Community media and conflict transformation Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Focusing on the divided island of Cyprus and its clashing ethnonationalisms, this doctoral research explores how community media organisations (CMOs) represent (Cyprus conflict-related) victimhood, and whether these discursive (re-)constructions of ‘the victim’ can contribute to a shift from ethnonationalist antagonism to agonistic pluralism, facilitating thus conflict transformation and promoting an ethos of mutual recognition and non-violence. ...