[Commlist] call for papers: ECREA POLCOMM conference - Transforming Communication – Old and New Borders

Call for papers

ECREA Political Communication Section Interim Conference

12-13 September 2019 in Poznań, Poland

*"Transforming Communication – Old and New Borders" *

The Political Communication Section of ECREA welcomes the submission of 
abstracts for  presentation at the next Interim Conference to be held in 
Poznań on 12 to 13 September 2019. Local host will be Agnieszka 
Stępińska from the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism at Adam 
Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland.

The organizers call for proposals in all sub-fields of political 
communication research but particularly invite conceptual, empirical, 
and methodological proposals on changes, shifts, and developments in 
political communication and their consequences. Experience of 
transformation in the Central and Eastern European countries as well as 
the current situation in other parts of Europe clearly stress the 
important role of communication in the fall of old borders as well as in 
creating new ones. Undoubtedly, communication was and still is used to 
overcome borders within and between countries in Europe (e.g., in the 
context of the peaceful revolution in East Germany and Roundtable 
negotiations in Poland in the past, or with regards to establishing and 
strengthening European integration and a European Public Sphere). The 
most recent digital transformation of the media has resulted in an 
environment where political actors, journalists, and citizens may easily 
and quickly disseminate messages across borders in order to achieve 
their goals. Undoubtedly, these new communication channels are often 
used to intensify communication accross borders, to solve problems and 
to fight for demoractic values. At the same time, however, communication 
is used to build new borders between (e.g., in the European debate on 
refugees) or within countries (e.g., when populist parties and 
politicians aim at mobilizing support for their goals at the expense of 
polarizing and dividing society). Communication clearly can cause 
problems when it is used to spread misinformation and hate speech or 
when it is used to discriminate against certain groups in society, 
thereby contributing to new borders.

How can the mechanisms of using political communication for building or 
tearing down borders be described theoretically and empirically, 
referring to examples from the present and the past? Which kinds of 
communicative tools and strategies do different political actors use to 
build or tear down borders? Which transnational, cross-border patterns 
of such forms of political communication do we find around the world? 
Which contextual conditions favor or hinder the use of political 
communication for building or tearing down borders? Which methods do we 
need to investigate questions like these?

The conference will feature both individual research papers and thematic 
panels. Paper submissions will be grouped in sessions of 4-5 papers by 
the conference program chair. A limited number of slots will be 
available for coherent panels where one topic is addressed in four to 
five presentations, followed by a respondent. Preference will be given 
to panels with presenters from diverse backgrounds and affiliations.

*SUBMISSIONS:*

  * Submissions should be made via confrerence website
    http://ecreapolcomm2019.amu.edu.pl/ no later than *15 February 2019.*
  * Paper submissions: Please include in the email (a) the title of your
    paper, (b) an abstract of no more than 400 words, and (c) names and
    affiliations of the authors.
  * Panel submissions: To submit a panel proposal, a 300 words rationale
    should be sent alongside a 150 words explanation per presentation
    (up to 5 presentations), as well as the names and affiliations of
    presenters.
  * Submission will undergo scholarly peer-review.
  * Only one proposal per first author can be accepted.
  * Notifications of acceptance will be issued at the earliest
    appropriate time.

*Local Host*

Agnieszka Stępińska (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland)

E-mail: (agnieszka.stepinska /at/ amu.edu.pl)

*Section Management Team*

Andreas Schuck (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Chair)

Melanie Magin (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway; 
Vice Chair)

Vaclav Stetka (Loughborough University, United Kingdom; Vice Chair)

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