CURRICULUM VITAE
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Family name: Džihana
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First names: Amer
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Date of birth: 15-10-1973
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Passport holder: Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Residence: Sulejmana Filipovića 12, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Education:
Date from - Date to
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:
2009-(expected June 2015) PhD student, University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Political Sciences
2009-2010
M.A. in Public Policy, Central European University, Budapest
2002-2005
M.A., Journalism, University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Political Sciences
2001-2002
Media Specialist, MEDIAPLAN School of Journalism, Sarajevo
1997-2001
B.A., Journalism, University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Political Sciences
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Professional experience
Date
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Location
2010-
Sarajevo
Company& reference person
INTERNEWS IN BiH
Sue Folger, Chief of Party, (sfolger@internews.org)
2010-2012
OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS
Mark Thompson, editor of the Open Society
Foundations website www.mediapolicy.org.
(Mark.Thompson@osf-eu.org)
2009-2010
Budapest
CENTRE FOR MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION
STUDIES AT CEU
Position
Director for Media
Policy and
Research
Lead Country
Reporter for
Mapping Digital
Media BiH study
Visiting Research
Fellow
Kate Coyer, Director (Coyerc@ceu.hu)
2009
Brussels
EUROPEAN COMISSION- RESEARCH
DIRECTORATE- GENERAL
Evaluator for "FP7SSH-2009"
Celina Ramjoue, (celina.ramjoue@ec.europa.eu)
2009-2010
Sarajevo
MEDIACENTAR
Boro Kontic, Director, (boro@media.ba)
2005-2009
Sarajevo
MEDIACENTAR
Boro Kontic, Director, (boro@media.ba)
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Senior Research
Coordinator
Manager of Centre
for Media Policy
Curriculum vitae
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Publications
Books
Author
Džihana, A (2012) “Implementation of media policy in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina:
Case studies of the Communication Regulatory Agency, the Press Council and the Public
Service Broadcasting System”, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Saarbrücken,
Germany.
Co-editor
Halilovic, M and Džihana, A (ed) (2012) “Media Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina”,
Internews in BiH, Sarajevo.
Džihana, A and Volcic, Z (ed) (2011) “Media and National Ideologies- analysis of reporting
on war crime trials in the former Yugoslavia”, Mediacentar, Sarajevo.
Articles in books and journals
Džihana, A and Halilović, M (2012) “Introduction” pp.19-26, in Halilovic, M and Džihana,
A (2012) “Media Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, Internews in BiH, Sarajevo.
Džihana, A and Srdić, M (2012) “Media and Privacy” pp.207-214, in Halilovic, M and
Džihana, A (2012) “Media Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, Internews in BiH, Sarajevo.
Džihana, A (2012) “Laws on PSB services and system in BiH” pp.261-270, in Halilovic, M
and Džihana, A (2012) “Media Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, Internews in BiH,
Sarajevo.
Džihana, A. (2011) „Media Intervention and Transformation of the Journalism Model in
Bosnia and Herzegovina “ in Medijska Istraživanja/Media Research Vol 17, No 1-2, pp 97118, Zagreb.
Volčić, Z. i Džihana, A. (2011) „Introduction: Towards Peace Journalism“ pp.7-39, in
Džihana, A and Volcic, Z (2011) “Media and National Ideologies- analysis of reporting
on war crime trials in the former Yugoslavia”, Mediacentar, Sarajevo.
Džihana, A. i Hodžić, S. (2011) „The Karadzic Case: The Analysis of Media Reporting about
Radovan Karadzic's Arrest and Trial“, pp.185-240, in Džihana, A and Volcic, Z (2011) “Media and
National Ideologies- analysis of reporting on war crime trials in the former Yugoslavia”,
Mediacentar, Sarajevo.
Džihana, A. (2011) „Media in Bosnia and Herzegovina“, pp.330-358, u Banović, D i Gavrić,
S. (2011) Država, politika i društvo u Bosni i Hercegovini: Analiza postdejtonskog političkog
sistema. [State, Politics and Society in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Analysis of Post-Dayton
Political System] University press i Magistrat Sarajevo.
Džihana, A. (2009) „Media“ in Gavrić, S and Banović, D. (2009) Uvod u politicki sistem
Bosne i Hercegovine - izabrani aspekti [Introduction to the Political System of Bosnia and
Herzegovina- selected aspects], Sarajevo: Sarajevski otvoreni centar, Konrad Adenauer
Stiftung.
Sladeček M. and Džihana, A. (2009) „Spinning out of control: Bosnia and Herzegovina
project media coverage in the Bosnian conflict“ in Kolstø, P. (ed) (2009) Media Discourse
and the Yugoslav Conflicts: Representations of Self and Other, ASHGATE, april 2009.
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Curriculum vitae
Džihana, A. (2008) „Bosnia and Hercegovina: Media reporting on Kosovo“ in Trosanovski,
M i Smilevski, T. (ur.) (2008) Kosovo and the Media, Macedoninan Institute for Media,
Skopje, Macedonia.
Sladeček M. and Džihana, A. (2008) “Od etničkih identiteta do političkih entiteta: medijski
diskurs u BiH” (From ethnic identities to political entities: media discourse in B&H) in
Đerić, G. (2008) Intima javnosti (Intimacy of Public), Fabrika knjiga, Beograd,
Jusic, T and Džihana, A. (2008) “PSB in Bosnia and Herzegovina” in Basic-Hrvatin, S &
Thompson, M. & Jusic, T. (2008) Divided They Fall: Public service broadcasting in multiethnic
states, Mediacentar Sarajevo.
Policy studies
Džihana, A. (2008) „PSB in B&H- Between Ethnic Exclusivity and Long Term
Sustainabillity“ Policy research paper, Open Society Fund B&H, Sarajevo.
Džihana, A. (2006) “Monitoring Democratic Development in Bosnia and Herzegovina:
Accessibility Index of Public Institutions, Organizations and Agencies”, Mediacentar,Sarajevo.
Mentoring
From June 2014 till September 2015, togheter with Eoin Young of International Centre
for Policy Advocacy, I was mentoring production of two policy research paper:
Cendic, K. (2015) Defamatory Statements Online in Federation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Internews in BiH, Sarajevo.
Sahinpasic A. (2015) Ensuring Child Friendly Online Content of Public Service
Broadcasting in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Toward Reconfirmation of Bih PSB’s Social &
Media Role Via E-Content For The Younger Audiences, Internews in BiH, Sarajevo.
Lecturing
I gave lectures at 11 faculties of seven universities all over Bosnia and Herzegovina
through media law workshops:
Privacy and Media – Law faculties and faculties of journalism in: Sarajevo, Mostar,
Tuzla, Bihac and Banjaluka (2012-2014)
Introduction to Media Policy - Law faculties and faculties of journalism in:
Sarajevo, Mostar and Banjaluka (2012-2014)
Media Law-elective course – Law Faculty of University of Zenica (2013-2014)
Introduction to Media Law - Sarajevo Summer Law School (2014)
Affiliation
January 1, 2014 - December 31st, 2014.
Center for Media and Communication Studies in the School of Public Policy at
Central European University.
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