a call to authors
for awarding stipends for research papers
on the topic of
MEDIA, NATIONALISM AND WAR CRIMES:
media (re)production of national ideologies through reporting on war
crimes in
serbia, croatia and bosnia-herzegovina
National ideologies in media in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia are the focus of two-year research conducted by Mediacentar Sarajevo. The starting assumption is that ethno-national ideas are dominant social ideologies through which media in the region present and explain controversial social events, which is particularly visible in the case of reporting on war crimes.
The study will focus on several prominent cases of reporting on war crimes which arouse different emotions in different ethnic groups, such as reporting on the trial of ICTY indictee Radovan Karadzic, as well as other reporting on war crimes trials or individual important cases of war crimes which the media have given a prominent place.
The research will examine the nature of media reporting on war crimes in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia, the socio-economic and socio-political context in which the media operate, as well as the influences of the regulatory framework, media ownership and journalists' cultures on media reporting on war crimes.
Publication of a book on (re)production of national ideologies in media reporting on war crimes in Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina is planned in 2010.
The publication will contain between five and eight research papers and the authors whose papers are published will receive stipends for covering the costs of research.
Details of the call
a. RESEARCH TEAMS
Mediacentar Sarajevo invites potential authors to apply in teams of two researchers for participation in the project.
Each team should have one researcher with extensive experience (senior or lead researcher) and one researcher with less experience (junior researcher or research assistant).
b. the application should contain:
· a preliminary proposal of the research paper (up to 1,000 words) according to specifications given in section c (below);
· CV for each team member (with detailed contact information for two people who can provide references)
· 2 examples of published papers relevant to this project for each team member (in english, bosnian, croatian or serbian);
· a detailed list of published papers, publications and previous research projects for each team member.
c. guidelines for proposals of research papers
· Proposals must be written in one of the following languages: Bosnian, Croatian or Serbian.
· Proposals should not be longer than 1,000 words.
· Proposals should define the following:
o Research idea explaining how the subject of research will be approached,
o Proposal of specific events to be included in the analysis (e.g. Radovan Karadzic trial, "Scorpions" case, "Storm" case, or any other prominent case suitable for explaining the influence of national ideologies on media reporting on war crimes)
o Methodological approach
o List of basic literature and sources that will be used.
The proposals must refer to an original research paper that will be produced specifically for this project. Mediacentar Sarajevo will not accept proposals of research papers/articles which at the time of submission of the proposal are being reviewed or were already published or accepted for publishing in a magazine, presentation in conferences or publishing in another publication.
· Proposals should be sent to Mediacentar Sarajevo no later than 20 May 2009.
C. authors
The lead researcher must meet the following criteria:
· Speak one of the following languages: Bosnian, Croatian or Serbian.
· Have extensive experience in research and publication of papers on the topic of relationship between national ideologies and media production.
· Also taken into consideration will be authors with extensive experience in research in the field of media studies in general, who can demonstrate in their research proposal their competence to work on a research project that concerns the specific issue of national ideologies and media production.
· Also taken into consideration will be authors with extensive experience in research of national ideologies, who have so far not dealt with aspects of media presentation of national ideologies, but who can demonstrate in their research proposal their competence to work on a research project that concerns the specific topic of national ideologies and media production.
· At minimum, the status of a Ph.D. candidate; an awarded Ph.D. degree in social sciences or the humanities is preferable.
The research assistant must meet the following criteria:
· Speak one of the following languages: Bosnian, Croatian or Serbian.
· Have some experience in research and publication of papers on the topic of relationship between national ideologies and media production.
· Also taken into consideration will be authors with experience in research in the field of media studies in general, who can demonstrate in their research proposal their competence to work on a research project that concerns the specific issue of national ideologies and media production.
· Also taken into consideration will be authors with experience in research of national ideologies, who have so far not dealt with aspects of media presentation of national ideologies, but who can demonstrate in their research proposal their competence to work on a research project that concerns the specific topic of national ideologies and media production.
· At minimum, the status of a Master's Degree candidate; an awarded Master's Degree in social sciences or the humanities is preferable.
D. Language
Proposals of papers should be written in Bosnian, Croatian or Serbian.
E. Final texts
· The length of the final text should be between 7,000 and 9,000 words.
· All papers before being published will undergo at least two rounds of reviews (peer-review process) by the editorial team of the publication;
· Authors are expected to amend accepted papers in line with the comments of the editorial team;
· The first version of the paper should be delivered by 30 November 2009 and the final version of the paper should be delivered no later than 30 May 2010.
· The editorial team reserves the right not to publish articles that do not meet the standards of scientific research work.
F. stipends
· Selected authors for the position of research assistant will receive for their work a stipend of 1,000 Swiss franks (net).
· Selected authors for the position of lead researcher will receive for their work a stipend of 2,000 Swiss franks (net).
· The stipend will be paid out to authors based on submitted final versions of the ordered papers, pursuant to a contract that will be signed between Mediacentar Sarajevo and the authors individually.
· The stipend will be paid out only to authors whose papers are accepted for publishing.
H. final date for submission of applications:
· All materials must be submitted by 20 May 2009;
· Please send your proposals to Mediacentar Sarajevo only electronically (to e-mail address: ljiljana@media. ba Subject: "Call for contributions: RRPP")
note: material arriving after 20 may 2009 will not be taken into consideration
I. project dynamics
- The proposal of the paper should be submitted by 20 May 2009;
- Selection of authors will be carried out by 1 June 2009;
- The first preliminary version of the paper should be submitted by 30 November 2009;
- The final version of the paper should be submitted by 30 May 2010.
contact:
· Please send your proposals and questions only by e-mail.
· Contact person: Ljiljana Maslo
· E-mail: ljiljana@media. ba
· Organization: MEDIACENTAR Sarajevo
Kolodvorska 3, Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
http://www.media.ba
ABOUT the project
This research implemented by Mediacentar Sarajevo is part of the project "Regional Research Promotional Programme"
The aim of "Regional Research Promotional Programme"
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