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[ecrea] CFP - PSA Media and Politics Group Annual Conference. 3-4 November 2011. Bournemouth University

Fri Mar 04 12:37:04 GMT 2011



Call for Papers

Political Studies Association Media and Politics Group (MPG) Annual Conference

3-4 November 2011

Bournemouth University, UK

Civic and Audience Empowerment

Deadline for Abstracts: 3 June 2011

The PSA is the UKâ??s leading association in the study and research of politics. The MPG is one of its largest specialist groups, and is one of the worldâ??s largest political communications groups. The main theme of its annual conference is civic and audience empowerment focusing, in particular, on the ways and means through which (all and any) media can empower or dis-empower citizens, i.e. act as vehicles of or obstacles to civic change.

Technological, cultural and economic forces are profoundly transforming political communication posing historic challenges and opportunities for politicians and media organisations. At the same time, important questions are emerging about the role and power of citizens, challenging traditional notions of the passive audience, but opening new questions around power and digital labour. It is therefore a good time to reflect upon some of the consequences of these developments for both the construction and reception of political communication, in all its forms. For instance, how much and what sorts of civic and audience empowerment are most desirable, and how does this differ cross-nationally? How do citizens relate to private and public spaces? How do citizens function in online, networked, liminal and alternative spaces? How do audiences of â??non-politicalâ?? media spaces relate their experiences to politics? How are political parties and movements utilising audiences as co-creators of political communication and what are the consequences for democracy?

We invite theoretical and empirical papers that draw specific attention to reassessing the theories, methods and issues that inform our understanding of citizens and audiences in contemporary politics. These may include, but are not limited to the following themes:

- New forms of campaigning, political communication, networking and mobilisation - How news organisations are speaking to their audience: continuities and change - Citizen journalism and political audiences as â??knowledge communitiesâ??
-       Civic consumerism and the â??politics of the everyday lifeâ??
-       Media literacy and journalism education
-       Usability of political websites and user empowerment
-       Global citizen empowerment and social movements
- The geography and spatiality of audiencehood in the context of the political - The relationship between art, creativity, entertainment and civic culture
-       Resistant audiences and alternative interpretive communities

The aim of this conference is to encourage new thinking and original approaches to political communication with a particular emphasis (where problems are articulated) on solutions, recommendations and ways forward. The conference organisers are in talks with publishers and intend to publish selected conference papers as part of an edited collection. To be considered for this, conference presenters are encouraged to submit a full version of their paper before or soon after the conference.

While the conference is themed on civic and audience empowerment, the MPG group always operates an inclusive policy, and papers dealing with any aspect of media and politics are welcomed.

The keynote speech will be delivered by Professor Stuart Allan.

Proposals for 15 minute papers should include the following: title and name, institutional affiliation and address, and preferred email address; together with, a paper title and abstract of not more than 300 words; and, whether or not you are a postgraduate student. Proposals should be sent on or before Friday 3rd June 2011 to Dr Dan Jackson (jacksond /at/ bournemouth.ac.uk). All abstracts will undergo peer review and decisions on papers will be given within 3 weeks of the submission deadline.

Full papers submitted by postgraduate students will be entered into the James Thomas Memorial Prize. This award is presented to the most outstanding paper by a graduate student at the Media and Politics Group Annual Conference.

For further information about the conference, please visit (and join!) the MPG facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=13215335223.

Dan


Dr.  Dan Jackson
 Senior  Lecturer in Media and Communications
 UG Degree Framework Leader for Corporate and Marketing Communications group
 Programme  Co-ordinator, BA Public Relations
 The Media  School
 Bournemouth  University
 W410  Weymouth House
 Talbot  Campus
 01202  961297
(jacksond /at/ bournemouth.ac.uk)



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