[ecrea] Call for the Papers - International Journal of Digital Television- Autumn Issue

We decided to extend the deadline of the call to 15 December

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CALL FOR PAPERS


International Journal of Digital Television

http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=175/)

Edited by Petros Iosifidis, Issue 8.3

The Public Sphere and the Social Media (Autumn 2017)

Guest edited by Duygu Karatas (University of Westminster) and Mark 
Wheeler (London Metropolitan University)

Deadline for Proposals:  15 December 2016

Notification of Accepted Proposals: 1 February 2017
Deadline for Full Papers: 15 May 2017

Social media is said to radically change the way in which public 
communication takes place: infor 
http://www.city.ac.uk/events/2016/june/social-media,-politics-and-democracy) 
which was organized to launch Petros Iosifidis and Mark Wheeler’s recent 
book 'Public spheres and mediated social networks in the western context 
and beyond' (Palgrave, 2016).

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

• Democratic/post-democratic behaviour and the social media
• The Public Sphere and on-line activism
• Social movements and social networks
• Digital diplomacy, soft power and international relations
• Traditional political activity and social media campaigns
• The policy context for on-line outreach
• The regulatory framework at the national and supranational level for 
information technologies
• The political economy of the communications revolution
• The globalization of information and knowledge
• The Global South and the social media

The International Journal of Digital Television explores the transition 
to digital TV and the social and cultural questions surrounding the 
future of television beyond switchover. It brings together and shares 
the work of academics, policymakers and practitioners. Content ranges 
from critical work on technological, industry and regulatory convergence 
to wider socio-cultural and political questions including audience 
behaviour, plurality of channels and programming choice, and television 
and new media’s influence.

Please send an abstract of up to 300 words by 15 December 2016 to:

Mark Wheeler:  (m.wheeler /at/ londonmet.ac.uk) and

Duygu Karatas: (D.Karatas /at/ westminster.ac.uk)

Invited authors will be notified by 1 February 2017 and full articles of 
5,000-7,000 words will be due on 15 May 2017. All submissions will be 
subjected to double-blind peer review. Following refereeing, final 
versions of articles will be due on 30 June 2017.

More information about the Journal and Notes for Contributors:

http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=175



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