CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2011
| Author | Danaj, Sonila |
|---|---|
| Title | Albania Divided: An Analysis of the January 21, 2011 Demonstrations Through the Albanian Print Media |
| Summary | This thesis looks at the political controversies in contemporary Albanian politics through the analysis of the media accounts on the January 21, 2011 demonstration. We analyse the opinion articles in mainstream media and find out that there are two representations of political reality that compete for legitimacy: one in favour of the government and the other against it. The picture we see from the media accounts is that events, political action and political personalities are subject to the perceived judgement of external actors, whose confirmation or support is taken as the legitimating factor. Thus, the accepted patterns of power put the international community at the top, from where they control, monitor and confirm or not political elites. Local elites operate within their domain of influence, in which they control part of the electorate and use them to further their political objectives, while the people are exposed to the many influences, including that of the media. |
| Supervisor | Sgier, Lea |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2011/danaj_sonila.pdf |
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