Serbia and Kosovo between Secession and Normalisation: Exploring Media Discourses on the Washington Agreement (2020)
Serbia and Kosovo between Secession and Normalisation: Exploring Media Discourses on the Washington Agreement (2020)
Author(s): Irina Milutinović, Jovica PavlovićSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies, Economic policy
Published by: Fakultet političkih nauka Univerziteta u Beogradu & Fakultet političkih znanosti u Zagrebu
Keywords: Washington Agreement; Serbia and Kosovo normalisation; secession; media discourse
Summary/Abstract: The Washington Agreement on Kosovo and Serbia economic normalisation (2020) is the subject of this enquiry, while its aim is to examine the role of news media in Serbia in the discourse on normalisation between Belgrade and Pristina. The main hypothesis is that the Washington Agreement was manipulatively used for self-promotion of political elites that negotiated in Washington. The research relies on Critical Discourse Studies, instrumentalist approaches to secession, media framing and agenda-setting theories. We conclude that the issue of Serbia and Kosovo normalisation in Serbian media is mostly framed with aim to mobilises citizens’ support for executive authorities. The media thus reproduce political hegemony within Serbian society, while pluralism is obstructed in a manner characteristic for competitive authoritarianism.
Journal: Političke perspektive
- Issue Year: 12/2022
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 31-56
- Page Count: 26
- Language: English