Edlira Palloshi-Disha
About Me
Edlira Palloshi Disha is a research assistant at the Max van der Stoel Institute (MVDSI) of the South East European University (SEEU) and a member of the Media Literacy and Disinformation Research Cluster (MeDisInfo). She holds a BSc in Communication Sciences from SEEU and an MSc in Diplomacy from the Faculty of Contemporary Social Sciences. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Media and Communication at SEEU and a lecturer in the Communication Department at the Faculty of Languages, Cultures, and Communication. As a representative of MVDSI at SEEU, a partner institution, she is engaged in the branding strategy of the ChallengeEU project (European University Alliance) as a communication specialist.
Edlira has contributed to international projects such as Fakespotting (Erasmus+, European Commission) and SEE U Students 5.0 (IREX, USAID). As a media researcher, she worked on the HARM-TIVE study (2023–2024) led by the Institute of Communication Studies and funded by the British Embassy in Skopje. Most recently, she was appointed as a disinformation expert for the project GEO-POWER-EU (Horizon Europe) under IDSCS.
Since 2018, she has coordinated SEEU’s Central Research Commission and serves as Managing Editor of SEEU Review, published by De Gruyter. She also acted as the main contact for HRS4R, ensuring compliance with EU research standards. She worked as a communication specialist at the Information and Promotion Office during her university career.
In 2024, she was nominated by the U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia for the prestigious American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) program, joining a select delegation of civil society and academic leaders.
She has contributed her expertise in media monitoring, political communication, and disinformation research as an external collaborator for several institutes and organizations within international projects.
Education
Ph.D. candidate in Media and Communication studies (ongoing)
Faculty of Languages, Cultures and Communication, South East European University
MSc. in Diplomacy (2022)
Faculty of Contemporary Social Sciences, South East European University
Master Thesis: ‘Disinformation as a tool in political campaigns – the way the audience perceives the disinformation – case study Republic of North Macedonia”
BSc. in Communication Sciences (2008)
Faculty of Communication Sciences and Technologies, South East European University
Diploma Thesis: ‘The right to Access Public Information;
The Ethics project: ‘Anonymity in the new information age
News
- February 2024: I attended the international symposium “Media Literacy in the Age of AI: Redefining the Possible” organized by the The Institute of Communication Studies (ICS) and IREX, within the USAID Media Literacy project “YouThink”in Skopje.
- February 2024: I attended the EDMO scientific conference “Navigating the Complex Landscape of Disinformation” hosted by University of Amsterdam and organized by European Digital Media Observatory on 26 – 27 February.
- November 2023: My article “Si ndikojnë dezinformatat në rritjen e apatisë politike të qytetarëve? (How does disinformation affect the increase of citizens’ political apathy)” was published online by the Institute for Media and Analytics (IMA)
- September 2023: My article ‘“A mund t’i shpëtojmë dezinformimit politik: Ndjeshmëria te grupmoshat e ndryshme (Can we escape political disinformation: Susceptibility of different age groups)” was published online by the Institute for Media and Analytics (IMA)
- September 2023: I attended the ‘Strengthening Societal Resilience and Countering Foreign Perpetrated Disinformation in the Western Balkans’ In-Country Visit to North Macedonia -Whole of Society Session organized by the Centre for European Perspective – CEP. More…
- April 2023: Our article “Vulnerability to Disinformation in Relation to Political Affiliation in North Macedonia” written by Edlira Palloshi Disha, Albulena Halili and Agron Rustemi, was just published in Media and Communication
- April 2023: The Multiplier Event of the project Fakespotting was held at SEEU. More…
- March 2023: The article “Media and Information Literacy Education in the Age of Disinformation: SEEU Professor and Student Perceptions”written by Albulena Halili, Edlira Palloshi-Disha, Demush Bajrami and Shemsedin Ibrahimi is published in the second issue of KAIROS: Media and Communication
- December 2022: Our article ‘The Relation Between Political Indifference and Resilience to Disinformation’ written by Edlira Palloshi Disha and Agron Rustemi was published In Media Literacy and Academic Research, Slovakia
- November 2022: The podcast was released: Celebrating Media Literacy Days 2022 – Podcast: Future Generation in the Disinformation Age. Listen it here
- October 2022: I have just been promoted to the Research Assistant title for the Communication and Mass Media field
- October 2022: I have been accepted into Ph.D. studies for the study program for Media and Communication at South East European University.
- June 2022: The article “Media Literacy Education at the University Level: A Case Study of the South East European University (SEEU)” written by Demush Bajrami, Albulena Halili, Edlira Palloshi-Disha, Shemsedin Ibrahimi is published in the first issue of KAIROS: Media and Communication Review
- May 2022: I have attended online ‘Riga Stratcomm Dialogue Conference’ organized by NATO Strategic Communication Center of Excellence
- April 2022: I defended my Master’s dissertation on the topic: “Disinformation as a Tool in Political Campaigns: How the Audience Perceives the Disinformation’ in North Macedonia, Faculty of Contemporary Social Sciences, South East European University.
- December 2021: The article ‘The online media landscape in the focus of disinformation campaigns in the Western Balkans: Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia’ written by Edlira Palloshi Disha, Demush Bajrami, Agron Rustemi, was just published in the, ESCI indexed, Clarivate Analytics journal ‘Prizren Social Science Journal’
- November 2021: My online article‘Disinformation during election campaigns – Audience vulnerability in social media according to the perception of the credibility of the source of information, political affiliation, and Age’ was published by Macedonia Institute for Media (MIM)
- November 2020: The online kick-off meeting of the Erasmus+ FAKESPOTTING project took place. Representatives of 9 partner countries, including South East European University, discussed the future project activity