Project

News media and multiple nation-building in post-war Flanders (1945-1960)

Code
01IO3920
Duration
01 October 2020 → 30 September 2025
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Humanities
    • National history
  • Social sciences
    • History and philosophy of media and communication
Keywords
Nation-building Media Flanders
 
Project description

This project investigates the role of news media in Flemish and Belgian nation-building processes in post-war Flanders (1945-1960). Through policy analysis, content analysis and critical discourse analysis of the press, radio and filmed news, the project contributes to nation-building studies (an interdisciplinary research field) in post-war Flanders (history) and the role of news media herein (communication sciences).