[ecrea] Journal of Communication Special Call

Over the past several months events in the Middle East and elsewhere in 
the developing world have placed an international spotlight on the role 
of social media in facilitating and resisting social change. 
 Communication researchers should be at the center of efforts to 
understand these events.  I am pleased to announce that a special issue 
of the /Journal of Communication/ will be devoted to this exciting and 
important topic.  Prof. Philip Howard, whose recent book, /The Digital 
Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Information Technology and 
Political Islam/, makes an important contribution to our understanding 
of the “Arab Spring,” has agreed to serve as Guest Co-editor of this 
special issue planned for early 2012.  Deadline for submission is August 
15, 2011.

Please feel free to contact Prof. Howard ((pnhoward /at/ uw.edu) 
<mailto:(pnhoward /at/ uw.edu)>) or me ((macp /at/ uw.edu) <mailto:(macp /at/ uw.edu)>) 
should you have further questions.   See you in Boston!

Malcolm (Mac) Parks

Editor, Journal of Communication

Professor of Communication

Department of Communication Box 353740

University of Washington

Seattle, WA  98195