[eccr] Italian Political Association Society - Political communication and communication policies. The international dimension

Italian Political Association Society
Annual conference - Padova 15-17 September 2004

Call for papers
Political communication and communication policies. The international dimension

Panel convenors: Dr. Claudia Padovani, Dr. Giorgia Nesti, Dr. Arjuna Tuzzi

The Italian Political Science Society is hosting for the first time a panel 
within its annual conference on the international dimension of political 
communication. In the light of promoting this field of research and 
strengthening relations among European researchers we invite European 
scholars to submit proposals for presentation.

Transformations due to technological changes in the field of information 
and communication, the globalization of information flows and the 
developing narrative on the knowledge society, open the field of political 
communication to an international and trans-national perspective. Moreover, 
technological convergence in the network society and the growing relevance 
of the impact of technologies on political processes invite us to focus on 
the transformations in governance processes, and more specifically the 
governance of communication, at different levels.
In this context the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), held in 
Geneva last December and now heading to its second phase in Tunis in 
November 2005, contributed in defining the communication agenda for the new 
century and demonstrated the close connection between the content and 
processes dimensions in communication policies.
Internet governance, the digital divide, issues of privacy and security, 
ict applications are all issue that deserve further reflection; together 
with a focus on how policy-making related to those issues is developing in 
terms of institutions, priorities and the involvement of different 
stakeholders. This new environment requires new and appropriate methods and 
concepts for the analysis of complex phenomena.

The panel welcomes theoretical contributions as well empirical research on 
different aspect of international political communication, dealing with the 
transformation of political communication due to the impact of new 
technologies and the transformation in the governance of communication, 
with a special focus on the European experience.
Topics of relevance will be:
Ø       Analysis related to the WSIS process: themes, actors involved and 
their impact, contested issues and future developments, with a special 
focus on the multi-stakeholder approach;
Ø       Analysis related to the global and regional governance of 
communication (mass media, telecommunication, icts), with a special focus 
on European positions within international negotiations on issues such as 
cultural diversity, audiovisual trade, digital divide, privacy and security 
in the electronic environment;
Ø       Trends in EU policies for the knowledge society, with a special 
focus on the social and cultural dimension, in the context of the enlargement;
Ø       Analysis focusing on the transformation of the European public 
sphere due to technological changes: the role of traditional and new media 
in the definition of spaces for discussion and participation and the role 
played by non-state actors in the definition of EU policies in the field of 
communication;
Ø       Analysis related to the use of new technologies by social movement 
and civil society organizations in the development of trans-national 
connections and communities at the European and global level.

Italian and international discussants will comment on the papers. Abstracts 
can be presented either in Italian or English. According to the 
participants, sessions will be conducted in English.

We plan to have a poster section for young scholars (doctoral students and 
young researchers)

Deadline for abstract presentation: 30 June 2004
Deadline for paper presentation: 15 August 2004
Abstracts and papers to be sent to: (claudia.padovani /at/ unipd.it)

For further information contact: (claudia.padovani /at/ unipd.it)


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