[ecrea] CFP: Culture, Migration, and Health Communication in the Global Context

CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTER PROPOSALS



Title: Culture, Migration, and Health Communication in the Global Context





Editors:

Dr. Yuping Mao, Assistant Professor

Department of Media and Communication, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the 
Netherlands

(mao /at/ eshcc.eur.nl)



Dr. Rukhsana Ahmed, Associate Professor

Department of Communication, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

(rahmed /at/ uottawa.ca)



Proposal Submission Deadline: January 15, 2015



Overview of the Book:

With the globalization of the world, there is increasing migration 
happening across geographic regions within a country or across different 
countries. The migrant populations keep some of their original cultures 
with them that influence their communication about health outcomes. 
Meanwhile, migrant populations are constantly exposed to and adopting 
cultural values and practices in their host countries or regions, which 
gradually alter their health related communication and behaviors. On the 
one hand, migrants’ health communication and behaviors have become an 
important social topic in many countries especially in North America and 
some European countries with a relatively long history of having 
immigrants from other countries. On the other hand, in countries like 
China, urbanization accelerates migration within the country, primarily 
with economically and socially disadvantaged population migrating from 
rural to urban areas. Both international and internal migration bring 
new challenges to public health systems. Our edited book aims to 
critically review theoretical frameworks and literature, as well as 
discuss new practices and lessons related to culture, migration, and 
health communication in different countries.



Scope and Recommended Topics:

We invite chapters that critically review the strengths and limitations 
of widely applied theoretical frameworks such as assimilation, 
acculturation, cultural adaptation, culture-centered approach, cultural 
safety, cultural competency, and intercultural sensitivity. The review 
of those theoretical frameworks should be embedded in public health and 
health communication contexts.

Taking a communication perspective, this edited book will examine how 
differences among different cultural communities relate to health 
communication at interpersonal, group, and societal levels. We are 
interested but not limited to chapters on the following topics:

·         Health communication disparities among immigrant groups

·         Health information diffusion among migrant groups

·         Social support and migrant groups’ health communication



This edited book will also discuss how content and format of media in 
combination with other social factors such as social capital and social 
networks influence individuals’ health beliefs and behaviors. For 
instance, we are interested in receiving book chapters on the following 
topics:

·         Comprehensive literature on media effects on migrants’ health 
behaviors

·         Media coverage and public discourse on migrants’ health

·         Media campaigns and migrant population

Health communication is always situated in certain social, political, 
historical, and cultural contexts. This book addresses a few important 
contextual factors that practitioners and researchers need to be aware 
of in research, practice, and policy making. As such we also solicit 
stimulating health communication cases on immigrants’ health to be 
included with in-depth analysis of their unique contexts.

Target Audience:

The target audience for this book will consist of upper-level 
undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty members and 
practitioners in both communication studies and health sciences, as well 
as their respective allied fields such as media studies, 
telecommunications, journalism, sociology, anthropology, cultural 
studies, medical science, nursing, public health, psychology/psychiatry, 
and medical informatics. In addition to speaking to an academic 
audience, authors are encouraged to write so as to provide valuable 
information and resources to practitioners, administrators, and policy 
makers working in the health sector.



Submission Guidelines:

Chapter proposals should include the following components:

   1. A title page with contact information for all authors;
   2. A 750-1200 word (including references), single-spaced  extended 
abstract clearly explaining:
         1. The purpose and the contents of the proposed chapter; and
         2. How the proposed chapter relates to the overall objectives 
of the book;
   3. A working bibliography – a list of potential resources for your 
chapter done in APA style (6th edition); and,
   4. A brief biographical statement (maximum 200 words) written in the 
third person containing the following information:
         1. Current position and affiliation;
         2. Highest degree held, field, and institution granting that 
degree; and,
         3. Current area of research and/or current research project.



Submission Format and Procedures:

Please e-mail your title page, 750-1200 word extended abstract, working 
bibliography, and brief biographical statement (maximum 200 words) as a 
Word attachment (combine all files) to (mao /at/ eshcc.eur.nl) or 
(rahmed /at/ uottawa.ca)  no later than January 15, 2015. Full chapters should 
be between 6,000-8,000 words, including references.



Important Dates:

Chapter Proposal Due: January 15, 2015

Notification of Acceptance, and Chapter Submission Guidelines: March 15, 
2015

First Draft of Full Chapters Due: July 15, 2015

Review Result Returned: September 15, 5

Revised Draft of Final Chapters (as needed) Due: November 1, 2015



Inquiries:

For inquiries, please contact editors Yuping Mao at (mao /at/ eshcc.eur.nl), or 
Rukhsana Ahmed at (rahmed /at/ uottawa.ca).



NOTE: All written work should be prepared in English and conform to APA 
style (6th edition). Submitted work must not have been previously 
published or be under consideration for publication elsewhere. The 
editors will review all complete chapter proposals; however, there is no 
guarantee of eventual publication.





Yuping Mao, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Media and Communication

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Mail address: Erasmus University, L.3-82

P.O. Box 1738, NL-3000 DR Rotterdam

The Netherlands

E-mail: (mao /at/ eshcc.eur.nl)

Tel: +31 (0)10 4082468

Fax: +31 (0)10 4089135



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