Ethnic Hungarians in Vojvodina vote for liberal, Belgrade-based parties in Serbia while unconditionally supporting the Right in Hungary itself. László Végel is reminded about the joke about the savage. [ more ]
"New Humanist" watches the Religious Right get passionate about sex; "Sens Public" reads up on the US elections; "Blätter" stares into the abyss of prevention; "Le Monde diplomatique" (Berlin) calls CCTV a fiasco; "Dilema veche" sees welfare go to the dogs; "Le Monde diplomatique" (Oslo) slates EU immigration policies; "Ny Tid" reports on a new edition of diplo; "Arena" describes the dark sides of Scandinavian social engineering; "Revolver Revue" worries about mass media and memory; and "Merkur" satisfies our curiosity.
is Balkans programme director of the International Crisis Group. Have, amongst others, published Forging peace: International Intervention, Media and Conflict (Edinburgh University Press, 2001), co-edited with Monroe Price.
Balkan media, particularly the Serbian press, were actively engaged in forging war in the region. Now they have to learn a new role. [more]
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