[Commlist] CFP: Journal of Multicultural Discourses special issue 'Multicultural Discourses in Emerging States: Communication Challenges of the Digital Age'

We invite proposals to the special issue of Journal of Multicultural 
Discourses /*'Multicultural Discourses in Emerging States: Communication 
Challenges of the Digital Age'*/ (guest editors Elena Vartanova & Anna 
Gladkova, Lomonosov Moscow State University).

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Today, we observe how Russia, Brazil, India, China, South Africa and 
other countries (Argentina, Australia, Colombia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, 
Nigeria and others) the term ‘Emerging States’ has been sometimes 
applied to, are fast becoming important players on the international 
stage (Jaffrelot, 2009). The historical path of ‘Emerging States’, 
accompanied by major social and political transformations, territorial 
shifts and changes of political regimes in the 20 th century, as well as 
the growing presence of these countries in global economy, politics, 
culture and communication, defined by scholars as ‘the rise of the 
‘rest’ (Amsden, 2001), make them an interesting and timely case to study.

Yet often, scholars approach multicultural discourses in ‘Emerging 
States’ from a ‘Western’ perspective which is not always applicable or 
suitable to countries with a different historical path of development, 
as well as political, social and cultural legacy. In this special issue, 
we will discuss how social, political, economic, technological and 
cultural transformations ‘Emerging States’ evolved in 20-21st centuries 
influenced cross-cultural communication in these countries from a 
cultural discourse studies perspective (Shi-xu, 2015), as well as the 
impact these major events had upon people’s identities (e.g. Wojnowski, 
2015; Davies, 1997; Tishkov, 2008). Furthermore, we argue that 
regardless of national specifics and current peculiarities of ‘Emerging 
States’’ communication systems, there are challenges in all 
multicultural/multi-ethnic societies in that region that they are facing 
under ongoing digitalization process.

In this special issue, we will look at communication in the 
multicultural societies of ‘Emerging States’ through the following lenses:
* Social, political, economic, cultural, technological transformations 
of ‘Emerging States’, and their impact upon cultural discourses;
* Digital communication as a dimension of ‘soft power’ in ‘Emerging States’;
* Diasporas and multicultural discourses;
* Digital inequalities in access/skills/benefits of cultural and ethnic 
groups leading to new social divides;
* Development of multiculturalism models in ‘Emerging States’ under 
current digitalization process;
* Constructing ethnic/cultural/linguistic/religious identities in 
‘Emerging States’;
* Ethnic media in the new digital environment: audiences, content 
strategies, roles and functions of journalists;
* Digital media consumption of cultural and ethnic groups, the rise of 
digital natives;
* Communication policy and its role in supporting intercultural 
communication across various groups in the society / between societies 
on a global level.

We welcome contributions from diverse fields of study and methodologies. 
The special issue is open for general submissions and decisions about 
inclusion will be quality based, relying on peer reviewing.

Deadline for abstract submission (300-500 words indicating central 
questions, methodology, and theoretical framework): 1 September 2019.

More details and submission guidelines available here: 
https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/ah-rmmd-2019-si1/?utm_source=CPB_think&utm_medium=cms&utm_campaign=JOG10274 


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