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[ecrea] Call for papers - Comparing Media Systems in the Iberian Peninsula

Tue Jun 14 13:28:03 GMT 2011


Call for papers - Comparing Media Systems in the Iberian Peninsula

Special issue of the /International Journal of Iberian Studies/ (Intellect).**

In the last few years, comparative studies have quickly developed in the field of communication studies. Specifically, the publication of Hallin and Mancini’s /Comparing Media Systems/ has been a turning point in cross-national research into the structure, politics and performance of media systems. In this work, Spain and Portugal appear, alongside other countries, under the umbrella of the Polarized Pluralist or Mediterranean model. However, not all of the literature agrees with this classification. Equally, areas like those of journalism, policies, texts and audiences, to name just a few, remain largely unexplored from this comparative perspective.

The aim of this special issue is to stimulate debate on cross-national media research between Spain and Portugal. The Iberian perspective on media studies remains largely underdeveloped. However, in the context of increasing comparative research, it seems a logical step forward. Among others, relevant questions include:

- Is there space for an Iberian dimension in Portuguese and Spanish media systems?

- What are the difficulties faced by researchers when comparing the Spanish and Portuguese media systems?

- What is the research agenda for an Iberian perspective on media systems and its relationship to political, economic or cultural systems?

- What is the theoretical and empirical justification for Iberian research?

- How do researchers interpret similarities and differences found when studying both countries and their media production, distribution and consumption?

- Do media texts reflect the Iberian perspective? How do they reflect it?

- How do the different languages spoken in the Iberian Peninsula affect this Iberian dimension?

- What is the role of nations and regions within these systems and between them?

- What is the relationship and position of the Iberian media and communication space with other systems in the context of globalization?

To that end, possible topics include (but are not limited to): journalism practices and cultures, the structures of national broadcasting systems, transborder texts, experiences and practices, audience analysis, international communication, political communication, communication and cultural policies, and media theory and sociology.

Cross-national studies will be privileged. Only articles written in English will be sent out for review. Articles should be between 6,000 and 8,000 words including notes and references. The submission guidelines can be downloaded from http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/MediaManager/File/IJIS%20Notes%20for%20Contributors.pdf.

The deadline for submissions is 20 September 2011. This special issue will be published in 2012.

For further information and submissions, please contact the guest editors at:

David Fernández-Quijada

Departament de Comunicació Audiovisual i Publicitat I, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

(david.fernandez /at/ uab.es)

José Luis García

Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Universidade de Lisboa

(jlgarcia /at/ ics.ul.pt)




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