Media reforms through intervention: international media assistance in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo:
Analitika – Center for Social Research
(2013), 71 pp., bibliogr. p.60-69
"The case of BiH demonstrates that media reform is a slow, time-consuming process, which is closely related to the consolidation of democratic institutions that foster free media. The four case studies presented here amply demonstrate a deep tension between externally-driven reform initiatives and the democratization agenda on one hand, and the complex set of contextual challenges to the reforms on the other. Our findings support Mcloughlin and Scott who claim that media reforms "can only produce results at the same pace as democratic evolution in a given country, and should be integrated into broader democratic governance reform." (Conclusion, p.57)
Contents
1 Introduction, 8
2 The BiH Political and Media Systems, 13
3 Media Assistance Strategies and Approaches, 18
Donor Coordination or Competition -- Phases and Areas of Engagement -- Local Resistance to Reforms and the Absence of Cooperation
4 Case Studies, 30
Communications Regulatory Agency (CRA) -- Public Service Broadcasting -- The Open Broadcast Network (OBN) -- The Press Council
5 Discussion, 53
6 Conclusion, 57
2 The BiH Political and Media Systems, 13
3 Media Assistance Strategies and Approaches, 18
Donor Coordination or Competition -- Phases and Areas of Engagement -- Local Resistance to Reforms and the Absence of Cooperation
4 Case Studies, 30
Communications Regulatory Agency (CRA) -- Public Service Broadcasting -- The Open Broadcast Network (OBN) -- The Press Council
5 Discussion, 53
6 Conclusion, 57
