Human rights and rule of law in the media coverage of terrorism: comparison of the Bulgarian and German cases (2009-2020) Cover Image

Мястото на правата на човека и върховенството на правото в медийното отразяване на тероризма: сравнение между България и Германия (2009-2020)
Human rights and rule of law in the media coverage of terrorism: comparison of the Bulgarian and German cases (2009-2020)

Author(s): Bianka Bogoevska
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Cultural history, History of Law, Civil Law, International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Law and Transitional Justice, Political Theory, Political Sciences, Civil Society, Governance, Public Administration, Public Law, Communication studies, Sociology, Comparative history, Diplomatic history, Economic history, History of ideas, Local History / Microhistory, Political history, Social history, Gender history, EU-Legislation, Sociology of Law, Geopolitics, Corruption - Transparency - Anti-Corruption, Administrative Law
Published by: Факултет по журналистика и масова комуникация, Софийски университет „Св. Кл. Охридски”
Keywords: terrorism; human rights; media discourse; Bulgaria; Germany

Summary/Abstract: The analysis answers the question as to what extent the media in Bulgaria and Germany touched on human rights, rule of law and related concepts in the articles about terrorism published between 2009 and 2020. The aim is to explore the effect of the rise of ISIS in 2015 on the media discourses in both countries, and whether it spurred media securitisation of terrorism – namely, a lower proportion of articles that combine the concepts of terrorism and fundamental rights. The research has found that temporary media securitisation took place in Bulgaria, followed by desecuritisation, while in Germany there was an absolute and relative rise in the materials discussing human rights issues alongside terrorism.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 122-148
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: Bulgarian