SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT COMMUNICATION SECTION - CALL FOR PAPERS
ECREA's 3rd EUROPEAN COMMUNICATION CONFERENCE
Conference Theme: 'Transcultural Communication -- Intercultural
Comparisons'.
Hamburg, Germany, 12-15 October 2010 www.ecrea2010hamburg.eu
ECREA?s Science and Environment Communication Section welcomes the
submission of proposals for papers, posters and panels for ECREA?s 3rd
European Communication Conference to take place in Hamburg, Germany from
12 to 15 October 2010.
The 21st century faces unprecedented challenges in the environment and
science fields. The Science and Environment Communication section seeks to
foster a strong network of research in the wide area of science and
environment communication. Science is understood here in broad terms as
research that has its roots in the social sciences, humanities or natural
sciences, including technology. Environment is also understood broadly as
both the natural and the built milieu. Example of topic areas that can be
addressed include but are far from restricted to the following:
? Media representations of science and the environment
? Political and commercial discourse on the environment
? Communication, democracy and scientific/environmental governance
? Public engagement with science and the environment
? The dialogic, interactive communication of research-based knowledge
? The discourse and politics of environmental activism
The section welcomes work that crosses a range of disciplinary
(communication/media/cultural studies, science and technology studies,
sociology, social psychology) and methodological
(quantitative/qualitative/empirical/theoretical)
boundaries. For activities of
the section, please visit http://www.scienv-com.eu/
Anabela Carvalho (Chair)
Julie Doyle (Vice-Chair)
Louise Phillips (Vice-chair)
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 28 February 2010
Guidelines for submission:
ECREA is pleased to accept proposals for individual papers, panels as well as
poster presentations. All proposals must be submitted to (and will be
reviewed) by one of the 17 ECREA thematic sections through the conference
website. www.ecrea2010hamburg.eu
Abstracts should be written in English and
should contain a clear outline of the
argument, the theoretical framework, and where applicable methodology and
results. The preferred length of the individual abstracts is between 400 and
500 words (the maximum is 500 words, i. e. 3,500 characters). Panel
proposals which should consist of five individual contributions combine a
panel abstract with five individual abstracts, each of which are between 400
and 500 words (i. e. max. 3,500 characters).
Participants may submit more than one proposal, but only one paper or poster
by the same first author will be accepted and programmed. First authors can
still be second (or third, etc.) author of other
papers or posters, and can still
act as chair or respondent of a panel.
Deadline:
All proposals should be submitted through the website no later than 28
February 2010. Please note that this submission deadline will not be extended!
Proposals should be submitted through the conference website. Online
submission system opens 1 December 2009.
To avoid technical problems, early submission is strongly encouraged.
Timeline:
1 December 2009: Online submission system open
28 February 2010: Deadline for online submission
End of April 2010: Notification of acceptance
15 September 2010: Deadline for submission of full papers (for online
publication)
Feel free to circulate this call to colleagues or any other research networks
that may be interested in submitting a proposal.
