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Dr Aleksandar Kocic's Recognition (16)

Scottish Parliament’s Covid-19 Committee Steering Board Member
2020 - 2021

Description This Citizens’ Panel was commissioned by the Scottish Parliament’s COVID-19 Committee. Its findings will support the COVID-19 Committee’s work to scrutinise the Scottish Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic at a time when the health protection measures put in place to respond to COVID-19 have had – and continue to have – a considerable impact on all people in Scotland. These measures are made using emergency powers given to the Scottish Government and are often implemented with no public consultation and under a compressed timetable for parliamentary scrutiny.
The Committee Engagement Unit’s Citizens’ Panel model involves the appointment of an expert Steering Group. A group of experts was appointed to form a Steering Group to support the Citizens’ Panel. Members of the Steering Group were chosen to form a relevant and balanced group of experts to support the process. Their expertise covered epidemiology and public health; public communication; public participation and civic engagement; social policy; and tourism.
The Steering Group Members were:
• Professor Glen Bramley, Professor of Urban Studies, Heriot Watt University
• Professor John Connolly, Professor of Public Policy, School of Education and Social Sciences, University of the West of Scotland
• Dr Gary Kerr, Lecturer in Festival and Event Management, Edinburgh Napier University
• Aleksandar Kocic, Lecturer in Journalism, Edinburgh Napier University
• Professor Gary Macfarlane, Clinical Chair in Epidemiology and Dean of Interdisciplinary Research and Research Impact, University of Aberdeen
• Kaela Scott, Head of Democratic Innovation, Involve
The role of the Steering Group is to help ensure that the process is conducted fairly, credibly and transparently. The Steering Group approved the overarching question; the design of the sessions, the topics being discussed, and the expert witnesses invited to present on each topic.
Affiliated Organisations The Scottish Government
URL https://archive2021.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/currentcommittees/116947.aspx

Fellow The Higher Education Academy
2016

Awards jury member
2016 - 2019

Description Panel member, Young Art Journalism Awards (2016-2019). These are international art journalism awards that promote and recognise great arts and culture journalism produced by university students from all over the world.
Research Themes Culture and Communities

Radio Studies Group, Vice Chair
2021 - 2025

Recognition Type Membership of Professional Body
Description Vice-chair, Meccsa Radio Studies Group (2021-). The purpose of this group is to promote radio studies among Journalism and Media Studies students in the UK and also to promote and facilitate collaborative research in radio studies.
Research Areas Journalism
Research Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Arts, Media and Culture
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://www.meccsa.org.uk/networks/radio-studies-network/

News Futures 2035 workshops and talks
2024 - 2025

Recognition Type Public/Community Engagement
Description NF2035 project brings together representatives of media organisations and academics tasked with looking at ways how to secure provision of public interest news in the near future. I was invited to join the project based on my previous research and professional experience as a broadcast journalist. My public engagement activities related to this project included talks and workshops with members of the public across Scotland.
Research Areas Journalism
Research Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Arts, Media and Culture

Jury member
2020

Recognition Type Public/Community Engagement
Description Panel member, Community Radio Annual Awards (2020-2022)
Research Themes Culture and Communities

Peer Reviewer
2018 - 2025

Recognition Type Reviewing
Description Peer reviewer for the following journals:
Journal or Radio and Audio Media
Journalism Practice
European Journal of Communication

Reviewer of abstracts for the following conferences:
World Journalism Education Conference 2019, Paris, France
BBC Radio 1922-2002: Navigating the waves of change conference at University of Bedfordshire, Luton (November 2022)
Meccsa 2025 Conference
ECREA 2025 Conference
Research Areas Journalism
Research Themes AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Arts, Media and Culture
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries