[ecrea] New Book and CFP: Speech and Society in Turbulent Times

We are pleased to announce the publication of *Speech and Society in 
Turbulent Times: Freedom of Expression in Comparative Perspective*, 
edited by Monroe Price and Nicole Stremlau, and published by Cambridge 
University Press.  This volume brings together an exciting group of 
authors to examine how societies are addressing challenging questions 
about the relationship between expression, traditional and society 
values, and the transformations introduced by new information 
communications technologies.  It adopts an eclectic approach, 
identifying alternative approaches to the role of speech and expression, 
examining how societies or communities have drawn on the ideas of 
philosophers, religious leaders or politicians, both historical and 
contemporary, that have addressed questions of speech, government, order 
and freedoms.  The goal is to both unpack the ‘normative’ internet and 
free expression debate and to deepen understanding about why certain 
policies and models are being pursued in very different local or 
national contexts, as well as on a global level.  The chapters and 
contributors are below.

As part of expanding the discussion around the issues raised in this 
book_we are planning a special section in the International Journal of 
Communication._This section (subject to review) will reflect on the 
broader relevance of the book to other countries or social experiences 
that are not included.  For example, we would be interested in hearing 
from colleagues that could offer a view the relevancy of the approach 
the book adopted in Cuba, Brazil or Morocco, or from a Christian, 
Buddhist, or other perspective.  We will be looking for short essays 
around 2000 words. If you are interested in this reflective exercise 
please email Chloe Nurik at (pcmlp /at/ csls.ox.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(pcmlp /at/ csls.ox.ac.uk)> with a short summary of what you propose 
and a short bio by_26 February 2018_.  We are currently looking for 5-10 
reviewers.

The book is available for purchasehere 
<https://www.amazon.com/Speech-Society-Turbulent-Times-Comparative/dp/1316640310/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1518194548&sr=8-1&keywords=speech+and+society+turbulent+times>.

*Speech and Society in Turbulent Times: Freedom of Expression in 
Comparative Perspective*

Foreword (Andras Sajo, European Court of Human Rights)

Speech and Society in Comparative Perspective (Monroe Price and Nicole 
Stremlau)

*/Part I: Revisiting International Norms/*

Islam, Human Rights, and the New Information Technologies (Ali Allawi, 
former Minister of Trade, of Defence and of Finance, in Iraq)

Closure, Strategic Communications, and International Norms (Monroe 
Price, University of Pennsylvania)

*/Part II: Dewesternizing Tendencies/*

Confucian Speech and its Challenge to the Western Theory of Deliberative 
Democracy (Baogang He, Deakin University, Australia);

 From Ghandi to Modi: Institutions and Technologies of Speech and 
Symbolism in India (William Gould, Leeds University)

The Making of a Media System in Uganda: A New Vision and a Revolutionary 
Origin (Nicole Stremlau, University of Oxford and University of 
Johannesburg)

Neoliberal “Good Governance” in Lieu of Rights: Lee Kuan Yew’s Singapore 
Experiment (Cherian George, Hong Kong Baptist University)

Ataturk and Contemporary Speech Lessons from the Late Ottoman and Early 
Republican Era

(Altug Akin, Izmir University of Economics, Turkey)

Jewish Law and Ethics in the Digital Era (Yoel Cohen, Ariel University, 
Israel)

*/Part III The West as a Progenitor and Modifier of Concepts of Free 
Expression/*

Where Should Speech Be Free? Placing Liberal Theories of Free Speech in 
a Wider Context (Richard Danbury, Oxford University and Demontfort 
University)

The History, Philosophy, and Law of Free Expression in the United 
States: Implications for the Digital Age (Stephen Feldman, University of 
Wyoming)

The Evolution of a Russian Concept of Free Speech (Elena Sherstoboeva, 
Higher School of Economics, Moscow)

*/Part IV: Technology and Ideologies in Turbulent Times/*

Free Speech, Traditional Values, and Hinduism in the Internet Age (Rohit 
Chopra, Santa Clara University, California)

Cyber-Leninism: The Political Culture of the Chinese Internet (Rogier 
Creemers, Leiden University)

French National Values, Paternalism, and the Evolution of Digital Media 
(Julien Mailland, Indiana University)

Strategies and Tactics: Re-shaping the Internet in Ethiopia (Iginio 
Gagliardone, University of Witwatersrand)

*/Part V Conclusion/*

Philosophies and Principles in Turbulent Times (Monroe Price and Nicole 
Stremlau)

*About the Editors: *

Nicole Stremlau is Head of the Programme in Comparative Media Law and 
Policy at the University of Oxford and Research Professor in the 
Humanities at the University of Johannesburg.  She has conducted 
extensive research in Eastern Africa and previously worked for a 
newspaper in Ethiopia. Nicole is the recipient of a European Research 
Council grant that examines the role of social media in conflict and 
migration, with a specific focus on the Somali territories.

Monroe Price is an Adjunct Full Professor at the Annenberg School for 
Communication at the University of Pennsylvania and the Joseph and Sadie 
Danciger Professor of Law and Director of the Howard M. Squadron Program 
in Law, Media and Society at the Cardozo School of Law. He directs the 
Stanhope Centre for Communications Policy Research in London, and is the 
Chair of the Center for Media and Communication Studies of the Central 
European University in Budapest. Price founded the Programme in 
Comparative Media Law and Policy at Oxford University and remains a 
Research Associate there.


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