for democratic media in Europe: A theoretically informed rereading of empirical literature”, DGPUK2025, Berlin, Germany (19-21 March 2025).

Conference Presentation

A horde of elephants in the room: Perceived threats to Czech media landscape

ReMeD Conference

ŠIMKOVÁ, KAROLÍNA; WIMMER, JEFFREY (2025) “A horde of elephants in the room: Perceived threats to Czech media landscape”, ReMeD Conference, Prague, Czech Republic (10-11 February 2025).

Conference Presentation

Techno-pessimistic and techno-optimistic visions of surveillance and resistance in Europe

ReMeD Conference

DOUDAKI, VAIA (2025) “Techno-pessimistic and techno-optimistic visions of surveillance and resistance in Europe”, ReMeD Conference, Prague, Czech Republic (10-11 February 2025).

Conference Presentation

Imaginings of the Future of Conflict and Communication Technologies: From Armed to Democratic Conflict

ReMeD Conference

CARPENTIER, NICO; MICONI, ANDREA (2025) “Imaginings of the Future of Conflict and Communication Technologies: From Armed to Democratic Conflict”, ReMeD Conference, Prague, Czech Republic (10-11 February 2025).

Conference Presentation

Futures of algorithms and choices: Structuration of algorithmic imaginaries and digital platforms in Europe

ReMeD Conference

HROCH, MILOS (2025) “Futures of algorithms and choices: Structuration of algorithmic imaginaries and digital platforms in Europe”, ReMeD Conference, Prague, Czech Republic (10-11 February 2025).

Conference Presentation

Conditions of possibility for democratic media in Europe

ReMeD Conference

DOUDAKI, VAIA; CARPENTIER, NICO (2025) “Conditions of possibility for democratic media in Europe”, ReMeD Conference, Prague, Czech Republic (10-11 February 2025).

Conference Presentation

Political struggles over media’s democratic roles: A discursive-material approach

ReMeD Conference

CARPENTIER, NICO (2025) “Political struggles over media’s democratic roles: A discursive-material approach”, ReMeD Conference, Prague, Czech Republic (10-11 February 2025).

Conference Presentation

Decentralisation, disclosure and collectiveness: Discursive-material characteristics of Mastodon as a current example of a counter-hegemonic platform

ReMeD Conference

WIMMER, JEFFREY (2025) “Decentralisation, disclosure and collectiveness: Discursive-material characteristics of Mastodon as a current example of a counter-hegemonic platform”, ReMeD Conference, Prague, Czech Republic (10-11 February 2025).

Conference Presentation

Imaginings of the Future of Conflict and Communication, Technologies: A Map of Six Anxiety- and Hope-Driven Scenarios

ECREA 2024

CARPENTIER, NICO (2024) “Imaginings of the Future of Conflict and Communication, Technologies: A Map of Six Anxiety- and Hope-Driven Scenarios”, ECREA Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia (24-27 September 2024).