Representation and Perception Construction of Balkan Geopolitics in Western Media’s News Discourses
Burçak Kadıoğlu
IDEFE Publication, 2026
10 pp.
DOI: 10.51331/perspective17
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- What are the main discursive patterns and framing strategies employed by Western media in representing Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia?
- How do these representational practices contribute to the “othering” of the region’s countries and to the reinforcement of the West’s normative superiority?
- In what ways do media discourses play a role in legitimizing the Balkan policies of international actors such as the EU and NATO?
- How do Western media representations of the Balkans shape political, cultural, and strategic perceptions of the region?
