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A research unit affiliated with the Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University in Prague. https://culcorc.fsv.cuni.cz/

Ahead of the Communicating Narratives, Imaginaries and Epistemes of Hope conference, we're sharing visuals inspired by organiser Vaia Doudaki's reflections on hope as a communicative and political force.
Assemblages of Trust: A Discursive-Material Analysis of Czech Citizens’ Perceptions of Media and Democracy by Karolína Šimková & Jeffrey Wimmer, is now available to read in the MeDeMAP Special Issue of ESSACHESS.
AGON: Constructions of Democracy has been selected for the official programme of Posibl. Festival 2026 (10–14 Aug, Buenos Aires). A film essay exploring democracy, intercultural dialogue, and political struggle through research, fiction & dance.
Submissions remain open for the new peer-reviewed Audio/Visual Section of Mediální studia / Media Studies.
CULCORC members Elisabeth Ulrika Wennerström and Štěpán Šanda joined the Academic Writers Retreat at Jönköping University, Sweden.
The Journal of Latin American Communication Research features an interview with Nico Carpentier on academic cooperation, international research networks, and democratic knowledge production.
The Tensions of Democracy: Citizens, Media and Participation in the MeDeMAP European Study by Giulia Ferri (IULM University)
CFP: Mediální studia / Media Studies invites submissions for its new peer-reviewed A/V Section
Looking back at #IAMCR2026! We continue sharing research by CULCORC colleagues from Charles University.
New interview with Nico Carpentier after “Communication And Media Days 2026” in Split. He reflects on democracy, participation, media, arts-based research, and why "resistance always brings hope".
New special issue of ESSACHESS published: Citizens' Perceptions of Media and Democracy across Europe.
As #IAMCR2026 concluded yesterday, we close our conference coverage by highlighting Karolína Šimková's contributions: presenting her research on media education in Czechia and serving as chair of two MPS panels and convenor of the MPS Business Meeting👏
Another #MeDeMAP presentation at #IAMCR2026! Vaia Doudaki, Nico Carpentier & Miloš Hroch (CULCORC) presented research on democratic constructions in the Czech Citizen Parliament on Media and Democracy. The panel was organised and chaired by Vaia Doudaki
At #IAMCR2026, Mazlum Kemal Dağdelen (Charles University) presented research on Turkish Cypriot children's magazines and childhood securitisation, while also serving as panel chair, discussant, and convenor.
On 14 October 2026, CULCORC will host Shomaila Sadaf (University of Jyväskylä) for a seminar on "Positioning and Othering in Social Media Discourse"
Great discussions this morning at #IAMCR2026 in Galway! The panel "Participation, Knowledge and Communication: An Intersection of Transformative Forces", convened by Nico Carpentier, brought together scholars to discuss participation, democracy and media
Following the MeDeMAP discussion at Communication and Media Days 2026 in Split, an interview with Nico Carpentier and Jeffrey Wimmer has been published in Slobodna Dalmacija
Congratulations to Gizem Canalp on the successful defence of her PhD: "Echoes of Home: Turkish Cypriot IDPs and their Understandings of Home in the Context of Ruins"
Join the World Summer School Communication, Information Integrity, Social Justice and Democracy (21–23 Oct 2026)
Applications for the World Summer School Communication, Information Integrity, Social Justice and Democracy close this Friday (12 June).
Another screening of AGON: Constructions of Democracy took place last week at Communication and Media Days 2026 in Split.
Last week in Split, Nico Carpentier and Jeffrey Wimmer took part in another MeDeMAP roundtable on Democracy and Media in Europe: A Discursive-Material Approach
🎬 AGON: Constructions of Democracy 🗓️ 5 June | 16:00 📚 Democracy and Media in Europe: A Discursive-Material Approach 🗓️ 5 June | 17:00
MA and PhD students: applications are open for the World Summer School “Communication, Information Integrity, Social Justice and Democracy”!
Elisabeth Wennerström recently completed a study visit at Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg
Seminar on Democracy and Media in Europe with Nico Carpentier & Jeffrey Wimmer, and for the Screening of AGON
New video from the SJTU–IAMCR Emerging Media Conference 2026
AGON: Constructions of Democracy will be screened during Communication and Media Days 2026. The screening takes place on Friday, 5 June 2026 at 16:00h as part of the conference The Role of Journalism in Endangered Democracy.
“Democracy and Media in Europe: A Discursive-Material Approach”: Discussion with Nico Carpentier and Jeffrey Wimmer at Communication and Media Days 2026
Yaroslava Kutsai reviews Janice Baker’s Museums, Art and Inclusion in a Climate Emergency for LSE Review of Books.
New review by Yaroslava Kutsai in Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. It is explored Adrienne Russell’s "The Mediated Climate: How Journalists, Big Tech, and Activists Are Vying for Our Future" book
New In Conversation interview with Nico Carpentier for Intellect Books & Journals. A thoughtful and warm discussion with James Campbell on participation, ideology, academia, democracy, colonialism, music, food, and resilience
Last Call “Communicating Narratives, Imaginaries and Epistemes of Hope” — the joint IAMCR & ECREA 2026 pre-conference — will take place on 7 Sept 2026 at Charles University
New review by Yaroslava Kutsai in Environmental Politics: The review discusses Darya Tsymbalyuk’s "Ecocide in Ukraine: The Environmental Cost of Russia’s War", exploring war’s environmental consequences
Elisabeth Wennerström (CULCORC) met Marie Bendegard at the Embassy of Sweden in Prague to discuss research in Czechia with Gabrielle Flood
Book review by Yaroslava Kutsai “Apocalyptic Authoritarianism: Climate Crisis, Media, and Power” (Mass Communication and Society)
CFP: Narratives, Imaginaries and Epistemes of Hope: 7 Sept 2026 | Prague
omorrow AGON: Constructions of Democracy (Ali Minanto, Nico Carpentier, Jhon Sany Purwanto) screening at Corvinus University of Budapest. 📅 23 April, 10:00
Nico Carpentier gave an invited keynote at the SJTU-IAMCR Emerging Media Conference 2026 (Shanghai Jiao Tong University / IAMCR).
New publication in Media, War & Conflict Marie Flügge & David Ongenaert analyse UNICEF Instagram posts on children in the Russian-Ukrainian war. Findings: from “ideal victim” frames → to resilience narratives, with limited post-humanitarian communication.
📢 New article A Brazilian article explores AGON: Constructions of Democracy by Ali Minanto, Nico Carpentier & Jhon Sany Purwanto in PNBonline 🎥 A film essay on democracy as a contested concept Read the full article: https://pnbonline.com.br/nico-carpentier-ensaio-cinematografico-discute-os-desafios-da-democracia/ #CULCORC #Democracy #MeDeMAP #AGON
“Constructing the Discursive Frontiers: A Discourse-Theoretical Analysis of the Blue Homeland Doctrine in a TRT Documentary” by Mazlum Kemal Dağdelen has been published in Monitor ISH, Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences
AGON: Constructions of Democracy (Nico Carpentier) aired on Öppna Kanalen Stockholm and will be broadcast again (12 April, 15:00). 🎥 A short film essay on democracy (published by Tecmerin).
A short video by Johana Bázlerová presents the Czech Citizen Parliament (CULCORC / MeDeMAP) and its 31 recommendations on media & democracy
"Democracy and Media in Europe: A Discursive-Material Approach" (2025) by Nico Carpentier and Jeffrey Wimmer has been nominated for the "Media and Democracy Karol Jakubowicz Award" 2026
New article: Klára Odstrčilová (European Journalism Observatory) examines the Czech Citizen Parliament (MeDeMAP) and highlights citizens’ perspectives on media and democracy
Watch the conference presentation by Nico Carpentier. AGON: Constructions of Democracy at Media Conference 2026 (Tallinn University, 26 March 2026)
New article by David Ongenaert, Anna Rönsch and Natalia Koenig in the International Journal of Inclusive Education. It shows how students envision inclusive learning through collaboration, belonging, and diverse practices
AGON: Constructions of Democracy screened at Media Conference 2026 (Tallinn University) The session addressed how polarization and competing truths challenge journalism today
A new book review written by Xin Zhang (Jinan University, China) and published in the Discourse & Society journal engages with "Democracy and Media in Europe: A Discursive-Material Approach" (2025) by Nico Carpentier and Jeffrey Wimmer.
A collaborative study examines how migrants are represented online across Europe, highlighting the role of gender stereotypes in both inclusive and exclusionary discourses
CULCORC Newsletter – March 2026. This issue highlights recent research, publications, events, and the conclusion of the MeDeMAP Horizon Europe project
AGON: Constructions of Democracy screened at the Dept. of Visual Arts & Visual Communication Design, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta
AGON: Constructions of Democracy is a film essay that it is part of the #MeDeMAP project. It will be screened on Tuesday, 3 March at 11:30 am at the Department of Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus
Nico Carpentier presents: “Interventionist Research: The Case of the Czech Citizen Parliament on Media and Democracy”
Conference “Communicating narratives, imaginaries and epistemes of hope”
🎬 AGON: Constructions of Democracy will be screened at the 11th MCAP-BNU International Media Conference 2026
Today’s CULCORC seminar on the Czech Citizen Parliament explored democracy through citizens’ knowledge, participation, playfulness, and media roles