[ecrea] The Routledge Handbook of Character Assassination and Reputation Management

*The Routledge Handbook of Character Assassination and Reputation 
Management*

*Call for Papers*

*Themes and aims of the volume*

The /Routledge Handbook of Character Assassination and Reputation 
Management/ is due to appear in 2018. It will consist of 28-30 chapters 
from a wide variety of disciplines, including political science, 
history, psychology, communication, and legal studies.

This handbook responds to the demand for a creative collection of recent 
scholarship that transcends disciplinary boundaries. The book consists 
of the most recent original essays to satisfy the growing interest in 
this area. It is intended to be both engaging and relevant to scholars, 
practitioners, and students focusing on issues of character 
assassination and reputation management in the aforementioned fields.

We define character assassination (CA) as the deliberate destruction of 
an individual’s reputation or credibility through character attacks. The 
term may refer to the process as well as the result. Character attacks 
are by definition intentional and public in nature. They can take place 
in the context of a political campaign, national or religious 
propaganda, rivalry between scientists or celebrities, etc. Character 
assassination can even occur posthumously, for instance in the case of 
overthrown regimes or political or religious icons (Karl Marx and the 
Prophet Muhammad are prominent examples). Reputation management entails 
the building and maintaining of a positive public image, including the 
defense against character attacks and damage control in case of a 
bruised reputation.

We invite all contributors to approach character assassination and/or 
reputation management from their personal expertise. Chapters may 
discuss a particular phenomenon (e.g. CA in political cartoons), 
culture, region or period, or focus on relevant case studies. However, 
it’s important that each author reflects on the relevance of their 
specific topic for the broader themes of the volume.

*Proposals*

If you are interested in contributing to this volume, please submit a 
500-word abstract of your proposed chapter and a 50-word biography to 
Sergei Samoilenko at (ssamoyle /at/ gmu.edu) <mailto:(ssamoyle /at/ gmu.edu)> by 
*April 1*. Accepted authors will be notified in May and have until 
*October 16* to write their 7,000-word contribution.

*Questions and inquiries*

The editors are available to answer any questions.

Sergei Samoilenko (George Mason University), Eric Shiraev (George Mason 
University), Martijn Icks (University of Amsterdam), Jennifer Keohane 
(George Mason University)

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