[ecrea] CfP: Conference "Social Media in a Changing Media Environment: Lessons from the Arab world"

The Tunisian Press and Information Science Institute (IPSI)&  The
Arab-European Association of Communication and Media Researchers (AREACORE)
Call for papers for a scientific international conference on

Social Media in a Changing Media Environment: Lessons from the Arab world
Tunis, October 16-18, 2014

Please refer to:http://www.areacore.org/conferences.html
for the full call in English and Arabic.

Presentations will be welcomed and should be integrated into one of the
following panels:
- Topic 1: Social Media in the Arab World: Theoretical and Historical
Approaches
- Topic 2: Social Media, Democratic Change and Political Participation
- Topic 3: Social transformations in the Arab World and the role of the
elite: disaggregating and emerging elites
- Topic 4: New media and communication practices: Violations against ethics
and privacy of individuals
- Topic 5: Professionals’ experiences in the field of new media: towards an
Arab Code of Digital Media Ethics


A 500 word abstract describing the Topic, the Issue, and a preliminary
bibliography must be submitted (totunisiaconference /at/ gmail.com)  no later than
May, 15, 2014.
All submissions will be anonymously peer-reviewed according to the criteria
of originality, relevance, theoretical foundation, appropriateness of the
methods used, clarity of language, and reference to the conference theme.

Schedule:
- June 15, 2014: Decision of the Scientific Committee about selected
abstracts
- June 30, 2014: Participation confirmation from selected applicants
- August 25, 2014: Final versions of the scientific presentations sent to
the Scientific Committee as a word document for publication on time.
- October 16-18, 2014: International Scientific Conference on “Social media
in a changing media environment: Lessons from the Arab world”

For selected Arab presenters a limited amount of funding will be available
through the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) covering travel and
accommodation.  Please indicate on the title page whether you apply for
funding.

Scientific Secretariat
Administration: Ms. Elhem Jouini
Press and Information Sciences Institute
Manouba University Campus – 2010 – Manouba, Tunisia
Phone numbers: (+216) 71 600 980 – (+216) 600 981 – (+216) 71 600 831
Fax number: (+216) 71 600 465
Email:(tunisiaconference /at/ gmail.com)
Websites:www.ipsi.rnu.tn   &   www.areacore.org
Conference Scientific Coordinator: Dr. Moez Ben Messaoud:(bms.moez /at/ yahoo.fr)



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