[ecrea] Call for Papers: Special issue on Community radio – Current roles and contemporary challenges

Call for Papers: Special issue on Community radio – Current roles and 
contemporary challenges  (15:2 October 2017)
 Guest editors: Judith Purkarthofer, University of Oslo, Norway, and 
Urszula Doliwa, University of Warmia and Mazury, Poland
 Submission deadline 1 April 2017
 Over the last few decades community radio has shown rapid development, 
expanding its unique form of participatory communication to millions 
around the world as well as attracting increasing research and 
publication. The sector has always faced the considerable challenges of 
sustainable funding, shifting media regulation, and limited access. 
Today’s fast-changing digital media environment poses further 
disruptions as community radio learns to deal with challenges such as 
podcasting, the role of social media, and shifting audience expectations.
 These factors raise questions that this special issue intends to 
address: how does the progress of community radio differ around the 
world? How can citizens become active in community media movement, 
despite sometimes hostile political, economic and legal environments? 
How can community radio address issues of social cohesion and contribute 
to overcoming stereotypes? What is the role of community radio in 
building democracy the digital era?  The Radio Journal invites scholarly 
work exploring the role of community radio in a global context. Themes 
may include but are not limited to:
 •	Citizens’ experience of community radio
•	Refugees' and migrants' experiences with community radio
•	Community radio and media disruption
•	Community radio policies and practices, both national and international
•	The development of community radio in Central and Eastern Europe
•	Rethinking the role of community radio in the digital age
 Article submission deadline: 1 April 2017
Please submit articles (6,000 – 8,000 words) to:
(radio.journal /at/ monash.edu).  Please include a separate cover page with
- article title,
- author’s name and affiliation;
- brief abstract (100-200 words); keywords (6-8);
- author’s biography (100-200 words);
- author’s instructional postal and email address.
 No identifying information should appear on any other pages of the 
article, to aid in the blind review process.  Authors will be notified 
as soon as possible about acceptance, revisions or rejection and the 
outcome of the review process with a view to publishing accepted 
articles subject to any amendments requested.  For queries, please 
contact: Special Issue – Community Radio:
Judith Purkarthofer (judith.purkarthofer /at/ iln.uio.no) and Urszula Doliwa 
(urszula.doliwa /at/ uwm.edu.pl)
 For Radio Journal general issue: contact Editors Mia Lindgren and 
Michele Hilmes via (radio.journal /at/ monash.edu)


Best wishes
Michele and Mia

Emerita Professor Michele Hilmes, University of Wisconsin-Madison, US
Associate Professor Mia Lindgren, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Editors: The Radio Journal: International studies in broadcast & audio 
media (radio.journal /at/ monash.edu)
@IntRadioJournal


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