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[ecrea] PSA Media and Politics Group Annual Conference CFP: ‘Mediating democracy’
Sat May 02 18:10:46 GMT 2015
POLITICAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION
MEDIA AND POLITICS GROUP ANNUAL CONFERENCE
‘Mediating democracy’ UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER
Thursday 5th and Friday 6th November 2015
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Professor Ivor Gaber (University of Sussex) and Dr
Dominic Wring (Loughborough University)
Conference website:
http://www.chester.ac.uk/media/research/psa-mpg/call-for-papers
2015 will see a much-anticipated parliamentary election in the UK, at a
time in which previously marginalized political parties and movements
appear to have caught the public imagination. These seem to be radically
interesting times in British politics: Scotland has stayed in Britain,
but will Britain be set to leave Europe…?
2015 is also the 750th anniversary of the first election of
parliamentary representatives in England, and the 800th anniversary of
that nation’s key constitutional document, Magna Carta. (It also,
incidentally, happens to be the year in which the University of Chester
is celebrating its own 175th anniversary.)
2015 will also have witnessed significant national elections with broad
international impacts in such places as Greece, Turkey, Spain, Denmark,
Finland, Poland, Nigeria, Tanzania, Egypt and Israel. Nor can we forget
that we are now less than a year away from the start of the U.S.
presidential primaries.
Thus the theme of this year’s annual conference of the Political Studies
Association’s Media & Politics Group is the mediation of democracy in
action through public, journalistic and political communications. We
welcome papers which relate to this broad theme, both in relation to
British and international cases and situations: from the reporting of
elections and political campaigning communications to the role of the
mass media in the representation, promotion and mediation of radical and
extremist influences – from Russell Brand and Nigel Farage to Boko Haram
and Islamic State. For example, such issues might include:
* What are the roles and responsibilities of political
communications in framing election processes and promoting democratic
engagement?
* How should public and independent media organizations report on
elections and election campaigns?
* Do media institutions and platforms have a role in maintaining or
deconstructing public trust in the traditional structures of democracy?
* Can new media forms support the renewal of civic participation or
are they merely recruitment grounds for the angry and disaffected?
* Are established media or emergent political opportunists
responsible for our apparent democratic deficits?
* How ethically and politically responsible can we really expect a
free media to be?
* And how free do modern democracies really want their media to be?
While the conference is primarily themed around the relationship between
contemporary media forms and democratic processes and structures, the
Media & Politics Group operates an open and inclusive policy, and papers
dealing with any aspect of media and politics are welcomed. This may
include areas of political communication and journalism, but also
includes a broader view of the political within such areas as online
media, television, cinema and media arts, both factual and fictional. In
addition to academic research, the conference will also welcome
practice-based work in art, film and performance related to the area of
media and politics.
The MPG is a welcoming and inclusive group. The conference welcomes
contributions both from members and non-members of the Political Studies
Association and of the Media & Politics Group.
Proposals for 15 minute papers should include the following: title and
name, institutional affiliation and address, and email address, together
with a paper title and abstract of not more than 300 words. Proposers
should also indicate whether or not they are current postgraduate students.
Proposals should be sent by Friday 12 June 2015 to Dr Alec Charles (Head
of Media, University of Chester) at
(a.charles /at/ chester.ac.uk)<mailto:(a.charles /at/ chester.ac.uk)>
All abstracts will undergo peer review and decisions on papers will be
given as soon as possible (and at the latest within three weeks of the
submission deadline).
Full papers submitted by postgraduate students will be entered into the
James Thomas Memorial Prize. This annual award is presented to the most
outstanding paper by a postgraduate student at the Media and Politics
Group Annual Conference. Postgraduate students whose abstracts have been
accepted for the conference and who further wish to be considered for
this prize should submit a written version of their paper (2000-3000
words) to the conference organizers by 1 October 2015.
The Media & Politics Group offers a limited number of travel subsidies
(up to the value of £100) to support postgraduate student participation
in this event. Postgraduate students interested in applying for these
subsidies should please note this in their submission.
It is intended that a selection of papers from the conference will be
published in book form.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Political Studies Association is the UK’s leading association in the
study and research of politics. The Media & Politics Group is one of the
Political Studies Association’s largest specialist groups. More
information about the PSA Media and Politics Group can be found at:
http://www.psa.ac.uk/psa-communities/specialist-groups/media-and-politics
Famed for its renaissance architecture and Roman ruins (and for its
shopping, bars and restaurants) the City of Chester is a historic jewel
in the north-west of England, easily accessible by road and rail from
the nearby cities of Liverpool and Manchester, and just a couple of
hours by direct train from central London. More information about
Chester can be found at: http://www.visitchester.com/
More information about the University of Chester Department of Media can
be found at: http://www.chester.ac.uk/media
The early bird conference registration fee is £110 standard fee, £55
student fee. The early bird registration fee for PSA members is £100
standard and £50 student discount. This fee includes refreshments and
lunches both days, but does not include accommodation or the formal
conference dinner (which will be available as an additional opt-in). The
early bird fee will apply to registrations prior to 1 October 2015.
As a popular tourist destination, Chester boasts a wide range of
accommodation, from Michelin-starred hotels to many small
bed-and-breakfast establishments. For more information on accommodation
in the city, please visit the tourism information
website.<http://www.visitchester.com/accommodation>
Any enquiries should please be directed to:
(a.charles /at/ chester.ac.uk)<mailto:(a.charles /at/ chester.ac.uk)>
Dr. Dan Jackson
Principal Lecturer in Media and Communications
Head of Knowledge Exchange: CMC academic group
Faculty of Media and Communication
Bournemouth University
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