Nico Carpentier
@nicocarpentier.bsky.social
Communication+ Researcher - see http://nicocarpentier.net/
The second #MeDeMAP save-the-date: In the morning of 13 January 2026, we will have two round tables and a film screening, in Brussels. The round tables are on the EMFA and on the results of the citizen parliaments. More information, including a pre-registration email, is at www.medemap.eu?p=1634
November 11, 2025 at 6:53 AM
The second #MeDeMAP save-the-date: In the morning of 13 January 2026, we will have two round tables and a film screening, in Brussels. The round tables are on the EMFA and on the results of the citizen parliaments. More information, including a pre-registration email, is at www.medemap.eu?p=1634
A first #MeDeMAP save-the-date. In the afternoon of 13 January 2026, we will organise a debate about the (future of) democracy and journalism, and a workshop on the MeDeMAP database/map, one of the major outcomes of this research project. More soon at medemap.eu and medemap.fsv.cuni.cz ...
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM
A first #MeDeMAP save-the-date. In the afternoon of 13 January 2026, we will organise a debate about the (future of) democracy and journalism, and a workshop on the MeDeMAP database/map, one of the major outcomes of this research project. More soon at medemap.eu and medemap.fsv.cuni.cz ...
For those in/around Uppsala, Sweden, on 13 November: we'll have another round table discussion on the Democracy and Media in Europe book. All welcome. See also www.uu.se/en/departmen...
November 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
For those in/around Uppsala, Sweden, on 13 November: we'll have another round table discussion on the Democracy and Media in Europe book. All welcome. See also www.uu.se/en/departmen...
This week at #CULCORC, we ran a PhD course on Discourse Studies and Method: Using Discourse-Theoretical Analysis and Discursive-Material Analysis.
Today, the last day, we couldn't resist the opportunity for a group photo. It was a pleasure to work with all of you, and I wish you the very best :)
Today, the last day, we couldn't resist the opportunity for a group photo. It was a pleasure to work with all of you, and I wish you the very best :)
November 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This week at #CULCORC, we ran a PhD course on Discourse Studies and Method: Using Discourse-Theoretical Analysis and Discursive-Material Analysis.
Today, the last day, we couldn't resist the opportunity for a group photo. It was a pleasure to work with all of you, and I wish you the very best :)
Today, the last day, we couldn't resist the opportunity for a group photo. It was a pleasure to work with all of you, and I wish you the very best :)
The report of my short visit to the Academy of Film and Creative Technology (AFCT) at XJTLU just got published, and it really captured the atmosphere of that visit (thanks to Yunyi and Wenzhen Li for the report). It shows that I had fun ;)
See:
www.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/news/2025...
See:
www.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/news/2025...
October 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The report of my short visit to the Academy of Film and Creative Technology (AFCT) at XJTLU just got published, and it really captured the atmosphere of that visit (thanks to Yunyi and Wenzhen Li for the report). It shows that I had fun ;)
See:
www.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/news/2025...
See:
www.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/news/2025...
Today, we had a lovely seminar on the Czech citizen parliament on media and democracy (a part of our #MeDeMAP project). Special thanks to the Institute of Policy Studies of the National University of Singapore, and in particular Nicholas Thomas, for organising it and to Vaia Doudaki for joining me.
October 24, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Today, we had a lovely seminar on the Czech citizen parliament on media and democracy (a part of our #MeDeMAP project). Special thanks to the Institute of Policy Studies of the National University of Singapore, and in particular Nicholas Thomas, for organising it and to Vaia Doudaki for joining me.
Today was the première of the film essay 'Agon: Constructions of Democracy' in Kino Ponrepo in Prague, followed by a round table with the directors and DoP. Most enjoyable. With my warn thanks to my colleagues and the entire cast. More about the film essay at www.constructionsofdemocracy.eu
October 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Today was the première of the film essay 'Agon: Constructions of Democracy' in Kino Ponrepo in Prague, followed by a round table with the directors and DoP. Most enjoyable. With my warn thanks to my colleagues and the entire cast. More about the film essay at www.constructionsofdemocracy.eu
There are still a few seats left for the première of AGON: Constructions of Democracy, on October 23, 2025, in Kino NFA Ponrepo, in Prague.
You can register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
For more information about the film essay, see constructionsofdemocracy.eu
You can register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
For more information about the film essay, see constructionsofdemocracy.eu
October 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
There are still a few seats left for the première of AGON: Constructions of Democracy, on October 23, 2025, in Kino NFA Ponrepo, in Prague.
You can register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
For more information about the film essay, see constructionsofdemocracy.eu
You can register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
For more information about the film essay, see constructionsofdemocracy.eu
Amnesty International Belgium delivered 10,787 signatures to the Azerbaijani Embassy demanding the release of activists, academics, and journalists imprisoned there. Bahruz Samadov, a PhD student at Charles University, is one of them. Special thanks to AI for keeping his cruel destiny on the agenda.
October 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Amnesty International Belgium delivered 10,787 signatures to the Azerbaijani Embassy demanding the release of activists, academics, and journalists imprisoned there. Bahruz Samadov, a PhD student at Charles University, is one of them. Special thanks to AI for keeping his cruel destiny on the agenda.
On 8 October we had another round table on democracy and media in Europe, this time in collaboration with CICANT, in Lisbon. The report is here: cicant.ulusofona.pt/agenda-news/...
Lusófona's academic community reflects on Media-Democracy relations within CICANT's 20th anniversary event - CICANT Centre for Research in Applied Communication, Culture, and New Technologies
cicant.ulusofona.pt
October 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
On 8 October we had another round table on democracy and media in Europe, this time in collaboration with CICANT, in Lisbon. The report is here: cicant.ulusofona.pt/agenda-news/...
The print copies of the "Communication, Media, Cultural Industry" book arrived in Prague. An impressive and fitting tribute and goodbye to the dear Fausto Colombo. I was happy to have a modest contribution there, with Vaia Doudaki and Kirill Filimonov. Ciao, Fausto
October 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The print copies of the "Communication, Media, Cultural Industry" book arrived in Prague. An impressive and fitting tribute and goodbye to the dear Fausto Colombo. I was happy to have a modest contribution there, with Vaia Doudaki and Kirill Filimonov. Ciao, Fausto
Happy to see another book review on our Democracy and Media in Europe book, this time in the European Journal of Communication. Thanks to Tingting Hu and Xinyi Wu for their gracious comments (and for correctly pointing to the need to move beyond Europe). See doi.org/10.1177/0267...
October 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Happy to see another book review on our Democracy and Media in Europe book, this time in the European Journal of Communication. Thanks to Tingting Hu and Xinyi Wu for their gracious comments (and for correctly pointing to the need to move beyond Europe). See doi.org/10.1177/0267...
CULCORC produced a one-page note on some of the outcomes of the #MeDeMAP research project. With thanks to Karolína Šimková and Jeffrey Wimmer. You can download the note here: www.medemap.eu/wp-content/u...
September 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
CULCORC produced a one-page note on some of the outcomes of the #MeDeMAP research project. With thanks to Karolína Šimková and Jeffrey Wimmer. You can download the note here: www.medemap.eu/wp-content/u...
We'll have another #MeDeMAP roundtable on media and democracy in Europe, this time in Uppsala, Sweden, on 13 November 2025. Special thanks to Peter Jakobsson and the UU dept. of Informatics and Media for their support. All welcome ;)
September 26, 2025 at 8:39 AM
We'll have another #MeDeMAP roundtable on media and democracy in Europe, this time in Uppsala, Sweden, on 13 November 2025. Special thanks to Peter Jakobsson and the UU dept. of Informatics and Media for their support. All welcome ;)
Planned and published articles and books posters at the #MeDeMAP meeting, on media and democracy. Always good to take stock at a research consortium meeting, and take time to celebrate
September 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Planned and published articles and books posters at the #MeDeMAP meeting, on media and democracy. Always good to take stock at a research consortium meeting, and take time to celebrate
The sixth and last #MeDeMAP consortium meeting has begun. Three days of discussions about media en democracy in the Austrian city of St. Pölten, with a great team.
September 24, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The sixth and last #MeDeMAP consortium meeting has begun. Three days of discussions about media en democracy in the Austrian city of St. Pölten, with a great team.
Last week, Amnesty International released another Urgent Action Alert for Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov, two academics sentenced in Azerbaijan to 15 and 18 years resp., for high treason: www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
For more information on Bahruz see www.researchcenterdesire.eu/bahruz-samad...
For more information on Bahruz see www.researchcenterdesire.eu/bahruz-samad...
September 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Last week, Amnesty International released another Urgent Action Alert for Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov, two academics sentenced in Azerbaijan to 15 and 18 years resp., for high treason: www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
For more information on Bahruz see www.researchcenterdesire.eu/bahruz-samad...
For more information on Bahruz see www.researchcenterdesire.eu/bahruz-samad...
Today, on 22 September 2025, Mazlum Kemal Dağdelen successfully defended his PhD at #iksz, Charles University, on the construction of Turkishness in Turkish-Cypriot children's magazines. Congratulations to the new Doctor. #proudsupervisor #IAMCR #MeDeMAP
September 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Today, on 22 September 2025, Mazlum Kemal Dağdelen successfully defended his PhD at #iksz, Charles University, on the construction of Turkishness in Turkish-Cypriot children's magazines. Congratulations to the new Doctor. #proudsupervisor #IAMCR #MeDeMAP
Happy to see that the piece I did with Ali Dokumacı for Housing Studies has been published. It's called 'Discursive constructions of the home after homelessness', and it is a case study of the Turkish YouTube channel Kadir's Eye, which documents how people leave the streets of Istanbul ...
September 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Happy to see that the piece I did with Ali Dokumacı for Housing Studies has been published. It's called 'Discursive constructions of the home after homelessness', and it is a case study of the Turkish YouTube channel Kadir's Eye, which documents how people leave the streets of Istanbul ...
Happy to share the good news that our new #MeDeMAP article has been published. "The Grounds of the European Democracy-Media Nexus: Four Conditions of Possibility" was published in Media Watch, written together with Vaia Doudaki and Kirill Filimonov. And it's open access at: doi.org/10.1177/0976...
September 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Happy to share the good news that our new #MeDeMAP article has been published. "The Grounds of the European Democracy-Media Nexus: Four Conditions of Possibility" was published in Media Watch, written together with Vaia Doudaki and Kirill Filimonov. And it's open access at: doi.org/10.1177/0976...
Old-fashioned or not, but I like having a journal issue in my hands. Especially when it has a nice collaborative piece in it, about the institutional and popular construction of European identity ;) & when it's actually open access, at doi.org/10.24434/j.s...
September 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Old-fashioned or not, but I like having a journal issue in my hands. Especially when it has a nice collaborative piece in it, about the institutional and popular construction of European identity ;) & when it's actually open access, at doi.org/10.24434/j.s...
On 24 October 2025, Vaia Doudaki and I will be part of the Webinar "Citizens’ Parliament: Lessons in Public Participation", organised by the Institute of Policy Studies, at the National University of Singapore. More information at lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/news-events/...
September 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
On 24 October 2025, Vaia Doudaki and I will be part of the Webinar "Citizens’ Parliament: Lessons in Public Participation", organised by the Institute of Policy Studies, at the National University of Singapore. More information at lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/news-events/...
IAMCR’s INTER/ACTIONS: Multimodal Academic Communication Task Force launched its report, Media and Communication Research Through a Multimodal Lens, at the 2025 conference in Singapore. The report is short and sweet, and now available for download at: iamcr.org/MCR-report-2...
September 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
IAMCR’s INTER/ACTIONS: Multimodal Academic Communication Task Force launched its report, Media and Communication Research Through a Multimodal Lens, at the 2025 conference in Singapore. The report is short and sweet, and now available for download at: iamcr.org/MCR-report-2...