The Institute for Democracy, Media and Cultural Exchange (IDEM) is an independent and non-profit advisory and research institute.
IDEM initiates and assists programs and projects that support democratic institutions and media in transition and developing countries.
The aim of IDEM is to provide democratic and transparent framework conditions for peace and development-oriented media, communication and cultural exchange. To this end, IDEM analyzes existing structures, develops development steps together with the partners, carries out further research for strategy consulting and qualifies people in local institutions and projects.
We work in a partnership-oriented and participatory basis, in close proximity to our target groups and strive for continuous and long-term cooperation with our partners.
IDEM is a long-standing and active member of the Forum Media and Development – FOME
Executive Board
Petra Behlke-Campos
Head of the board
Petra Behlke-Campos is an expert in intercultural relations and international cooperation. She is committed to using culture as a bridge between people. She studied German, linguistics and cultural studies in Heidelberg and Munich and worked as deputy director of the Goethe-Institutes in Mexico City and Chennai/India and as director in Lima/Peru. Petra has initiated and managed several projects in the fields of culture, film and media literacy in Peru, Mexico, India and Albania, among others.
Main areas of work- Cultural and educational projects in Latin America and Southeast Europe
- Project management
- Development and implementation of workshops and trainings
- German
- Spanish
- English
Romaniia Gorbach
Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board
Romaniia Gorbach is a journalist, media trainer, and project manager. She studied journalism at the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (Ukraine). She has worked in radio, online and print media. She holds a Master's degree in Media and Communications from the Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona, Spain). Romaniia is currently the head of the Ukrainian editorial office of JADU magazine. She specialises in covering social issues, including topics related to the war in Ukraine.
Key areas of expertise- Organisation of educational trainings for professional and beginner journalists
- Media literacy
- Conflict-sensitive journalism
- Ukrainian
- English
- Spanish
- Polish
Dr. Ulrike Fischer-Butmaloiu
Treasurer
Dr. Ulrike Butmaloiu is a journalist, trainer and lecturer. She studied journalism, anthropology, politics, economics, law, media and intercultural communication in Leipzig, Hagen, Pietermaritzburg (South Africa) and Sofia (Bulgaria) and completed her PhD in Dortmund on Russian media in war and crisis situations.
At the International College of Journalism at the Free University of Berlin, she led training programs for journalists from all over Europe, the successor states of the Soviet Union and the USA. She taught at the University of Bonn and the Deutsche Welle Academy in the Master's program International Media Studies. She has worked as a media trainer and lecturer in Egypt, Palestine, Ghana, Tanzania, Cambodia, Brazil, Ukraine, Central Asia, the Balkans and the Caucasus.
Main areas of work- Development and implementation of workshops, training courses and projects
- Training of Trainers
- Media and Information Literacy
- Political Communication
- Journalism
- Conflict-sensitive reporting
- Digital Storytelling/Mobile Reporting
- Citizen Journalism
- Data journalism
- German
- English
- Russian
- Romanian