Ilva Skulte

Assoc. Prof. Dr. philol. Ilva Skulte is a Lecturer and Academic Staff member at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Rīga Stradiņš University. Her work focuses on media pluralism, freedom of expression, cultural journalism, and media literacy, with a regional emphasis on the Baltic states and Europe.

Her research examines

• Discursive constructions of gendered violence in the Istanbul Convention debates
• Ethical dimensions of journalism in democratic societies
• Media pluralism monitoring frameworks
• Family-level deliberative communication patterns

She contributes to understanding how media systems evolve across Europe and how competencies of media users shape civic dialogue.

Recent publications address

• Press freedom dynamics in Baltic contexts
• Religious narratives in European media
• Media education policy challenges
• Visual representations in street art

Her interdisciplinary work bridges media studies with political philosophy and gender theory.