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[ecrea] 2011 IAMCR conference in Istanbul, Turkey / section calls

Mon Nov 22 21:42:02 GMT 2010


Dear Colleagues,

You'll find below the call for paper for the Political Communication Research Section for the Istanbul Conference. This year we also intend to convene a joint panel with the "Post-Socialist, Post-Authoritarian and Intercultural Communication" WG, please read below.

With my best regards

Philippe J. Maarek
Professeur des Universités
Président de la Section de Recherches en Communication Politique
Association Internationales des Etudes et Recherches en Information et Communication (AIERI)
Chair of the Political Communication Research Section
International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR)
Presidente de la sección Investigación en comunicación politica
Asociación Internacional de Estudios en Comunicación Social (AIECS)
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Call for paper for the 2011 Istanbul Conference

The Political Communication Research Section will be organizing panels at the 2011 IAMCR conference in Istanbul, Turkey. The section is interested in papers bearing on all the dimensions in political communication of the subject of the conference.

Note that we also seek papers on any of the whole range of political communication research: the media and political socialization, political campaigning, public opinion and political participation, interactions between the media and intermediary organizations such as interest groups and political parties, as well as the involvement and uses of the medias in campaigns, election; and also the media and marketing processes in government, from policy making to day to day politics at the local level, including Town Halls and other Local Government Institutions communication, from their day to day governance to the answers given to problematic neighborhoods. The use of Internet, blogs and all king of Internet social networks in modern political communication is also of interest to the section, as well as other new media and e-government processes.

Paper proposals should be one page, and should list the author's name, address, university affiliations, telephone, fax, and e-mail, followed by the paper's title and an abstract of 500 words/1500 signs. The abstract should specify the subject, questions asked, methodology and findings.

Anyone interested in presenting a paper should send his application, before the deadline indicated on IAMCR website, through the IAMCR website. See:
http://iamcr.org/home-and-news/665-2011-cfp#swg

Proposals will be reviewed, and in order to improve the on-site discussions, all panels will have a discussant. Colleagues willing to act as discussants may apply as far as they have already taken part to at least two previous meetings of the section and/or are well-known researchers in the field. Paper givers may also volunteer to be discussants in other panels than theirs. Would-be discussants should specify in which field of political communication they are rather willing to work and also send in the same personal data required from paper givers.

Also, in keeping with our section?s tradition of exploring points of intersect with other research groups of IAMCR, this year we wish to convene a joint panel with the Post-Socialist, Post-Authoritarian and Intercultural Communication Working Group on the theme: ?Political Communication in the Post-Socialist countries of Eastern Europe?. Those who wish to submit a proposal for this session are encouraged to contact Philippe J. Maarek ((maarek /at/ univ-paris12.fr)) Head of the Political Communication Section, and Anastasia Grusha, Deputy Head of the Post-Socialist, Post-Authoritarian and Intercultural Communication Working group, at (grusha.anastasia /at/ smi.msu.ru)




For any further information, it is possible to contact the section head, Professor Philippe J. Maarek, at (maarek /at/ univ-paris12.fr).

E-mail should be privileged, but he can also be reached as follows:

Philippe J. Maarek
Professeur à l'Université Paris Est -UPEC
41 rue du Colisee,
75008 Paris,
France
Fax 331- 43.59.57.03,
Tel 331- 42.25.85.82

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Dear Colleagues,

I enclose the call for papers for the Popular Culture working group for the Istanbul Conference.

Call for Papers

The Popular Culture Working Group of the International Association for Media and Communication Research ( IAMCR) announces its call for papers for the 2011 academic conference to be held at Kadir Has University in Istanbul, Turkey, from July 13 to 17, 2011.
The general theme of the conference is 'Cities, Creativity, Connectivity'.

Papers that explore popular representations and practices that draw on the broad conference theme are welcomed. These should consider such topics as cosmopolitanism and urbanism as cultural formations, new and mobile articulations of gender, race and ethnicity, hybridity, mobility and authenticity, migration, flow and the spaces of discourse, creative labour, digital creativity and precarity, the impact of global formats on local media, networking and the reformation of art worlds and communities, museums and memory, consumerism, scenes and life styles, nationalism and para-nationalism. Papers that emphasize other aspects of the conference theme will also be considered.

 Deadlines and Submission Details
The deadline for submission of abstracts is February 8, 2011.
Please note that this deadline will not be extended.
Submission of abstracts and full papers is to be done online through the IAMCR's Open Conference System (OCS) using the link to be found on the official Istanbul conference website. The OCS system will be available to receive abstract submissions from Wednesday December 1, 2010.

The results of peer reviews of submitted abstracts will be announced by Section and Working Group Heads by March 25, 2011. Full papers must be submitted online via the IAMCR-OCS by June 3, 2011.

For further information, please visit the IAMCR Istanbul 2011 conference website

Best wishes,
 Barry





Barry King,
Professor of Communications,
Associate Dean International,
Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies,
AUT University
Private Bag 92006
 Auckland 1142
t: +64 9 921 9999 EXT 9626
f: +64 9 921 9987
mob: +64 21 555 923
e-mail: (barry.king /at/ aut.ac.nz)

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                                                      Call for Papers

                            Participatory Communications Research (PCR)

International Association for Media and Communication Research, IAMCR 2010, July 13-17, 2011, Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey
                                    http://iamcr.org/congress/istanbul-2011



CALL FOR PAPERS:

The Participatory Communications Research Section (PCR) invites submissions for its open sessions at the IAMCR 2011 Conference in Istanbul, Turkey under the general theme ?Cities, Creativity, Connectivity?. Given the broad, inter-disciplinary, multi-perspectival nature of PCR, we welcome papers that explore the theory and practice of PCR from different vantage points.

The on-going research that is presented at PCR sessions is not based on a singular, all-encompassing understanding of participation. Rather, participation is a term that is used to refer to a variety of social processes (including, but not limited to, planned processes and their evaluations) that occur in myriad ways and in a variety of contexts. The PCR Section addresses issues related to communication processes within community and the ways in which communication, information and/or media are leveraged by citizens or other interested parties through participatory processes that foster social change. The section also deals with the many variables inclusive of politics, economics, culture and technology that shape the possibilities and limits of participatory communication. The sessions are meant to contribute towards theoretical and methodological clarification, and we welcome papers that highlight original approaches and fresh thinking.

We welcome papers on e.g. participatory communications and participatory communication processes related to ICTs for sustainable development, agricultural communication, health communication, environmental communication, social networking, citizen communicative practices (including, but not limited to, citizen journalism), communications advocacy, communication rights, community media, communications for gender empowerment, participatory video, non-formal education, and participatory methods (including action research). However, we will give preference for papers that advance new theory and practice in these respective areas.

SPECIAL THEMES:

Besides the open call for papers, we would like to invite papers that address the following special themes:

1)     Participatory Communications and Urban Interventions
This session will explore issues related to the leveraging of e.g. art, theatre and new media to promote participation aimed at reclaiming the ?City?, inquiring into power struggles and relationships between online and offline activism.

2)     Participatory Communications and the Urban Poor
Participatory communications is used by a range of urban poor, including rural migrants, refugees and those working in the informal sector, to produce ?civic presence? and claim their rights in the context of so-called global cities. This session will explore the various ways in which participatory communications strengthens identity and capabilities. Participatory communication practices that produce or substantiate ?civic presence? at the local level (understood in its multiple connections with the global) will be of particular interest.

3)     The Political Economy of Participatory Communications
As ?participation? becomes increasingly adopted by bilateral, multilateral and other institutional actors, there is a need to explore ?who? are involved in setting national and global agendas related to development and aid, ?how? participation is operationalised in such agendas, and the consequences of such institutionalisations. One can argue that dominant models offer one-size-fits-all solutions when in reality what is needed are context-specific approaches.

4)     Participatory Communications and new media possibilities
Mobile phone applications and innovative features of new technologies are contributing towards new types of mainly urban mobilisations. While many of these applications are ?consumer driven?, these applications can and often are subverted for community and advocacy purposes, and become a tool for social change. In which innovative ways are citizens deploying new media to communicate with each other and to discuss and address civic issues? How is technology encouraging respectful listening, engagement with diverse opinions, thoughtful public deliberation and action about major social issues? This session will explore participation in the context of technologies shaping people and people shaping technologies.

5)     New Advances in PCR Theory and methods
A perennial issue in PCR has been the persistence of the ?old? and a seeming lack of new theory and methods, and/or critical takes on existing ones. This session will highlight papers that explicitly advance original ways of theorising participatory communications and advances in methods while denoting an understanding of the field?s history ?which is essential to avoid ?reinventing the wheel?.

LOGISTICS:

There are possibilities for joint sessions with other working groups and sections.

Please do not submit your abstract to more than one section.

The deadline for the submission of abstracts (maximum 300 words) is February 8, 2011. Please note that this deadline will not be extended. Please use IAMCR?s Open Conference System (OCS) to submit your abstracts using the link found on the official Istanbul conference site. This system will be available to receive abstracts from December 1 onwards. Other information on peer review deadlines and full paper deadlines is available on the conference website.

Please address your suggestions, comments, concerns, etc. to:

Pradip Thomas, Section Head, (pradip.thomas /at/ uq.edu.au)
Florencia Enghel, Section Vice-Head, (Florencia.Enghel /at/ kau.se)
Satarupa Dasgupta, Section Vice-Head, (satarupa /at/ temple.edu)

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Dear Colleagues,

this is the call for papers from the Working Group on Crises Communication. It will soon be possible to register an abstract on the IAMCR website: but you can all start preparing and thinking about it already now! IAMCR:s Open Conference System (OCS) will be available to receive abstract submissions from Wednesday December 1, 2010.

For further information, please visit the IAMCR:s Istanbul 2011 conference website.

It would be so good to see you all again in Istanbul next summer!


Istanbul 2011 ? Working Group on Crisis Communication Call for Papers



?Cities, Creativity, Connectivity?

IAMCR Conference 2011-Istanbul, Turkey

July 13-17, 2011



The Working Group on Crisis Communication invites proposals for papers and panels to be presented at the 2011 International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference in Istanbul, Turkey, July 13-17, 2011.



Papers from the full range of crisis communication research will be considered. Key themes will include:

-       Government, Cities and Crisis Communication

-       Citizen Crises Communication

-       Connectivity and the role of New Social Media in Crisis Communication

-       Corporate Crises Communication

-       War, Civil War and Crises Communication

-       Health, Environment, Pandemics and Crises Communication



Abstracts of no more than 500 words/1500 signs should be submitted via the conference website by February 8st 2011. Announcement of acceptance: March 25. Full papers are due by June 3 st 2011 and should be submitted via the conference website. The abstracts should list the author?s name, address, university affiliations, telephone and e-mail, followed by the paper?s title. Please specify the subject, questions asked, methodology and findings. The application is to be sent to the IAMCR website: http://iamcr.org/home-and-news/665-2011-cfp#swg





Chair: Ester Pollack; pollack(at)jmk.su.se

Vice Chair: Sigurd Allern; sigurd.allern(at)media.uio.no



Dr. Ester Pollack
Reader in Journalism Studies
Department of Journalism, Media & Communication
Stockholm University
+46+8 16 44 97
+46+70 972 43 75
(pollack /at/ jmk.su.se)


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Dear colleagues,

Below is the call for papers of the History Section for the IAMCR
Conference at Istanbul (July 13-17, 2011).

Best regards,

Carlos Barrera
Chair, History Section, IAMCR

Department of Public Communication
School of Communication
University of Navarra (Pamplona, Spain)


HISTORY SECTION

CALL FOR PAPERS

(IAMCR Conference at Istanbul, Turkey, July 13-17, 2011)


The 2011 IAMCR Conference will be held in Istanbul (Turkey) from July
13-17. The overall conference theme is ?Cities, Creativity and
Connectivity?. Along with this topic, which is closely related to our
interest as researchers, the History Section also proposes specific
sessions for papers devoted to other topics.

This notice is to call for submissions for the History Section of the
IAMCR Program. Papers of historical perspectives, national studies and
international comparisons are particularly sought around the following
related themes:


1. International Communication and Financial Crises

The present worldwide financial crisis is not a new phenomenon.
Throughout history the world has experienced various global economic
crises and recessions that have deeply affected mass media. Papers
exploring the role of the media and other means of communication
during times of global economic crises are welcomed.


2. Media and Empire: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

Through theoretical and case study work in communication history, we
invite papers focused on the analysis of the relationships between
media development and empires in different periods and regions.
Globalisation is not a completely new phenomenon and the extension of
new communication technologies and other media contributed to foster
former empires in their attempts to maintain their influence and
power. A special call is made for papers on ?Colonialism and the press
in Central Asia and Asia in general?.


3. Journalists? Autobiographies as a Source for Media History

Among the diverse sources that media historians have for their studies
on the history of the different media, autobiographies written by
journalists, editors or publishers have a special value since they
come from first-person experiences. The autobiographies offer a
colourful picture of journalists? experiences during their
professional careers: how they reflect the advancement of their
careers, changes in journalistic standards and editorial routines;
what kinds of professional dilemmas they faced in different political
and cultural environments, etc., etc.

Autobiographical material reflects the individuals? experiences within
particular social contexts and is very subjective and emotional. It
cannot be looked at from the viewpoint of ?historical truth?; but it
does have other merits for research. The value and reliability of the
autobiographies as sources for journalism historical research should
definitely be discussed. Papers exploring this issue in one or various
countries are welcomed.


4. History of Research on Journalism and Communication

The growing importance of journalism, and in a broader sense, of
communication in modern societies gradually led scholars to consider
it as an object of academic study and research. Given the diversity of
traditions in this field, we invite papers that explore the
development of journalism and communication history research in
different countries: from isolated initiatives of scholars coming from
other fields to attempts to introduce the subject into university
departments. International comparison is necessary to achieve an
overview of the process and detect the influence between different
traditions.


5. Journalism Work in Times of Political and Social Change since World War II

More than two decades have passed since the major political change in
1989; many socio-economic events have happened since the fall of the
Berlin Wall and the collapse of the bi-polar world of the Cold War.
Media systems have changed in all post-Soviet countries, including the
transformation of journalistic work, traditions and education.
Transformations of media systems after such a fundamental change have
been described and analyzed not only in post-communist countries, but
also in Germany, Norway, Spain, Portugal, and in other countries and
continents. The focus of this research, however, has usually been on
media and media systems, not on the work, traditions and education of
journalism. The education of journalists has become increasingly
important within the context of the globalizing job markets and
foreign capital investments into national media industries.


Abstracts should be sent to the Section Chair only through the
Conference website, and should be between 300-500 words long. Each
abstract must include title, name(s), affiliation, institutional
address and email address of author(s).


Further information about IAMCR and this conference is available on
the respective websites: http://iamcr.org/ and
http://iamcr2011istanbul.com

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The theme of the 2011 conference of the International Association of Media and Communication Research is "Cities, Creativity, Connectivity." The full call for the conference, which will be in Istanbul from July 7-11, can be found at http://iamcr2011istanbul.com/. The Law Section of IAMCR welcomes papers and panels related to the conference theme, including such topics as:

- the legal context for creativity (eg, intellectual property rights, government support for and constraints on innovation and developments, etc.),

- adaptations of communication laws and regulations for specific types of city environments (eg, within free trade zones, along borders, or where violence is rife),

- the uses of laws and regulations to carve out different types of communicative spaces within cities (eg, zoning ordinances, laws pertaining to the use of large screens and other media in public spaces, public art, etc.),

- historical and contemporary effects of the increasing networking density of cities and changes in communication law and regulation,

- relationships between place as a medium for centers of creativity (as in innovation-rich environments like Silicon Valley) and intellectual property rights,

- differences in legal approaches to communication infrastructure and other issues in urban and rural environments, and

- the development of laws and regulations constraining and enabling speech in cities within virtual worlds and other online city-like environments.

Other paper and panel proposals pertaining to the section mission are also welcome. The section is open to all theoretical and methodological approaches, and particularly encourages attention to comparative, international, and global legal matters as well as research on communication law at the national and sub-national levels.

For further information, contact:

            Chair Sandra Braman ((braman /at/ uwm.edu))

            Co-Vice Chairs Slavka Antonova (Slavka.Antonova.und.edu),

                           Ullah Sahid ((ullah_sahid /at/ yahoo.co.uk))




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