[ecrea] Call for Papers: "Media and Foreign Policy", WPCC 5(3)

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>*Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture (WPCC)*
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>Volume 5, Number 3, September 2008
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>*Call for papers: Media and Foreign Policy*
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>The role of the media in foreign policy-making remains one of the most
>neglected areas in foreign policy literature. Extensive research on the
>topic has only been conducted in the US and it has mainly emerged from the
>field of political communication.
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>This literature suggests that coverage of international politics follows the
>frames of reference of either the executive branch of the government or
>reflects wider elite opinion in Washington when the elites disagree on the
>policy.
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>However, in the absence of sufficient comparative research, it is unclear
>whether the findings and theories developed in the US have wider relevance
>internationally.
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>Meanwhile, research conducted outside the US has remained rather fragmented
>and has, similarly to the research in the US, tended to focus on foreign
>policy crises.
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>WPCC invites both national studies and comparative research across countries
>that contribute to broadening the understanding of the interplay between
>media and policy-makers in the conduct of foreign affairs.
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>Particularly welcomed are original, research-based contributions that
>attempt to incorporate into the analysis the theoretical approaches emerging
>from the fields of Communication Studies, Foreign Policy Analysis,
>International Relations or other relevant disciplines.
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>Submissions may focus on, but are not limited to, the following issues:   -
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>- What is the relationship between media content and government policy line
>and/or elite opinion(s)?
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>- Do media provide accurate, impartial and pertinent information on matters
>relevant to foreign policy?
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>- Does media coverage influence public opinion on foreign and security
>policy issues?
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>- Who are the sources of information for the media?
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>- Who sets the agenda?
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>- Is there public debate on foreign policy issues?
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>- Who has access to foreign policy debate in the media?
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>- Do media circulate news and opinion at odds with the government policy?
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>- In which circumstances is media coverage critical of government policy?
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>- What influence, if any, do the media have over foreign policy?
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>Applicants may submit abstracts of no more than 250 words to Issue's Editor
>Janne Halttu at *(janne.halttu /at/ gmail.com)*.
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>Deadline for the submission of abstracts is 10 March 2008.
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>For accepted articles the deadline for submission is 10 June 2008. Further
>details of WPCC, as well as previous issues, are available at
>*http://www.westminster.ac.uk/wpcc*.
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>--
>Salvatore Scifo,
>Lecturer in Community Media
>Media Information & Communication
>Department of Applied Social Sciences
>London Metropolitan University
>Ladbroke House, Room LH 326
>62-66 Highbury Grove
>London N5 2AD
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>Editorial Board, Westminster Paper in Communication and Culture (WPCC)

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