Understanding the relationship between - radicalisation and the Media

3 Understanding the relationship between radicalisation and the Media in North Macedonia Summary The second PAVE-ELIAMEP Policy Paper puts the relationship between media and radicalisation under the microscope. [...] The promotion of discourses that seek to dehumanise the enemy (e.g., the West for the radical Islamist groups; Albanians, Greeks and Bulgarians for the ethno-nationalist Macedonian groups; ethnic Macedonians and Serbs for the Albanian ethno-nationalist groups; and immigrants or LGBT people for the far-right extremist groups) and justify the ideology of these groups contribute to a community of val. [...] 11 Understanding the relationship between radicalisation and the Media in North Macedonia All in all, through the creation of virtual communities, the internet provides radical groups with an effective way to bring their “cause” to the public. [...] The Albanian ethnο-nationalist groups target all the Albanian populations in the Western Balkans.20 There are many pages that look to the unification of all Albanian-inhabited areas in the Western Balkans into one state to redress the injustice allegedly done to the Albanian nation by the Western powers, which left the Albanians scattered through different Balkan countries. [...] Recommendations This section outlines key recommendations that stem from the findings and the understanding of the problems under investigation reached by the PAVE team through research in the field conducted in the municipalities of Tetovo and Kumanovo in North Macedonia, and the discourse analyses of online content: • The government of North Macedonia should examine the possibility of making dig.