Call for abstracts KAIROS: Media and Communications Review (Vol. 5, No. 2)
Call for abstracts, KAIROS: Media and Communications Review (Vol. 5, No. 2). Deadline: June 15, 2026.
Mobilization is required ahead of the elections to deal with foreign interference and manipulation of information
Foreign interference and manipulation with information (FIMI) does not happen on the actual election day, but much earlier – a year or two before the elections. Therefore, monitoring this issue should begin today, and this is the moment when the so-called influence assets are established.
Discussion on the Draft Protocol for Responding to FIMI in Macedonia
The Institute for Communication Studies (ICS) held the fourth meeting of the Intersectoral Coordinative Group for Countering Foreign Interference and Information Manipulation (FIMI).
The new Law on Monitoring and Preventing Radicalization and Violent Extremism will increase awareness and prevention of online radicalization in North Macedonia
North Macedonia, like countries in the Western Balkans and across Europe, is not immune to online radicalization.
The media in Macedonia are the target of strategic manipulations
Countering foreign influence calls for enhanced independence, transparent funding, and the application of European regulations—not censorship.
Protection from Foreign Influence and Manipulation in the Media Requires Systemic Resilience, not Censorship
A series of institutional risk factors and systemic weaknesses contribute to the penetration of malicious information from abroad into the media in Macedonia.
Discussion on possible models for institutional response to FIMI
The Institute for Communication Studies (ICS) held the third meeting of the intersectoral coordinative group for countering foreign interference and information manipulation (FIMI). During the meeting, several models for institutional response already implemented in European Union countries, the United Kingdom, and other states were presented. The focus was placed on the possibilities of adapting these practices to the national context. Participants discussed the role of institutions and the need for better coordination in responding to contemporary hybrid threats and external malicious influences. The working group was also presented with the findings of the baseline assessment, which provide insight into the current
BACK TO THE FUTURE – Enhancing Futures Literacy through Interactive MOOCs in the Western Balkans
BACK TO THE FUTURE (BTTF) is a regional initiative that empowers university students from North Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, and Montenegro to better understand, imagine, and shape the future.
Call for abstracts-KAIROS: Media and Communications Review (Vol. 5, No. 1)
ICS invites all interested authors to submit their abstracts under the open call within KAIROS: Media and Communications Review.