Publications
2025
Key Debates on The Relationship Between Media and Human Rights
Balabanova, E. (n.d.). Key Debates on The Relationship Between Media and Human Rights. In S. Şahin (Ed.), Insights on Journalism and Human Rights. Routledge.
Framing and argumentative strategies in modern slavery statements. Debating sustainability or avoiding responsibility?
Palmieri, R., & Balabanova, E. (n.d.). Framing and argumentative strategies in modern slavery statements. Debating sustainability or avoiding responsibility?. In F. Weder (Ed.), Strategic Sustainability Communication: Principles, Perspectives, and Potential. Springer.
2024
Re-engaging with arts and cultural activities at the Life Rooms: 'It's given me spring'.
Worsley, J., Billington, J., & Balabanova, E. (2024). Re-engaging with arts and cultural activities at the Life Rooms: 'It's given me spring'.. BMC complementary medicine and therapies, 24(1), 235. doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04539-6
Arts for health’s sake
Billington, J., Balabanova, E., Worsley, J., Anisimovich, A., & Chapple, M. (2024). Arts for health’s sake. In Creative approaches to wellbeing. Manchester University Press. doi:10.7765/9781526172600.00019
2023
Liverpool Art of Care: LivCare
Asquith, W., Anisimovich, A., Balabanova, E., Billington, J., Worsley, J., & Snowden-Leak, R. (2023). Liverpool Art of Care: LivCare.
Come together: The importance of arts and cultural engagement within the Liverpool City Region throughout the COVID-19 lockdown periods
Chapple, M., Anisimovich, A., Worsley, J., Watkins, M., Billington, J., & Balabanova, E. (2023). Come together: The importance of arts and cultural engagement within the Liverpool City Region throughout the COVID-19 lockdown periods. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1011771
Twitter (X), Fast Fashion and Backlash: Argumentation and Ethics on Social Media
Balabanova, E., Palmieri, R., & Liu, Z. (n.d.). Twitter (X), Fast Fashion and Backlash: Argumentation and Ethics on Social Media. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly. doi:10.1177/23294906231208411
2022
Liverpool's Arts Scene: A COVID-19 Life Support Network
Billington, J., Balabanova, E., & Worsley, J. (2022). Liverpool's Arts Scene: A COVID-19 Life Support Network. [Magazine].
Liverpool's arts providers are unsung heroes of the COVID crisis
Billington, J., Balabanova, E., & Worsley, J. (2022). Liverpool's arts providers are unsung heroes of the COVID crisis. [Newspaper article].
Liverpool’s unsung COVID heroes: how the city’s arts scene became a life support network
Billington, J., Balabanova, E., & Worsley, J. (2022). Liverpool’s unsung COVID heroes: how the city’s arts scene became a life support network. [Academic magazine].
Back to live: Returning to in-person engagement with arts and culture in the Liverpool City Region
Anisimovich, A., Chapple, M., Worsley, J., Watkins, M., Billington, J., & Balabanova, E. (n.d.). Back to live: Returning to in-person engagement with arts and culture in the Liverpool City Region. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1011766
Lifting lockdown: Renewed access to arts and cultural activities
Worsley, J., Billington, J., Balabanova, E., & Chapple, M. (2022). Lifting lockdown: Renewed access to arts and cultural activities. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 22(1). doi:10.1186/s12889-022-14282-7
COVID-19 CARE: Culture and the Arts, from Restriction to Enhancement: Protecting Mental Health in the Liverpool City Region
Balabanova, E., Billington, J., Worsley, J., Asquith, W., Anisimovich, A., Snowden-Leak, R., . . . Watkins, M. (n.d.). COVID-19 CARE: Culture and the Arts, from Restriction to Enhancement: Protecting Mental Health in the Liverpool City Region. Retrieved from http://www.livcare.org.uk/
COVID-19 CARE: Culture and the Arts, from Restriction to Enhancement: Protecting Mental Health in the Liverpool City Region
Balabanova, E., Billington, J., Worsley, J., Anisimovich, A., Chapple, M., & Watkins, M. (2022). COVID-19 CARE: Culture and the Arts, from Restriction to Enhancement: Protecting Mental Health in the Liverpool City Region.
Regional Innovation in Arts Provision Spawned by COVID-19: “It Became a Lifeline for a Lot of People Who Are Stuck at Home”
Worsley, J., Billington, J., Balabanova, E., & Watkins, M. (2022). Regional Innovation in Arts Provision Spawned by COVID-19: "It Became a Lifeline for a Lot of People Who Are Stuck at Home". FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH, 10. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.753973
The Mental Health Impact of Restricted Access to Arts and Culture
Billington, J., Balabanova, E., Worsley, J., Anisimovich, A., Chapple, M., & Watkins, M. (2022). The Mental Health Impact of Restricted Access to Arts and Culture: The Mental Health Impact of Restricted Access to Arts and Culture.
The Mental Health Impact of Restricted Access to Arts and Culture
Billington, J., Balabanova, E., Worsley, J., Anisimovich, T., & Chapple, M. (2022). The Mental Health Impact of Restricted Access to Arts and Culture. Retrieved from https://pandemicandbeyond.exeter.ac.uk/
2021
Twitter and the #FastFashion Backlash
Balabanova, E., & Palmieri, R. (2021). Twitter and the #FastFashion Backlash.
The Mental Health Impact of Restricted Access to Arts and Culture
Billington, J., Balabanova, E., Worsley, J., & Watkins, M. (n.d.). The Mental Health Impact of Restricted Access to Arts and Culture: Heseltine Institute Policy Briefs: Responding to Covid-19 in the Liverpool City Region (PB40).
2020
Talking at Cross-Purpose? ASOS, Twitter and the Fast-Fashion Backlash
Balabanova, E., & Palmieri, R. (n.d.). Talking at Cross-Purpose? ASOS, Twitter and the Fast-Fashion Backlash. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13246655
Media, migration and human rights: Discourse and resistance in the context of the erosion of liberal norms
Balabanova, E., & Trandafoiu, R. (2020). Media, migration and human rights Discourse and resistance in the context of the erosion of liberal norms INTRODUCTION. JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE AND POLITICS, 19(3), 379-390. doi:10.1075/jlp.20007.bal
Norm destruction, norm resilience: The media and refugee protection in the UK and Hungary during Europe’s ‘Migrant Crisis’
Balabanova, E., & Balch, A. (2020). Norm destruction, norm resilience The media and refugee protection in the UK and Hungary during Europe's 'Migrant Crisis'. JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE AND POLITICS, 19(3), 413-435. doi:10.1075/jlp.19055.bal
2019
Communicating cosmopolitanism during times of crisis: UNHCR and the World Refugee Day campaign in the UK and Bulgaria
Balabanova, E. (2019). Communicating cosmopolitanism during times of crisis: UNHCR and the World Refugee Day campaign in the UK and Bulgaria. Journal of Human Rights Practice, 11(3), 467-485. doi:10.1093/jhuman/huz029
Human rights and public debate: the media as scapegoat?
Balabanova, E. (2019). Human rights and public debate The media as scapegoat?. In HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE MEDIA: FEAR AND FETISH (pp. 181-206). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2017
Foreign Policy, Media and Human Rights
Balabanova, E. (2017). Foreign Policy, Media and Human Rights. In The Routledge Companion to Media and Human Rights (pp. 189-197). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315619835-18
A deadly cocktail? The fusion of Europe and immigration in the UK press
Balch, A., & Balabanova, E. (2017). A deadly cocktail? The fusion of Europe and immigration in the UK press. Critical Discourse Studies, 14(3), 236-255. doi:10.1080/17405904.2017.1284687
Foreign policy, media and human rights
Balabanova, E. (2017). Foreign policy, media and human rights. In H. Tumber, & S. Waisbord (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Media and Human Rights (pp. 189-197). London: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315619835-18
2016
Media and human rights
Media and human rights (2016). In Routledge Handbook of Media, Conflict and Security (pp. 250-260). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315850979-28
Ethics, politics and migration: Public debates on the free movement of Romanians and Bulgarians in the UK, 2006–2013
Balch, A., & Balabanova, E. (2016). Ethics, politics and migration: Public debates on the free movement of Romanians and Bulgarians in the UK, 2006–2013. Politics, 36(1), 19-35. doi:10.1111/1467-9256.12082
Media and Human Rights
Balabanova, E. (2016). Media and Human Rights. In P. Robinson, P. Seib, & R. Frohlich (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Media, Conflict and Security (pp. 230-240). London: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315850979-28
2015
ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION
Balabanova, E. (2015). ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION. In MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: THE COSMOPOLITAN PROMISE (pp. 104-124). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
Balabanova, E. (2015). FREEDOM OF SPEECH. In MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: THE COSMOPOLITAN PROMISE (pp. 125-148). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
GENOCIDE
Balabanova, E. (2015). GENOCIDE. In MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: THE COSMOPOLITAN PROMISE (pp. 87-103). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
HUMAN RIGHTS Key issues
Balabanova, E. (2015). HUMAN RIGHTS Key issues. In MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: THE COSMOPOLITAN PROMISE (pp. 13-27). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION
Balabanova, E. (2015). HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION. In MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: THE COSMOPOLITAN PROMISE (pp. 59-86). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
INFORMATION, MEDIA AND POWER
Balabanova, E. (2015). INFORMATION, MEDIA AND POWER. In MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: THE COSMOPOLITAN PROMISE (pp. 31-42). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Media and human rights: cosmopolitan promise or deficit? CONCLUSION
Balabanova, E. (2015). Media and human rights: cosmopolitan promise or deficit? CONCLUSION. In MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: THE COSMOPOLITAN PROMISE (pp. 171-177). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
THE MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS The Cosmopolitan Promise INTRODUCTION
Balabanova, E. (2015). THE MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS The Cosmopolitan Promise INTRODUCTION. In MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: THE COSMOPOLITAN PROMISE (pp. 1-+). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
THE NORMATIVE DIMENSION Cosmopolitanism
Balabanova, E. (2015). THE NORMATIVE DIMENSION Cosmopolitanism. In MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: THE COSMOPOLITAN PROMISE (pp. 43-55). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
TORTURE
Balabanova, E. (2015). TORTURE. In MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: THE COSMOPOLITAN PROMISE (pp. 149-170). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2014
The Media and Human Rights
Balabanova, E. (2014). The Media and Human Rights: The Cosmopolitan Promise. London: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203105436
A Europe of Rights and Values? Public Debates on Sarkozy's Roma Affair in France, Bulgaria and Romania
Balch, A., Balabanova, E., & Trandafoiu, R. (2014). A Europe of Rights and Values? Public Debates on Sarkozy's Roma Affair in France, Bulgaria and Romania. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 40(8), 1154-1174. doi:10.1080/1369183X.2013.854691
US Foreign Policy in the European Media: Framing the Rise and Fall ofNeoconservatism
Balabanova, E. (2014). US Foreign Policy in the European Media: Framing the Rise and Fall ofNeoconservatism. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION, 29(2), 242-244. doi:10.1177/0267323113519546a
Introduction: Communicating War
Balabanova, E., & Parry, K. (2014). Introduction: Communicating War. Journal of War & Culture Studies, 7(1), 1-4. doi:10.1179/1752627213z.00000000036
Normative Europe and the Roma Issue in the Romanian and Bulgarian Press
Balch, A., Balabanova, E., & Trandafoiu, R. (2014). Normative Europe and the Roma Issue in the Romanian and Bulgarian Press. In L. A. Lievrouw (Ed.), Challenging Communication Research: Selected Papers from the International Communication Association Annual Conference, 2013 (pp. 61-75). Oxford: Peter Lang.
2013
Media, wars and politics: Comparing the incomparable in Western and Eastern Europe
Balabanova, E. (2013). Media, wars and politics: Comparing the incomparable in Western and Eastern Europe.
Understanding impact in human rights campaigning: UNHCR's 2012 Dilemmas World Refugee Day campaign
Balabanova, E. (2013). Understanding impact in human rights campaigning: UNHCR's 2012 Dilemmas World Refugee Day campaign. Geneva: UNHCR.
2011
A system in chaos? Knowledge and sense-making on immigration policy in public debates
Balch, A., & Balabanova, E. (2011). A system in chaos? Knowledge and sense-making on immigration policy in public debates. MEDIA CULTURE & SOCIETY, 33(6), 885-904. doi:10.1177/0163443711411007
Media and foreign policy in central and eastern Europe post 9/11: in from the cold?
Balabanova, E. (2011). Media and foreign policy in central and eastern Europe post 9/11: in from the cold?. Media, War & Conflict, 4(1), 69-82. doi:10.1177/1750635210396124
2010
Sending and receiving: The ethical framing of intra-EU migration in the European press
Balabanova, E., & Balch, A. (2010). Sending and receiving: The ethical framing of intra-EU migration in the European press. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION, 25(4), 382-397. doi:10.1177/0267323110381005
Assisted Reproduction: A Comparative Review of IVF Policies in Two Pro-Natalist Countries
Balabanova, E., & Simonstein, F. (2010). Assisted Reproduction: A Comparative Review of IVF Policies in Two Pro-Natalist Countries. HEALTH CARE ANALYSIS, 18(2), 188-202. doi:10.1007/s10728-009-0123-2
Media power during humanitarian interventions: Is Eastern Europe any different from the West?
Balabanova, E. (2010). Media power during humanitarian interventions: Is Eastern Europe any different from the West?. JOURNAL OF PEACE RESEARCH, 47(1), 71-82. doi:10.1177/0022343309350005
2009
‘Can’t Avoid It, Can’t Afford It’: Assisted Reproduction in Israel and Bulgaria
Simonstein, F., & Balabanova, E. (2009). ‘Can’t Avoid It, Can’t Afford It’: Assisted Reproduction in Israel and Bulgaria. In International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine (pp. 55-64). Springer Netherlands. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-2475-6_5
2008
Media wars and politics: Comparing the incomparable in Western and Eastern Europe
Balabanova, E. (2008). Media wars and politics: Comparing the incomparable in Western and Eastern Europe.
2007
Media, Wars and Politics
Balabanova, E. (n.d.). Media, Wars and Politics. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781351153164
2004
‘The CNN effect’ in Eastern Europe ‐ does it exist?: The representation of the Kosovo conflict in the Bulgarian print media
Balabanova, E. (2004). ‘The CNN effect’ in Eastern Europe ‐ does it exist?: The representation of the Kosovo conflict in the Bulgarian print media. Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 5(2), 273-304. doi:10.1080/15705850408438888