Sanja Vico

Dr Sanja Vico is a Lecturer in Communications and Digital Media (E&R) in the Department of Communications, Drama and Film at the University of Exeter, and a Research Associate of the LSE Research Unit on Southeaster Europe (LSEE). Her research has been focused on social media in contexts of identity, migration, nationalism, and post-conflict justice and reconciliation. She has expertise in a range of qualitative methods, primarily (digital) ethnography, interviews, and discourse analysis, and experience in collaborating on quantitative projects.

Prior to joining the University of Exeter, Dr Vico held a prestigious fellowship at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where she worked as a Postdoctoral Research Officer on the ERC-funded project Justice Interactions and Peacebuilding. She has given interviews about her research and has commented on current affairs in the Western Balkans for several media outlets, including Al Jazeera Balkans. She has provided expert advice to various government officials and commercial stakeholders, including the House of Lord and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Her collaboration with the BBC Media Action led to the launch of BBC News service in Belgrade in 2018.