The course consists of lectures, workshops with presentations of participants' papers and roundtable discussions.

The scientific content of the course:
The focus of the course will be on the understanding of the ways in which news media do and do not become active participants in conflict situations.

Furthermore, it will give better understanding of relations between news coverage of conflicts and of how this coverage relates to the understanding, beliefs and attitudes of the audience.

Also, the course will discuss the main patterns of media reporting on conflicts in the former Yugoslavia.

The course is aimed at giving participants a better understanding of the processes that have been taking place in the region and giving deeper insights of relations between media and different conflict
situations.

Lecturers at the training course:
Greg Philo, Professor of Communications at University of Glasgow and Research Director of Glasgow Media Group. His publications include Market Killing (2001 with David Miller), Bad News from Israel (2004 with Mike Berry), Israel and Palestine-Competing Histories (2006 with Mike Berry). He has been the head of the famous Glasgow Media Group for over 25 years and published numerous of publications. Application procedure:

- Applicants should be doctoral or MA students from different disciplines - political science, sociology, media studies, historians, social anthropologists, etc. - doing relevant research on media and conflict.
- Applicants should be citizens of one of the following countries:
Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia and Kosovo.
- Students outside the region can also apply but they are expected to cover their traveling costs. They are also obliged to pay fees of 200 EUR for meal costs, accommodation and working materials.
- Participants should have a working knowledge of English language since all teachings will be in English.
- Applications with a letter of motivation, together with a short Curriculum Vitae and an abstract of research that will be presented at the seminar, should be sent to Amer Dzihana at: amer@media.ba by 20 June 2008.
- All documents and papers should be sent in English language.

The organizers will select candidates based on scientific and regional criteria.
Applicants will be informed about the selection by 15 July 2008.

Training Course Requirements:
- Participants are expected to write a paper about Media and Conflict (2000-3000 words) and present it at the seminar.
- Paper should be sent by 20 August 2008 by email to Amer Dzihana, amer@media.ba

Other information:
- The organizers will take care of travel expenses, accommodation and meals during the course period for the invited participants from EX-YU countries.

- The arrival date is Tuesday, September 16 and departure date Friday, September 19, 2008.
- Detailed information about travel and accommodation will be announced later.

The course will be organized in the framework of the project 'Spinning' out of control: Rhetoric and violent conflict.
Representations of 'self' - 'other' in the Yugoslav successor states, which is funded by The Research Council of Norway. Project is implemented by The Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages (University of Oslo), Mediacentar Sarajevo and The Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory (University of Belgrade).

For more information, please contact: Amer Dzihana, Mediacentar Sarajevo, amer@media.ba