[ecrea] Trípodos Call for Papers

*CALL FOR PAPERS

SOCIAL NETWORKS, POLITICS AND DEMOCRACY. TOWARDS HYBRID POLITICAL 
COMMUNICATION
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<http://fcc.blanquerna.url.edu/tripodos/CFP%2039/CPF39_Political%20Communication.pdf 
<http://fcc.blanquerna.url.edu/tripodos/CFP%2039/CPF39_Political%20Communication.pdf>>*
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EDITORS:**Andreu Casero-Ripollés (Jaume I University of Castellón, 
Spain), Albert Sáez Casas (Ramon Llull University, Spain) and Elena 
Yeste Piquer (Ramon Llull University, Spain)*

*Deadline for receiving papers: 20/10/2016*


*Summary*

The emergence and establishment of social networks is producing numerous 
changes in the field of political communication. The transformative 
potential of these technologies is driving new phenomena, such as the 
second screen, connective action, reverse agenda-setting, civic 
monitoring and the communicative empowerment of citizens. At the same 
time, it is leading to a growing hybridization between new and old media 
and rationales. In both cases, these platforms are contributing to 
shaping new settings for interactions between the public sphere and the 
political powers in our democracies.

This monographic issue of /Trípodos/ intends to analyze the role and the 
impact of social networks on political communication and on democracy. 
This issue intends to contribute to the current debate, which is 
generating growing attention among academics and researchers, about the 
changes that this field has undergone in the digital era, by presenting 
rigorous empirical studies and well-founded theoretical approaches. To 
this end, proposals that analyze, from a broad perspective, how the Web 
2.0 and social networks are transforming the rationales, dynamics, 
actors, strategies and products that are tied to political communication 
are welcome. Along these lines, possible topics include the following:

1. The use of social networks in election campaigns.

2. The use of social networks by political journalists.

3. The use of social networks by social movements and political 
activists: strategies and communicative practices.

4. Transformations in political parties and social movements due to 
social networks.

5. The use of social networks as a second screen in political communication.

6. Interactivity and relationships among politicians, citizens and 
journalists on social networks.

7. The perception and assessment of Web 2.0 tools from the point of view 
of the actors involved in political communication.

8. Content production and political information on social networks.

9. New formats of political communication on social networks.

10. Political communication, participation and social networks: 
connective action, civilian monitoring of politics, etc.

11. The consumption of political information on social networks.

12. New ways of constructing the public agenda on social networks.

13. The impact of social networks on media coverage of politics.

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Objectives*

In light of this situation, this monographic issue of /Trípodos/ holds 
three main objectives:

1. To contribute to expanding knowledge about the use and impact of 
social networks in political communication.

2. To identify the empirical characteristics and reach of the new 
phenomena generated in the field of political communication by the Web 
2.0, such as the second screen, reverse agenda-setting, connective 
action, political monitoring and the communicative empowerment of 
citizens, among others.

3. To gain further understanding of the hybridization between new and 
old media and rationales, and of the consequences for both political 
communication and modern democracies.

Papers should be sent by the *20th October 2016*. In order to submit 
original papers, authors must be registered with the journal 
(www.tripodos.com <http://www.tripodos.com>) as authors. Following this 
step, authors must enter their user name and password, activated in the 
process of registering, and begin the submission process. In step 1, 
they must select the section “Monograph”.

Rules and instructions regarding the submission of originals can be 
downloaded at www.tripodos.com <http://www.tripodos.com>. For any 
queries, please contact the editorial team of the journal at 
(tripodos /at/ blanquerna.url.edu) <mailto:(tripodos /at/ blanquerna.url.edu)>.

/Trípodos/ is a international scholarly journal published by the 
Blanquerna School of Communication and International Relations at Ramon 
Llull University. Since 1996, the pages of this biannual publication 
have offered a forum for debate and critical discussion with regard to 
any discipline related to the world of communication: journalism, 
cinema, television, radio, advertising, public relations, the Internet, 
etc.*//*

/Trípodos:/

- Occupies the 5th position in the IN-RECS index (2011 edition).

- Is in category B of the CIRC classification (Integrated Classification 
of Scientific Journals).

- Is indexed in the databases and catalogs: ESCI (Emerging Sources 
Citation Index), Ulrich’s periodicals directory, EBSCO Publishing, DOAJ 
(Directory of Open Access Journals), ERIH PLUS, ISOC, DICE, MIAR, 
Latindex, Dulcinea, REBID, Library of Congress, British Library, COPAC, 
SUDOC, ZDB, OCLC WorldCat, Dialnet, Carhus Plus+, RACO, among others.

- Has an H index of 6 in Google Scholar Metrics (2008-2011). Occupies 
the 7th position in the Communication category.** **
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