The role of civil society organisations in promoting media literacy, transliteracy and media and information literacy in EU

Abstract

Civil society has an important role in our societies. Its importance has been recognized in political science, media studies, communication science, sociology and in a multidisciplinary approach. From previous research we know that civic engagement is in a positive correlation to media literacy (ML). Civil society organisations (CSOs) are one of the most important media literacy stake-holders in most of our societies. It examine and analyze the results of two European research projects that have in detailed analyzed the role that CSOs in European context. ANR TRANSLIT scientific research project is one of the projects analyzing the role of CSOs in media and information literacy. Mapping of media literacy practices and actions in EU-28 (European Audiovisual Observatory, Council of Europe) is the second one. It will analyze the scope of CSOs activities, recognized as key stake-holders. It is also discussing the historical differences and similarities in neighbouring countries. It also calls for the necessity to indicate possible risks in CSOs activities and policies.