[ecrea] CFP: #Talkingpoints – Twitter and civic debate, edited volume with Palgrave-Macmillan

This is a final call for abstracts for this volume, edited by Dr Gwen 
Bouvier (Maynooth University, Ireland) and Dr Judith E. Rosenbaum (Maine 
University, USA). The CFP deadline is Tue 30 Oct, and abstracts should 
be 300-450 words. The volume is under consideration with Palgrave-MacMillan.

With its hashtags, trending topics, and 280-character messages, Twitter 
has become the place to watch ideas, movements, and communities develop 
and become part of a global consciousness. While some scholars and 
social commentators are excited at the increased visibility of groups 
and ideas commonly excluded from mainstream discourse, as well as the 
possibility of dialogue between groups, others have expressed concern 
about the presence of echo chambers and filter bubbles, as well as the 
lack of “real” interaction. This raises the question what discussions on 
Twitter actually look like. Is there real engagement? What voices are 
heard and magnified, and which ones are backgrounded, or missing 
altogether? What kinds of conversations unfold on the platform, and do 
they contribute to or even qualify as civic debate?

The volume seeks to shed light on the nature of the debates witnessed on 
Twitter through a consideration of a multitude of methodological and 
theoretical viewpoints. We are seeking contributions from a variety of 
backgrounds that consider the various types of conversations on Twitter, 
the users who engage in these conversations, and the impact these 
conversations have.

We welcome abstracts from across disciplines and methods, although 
proposals that present findings based on empirical analysis, including 
quantitative, qualitative, ethnographic or political economic, are 
preferred. Studies can focus on a range of aspects, from the smaller 
details of conversation to trends that point to broader changes and 
patterns in use and participation, as well as issues of resistance, 
marginalization of voices, off-line/ on-line relations, community 
management, patterns in uses of platforms and campaigning and/or activism.

Please send abstracts and a CV to the editors Gwen Bouvier 
(gwen.bouvier /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(gwen.bouvier /at/ gmail.com)>and/or Judith E. 
(Rosenbaumjudith.rosenbaumandre /at/ maine.edu) 
<mailto:(judith.rosenbaumandre /at/ maine.edu)>. The deadline for full chapters 
is April 1, 2019. Peer review will take place over May and June, and the 
revised chapters will be due September 1, 2019.


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