ACT engagement:
Provides guidance on quantitative and qualitative data analysis, report writing, and the formulation of evidence-based media and public information policies.
Čedomir Markov is a research fellow at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade. He obtained his PhD in journalism and mass communication from Korea University. His research explores the relationship between media and audiences in hybrid political and media environments, with a focus on media (dis)trust, cynicism, and anti-press hostility. He is currently investigating how democratic innovations and deliberative institutions can help increase media accountability and foster democracy-supporting audience–media relations. His work has been featured in leading international media and communication journals. He co-edited the book Participatory Democratic Innovations in Southeast Europe: How to Engage in Flawed Democracies and leads the work package “Connecting the Scattered Knowledge on Democratic Innovations” within the Horizon Europe project Nets4Dem: Network of Networks for Democracy (2023–2026)