[Commlist] IAMCR CFP_Reimagining the Digital Future: Building Inclusiveness, Respect and Reciprocity

*CFP: Reimagining the Digital Future: Building Inclusiveness, Respect 
and Reciprocity*

IAMCR 2020 | 12-16 July 2020

Tsinghua University | Beijing, China

https://beijing2020.iamcr.org**

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*Guidelines for abstracts / Deadline: 10 February 2020*

·Abstracts should be between 300 and 500 words.

·All abstracts must be submitted at https://beijing2020.iamcr.org/submit.

·Abstracts sent by email will not be accepted.

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The International Association for Media and Communication Research 
(IAMCR) invites the submission of abstracts of papers and proposals for 
panels for the 2020 Congress of the Association, which will be held from 
*12 to 16 July, 2020 at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.*

*The deadline for submission is 10 February 2020, at 23.59 UTC.*

IAMCR conferences address a wide diversity of topics defined by our 32 
thematic sections and working groups. We also propose a single central 
theme to be explored throughout the conference with the aim of 
generating and exploring multiple perspectives. This is accomplished 
through plenary and special sessions, and in some of the sessions of the 
sections and working groups.

*The central theme for 2020 focuses on our digital future. *Not all 
submissions have to address the central theme. See the individual calls 
for proposals of the sections and working groups for other themes and 
for other perspectives in the central theme.

·*Calls for proposals of IAMCR's 32 thematic sections and working groups 
at https://beijing2020.iamcr.org/s-wg-cfp*

·*Calls for video presentations at*https://beijing2020.iamcr.org/video

·*Call for 
pre-conference*https://beijing2020.iamcr.org/pre-conferences-application ; 
and *travel funds* https://beijing2020.iamcr.org/preconference-grants

At the critical juncture of the second decade of the 21st century, the 
world is facing tremendous challenges. The past three decades of 
cultural, economic and communication globalisation have created sharp 
income and wealth inequities, a divisive international community, 
dysfunctional media, an increasingly fragmented digital culture and an 
accelerating environmental crisis. We witness growing populism and 
protectionism and a dissolving consensus on global engagement and 
international collaboration. We see deepening technological contestation 
in digital media and artificial intelligence between the world’s two 
economic powerhouses. We also witness a sharp decline of the quality of 
national and international information flows as a result of widespread 
misinformation facilitated by social media.

*These developments pose urgent questions and challenges for media and 
communications scholars.*

·What are the reasons for the division, gaps and fragmentation we now see?

·What roles have digital media communication played in these 
developments at both the local and global levels?

·What values should inform our proposals for addressing them?

*| https://beijing.iamcr.org | (beijing2020 /at/ iamcr.org) 
<mailto:(beijing2020 /at/ iamcr.org)> |*

This year’s conference aims to respond to those challenges by 
re-examining the roles and patterns of global communication while 
including local voices, seeking critical reflections on the relationship 
between them, and exploring feasible agendas for a shared digital future 
based on inclusiveness, respect and reciprocity.

In the context of growing divisions between elites and citizens, the 
economically secure and the marginalised, mainstream and minority 
cultures, and intensified political polarization, calls for greater 
inclusiveness of different voices in the media and equality of access 
and opportunities, become even more pressing. As researchers we need a 
more comprehensive understanding of the factors promoting and impeding 
inclusiveness in the ‘legacy’ print and audio-visual media domestically 
and globally and the roles played by existing and emerging digital media.

Having a public voice and opportunities for expression, however, does 
not in itself guarantee that diverse contributions to a common culture 
will be listened to attentively or treated with respect.

IAMCR 2020 addresses respect for both diversities and shared values. 
Respect embodies respect for local cultural experiences and 
developmental models as well as respect for human dignity and 
international law and institutions. It embodies respect for role of 
ethics in developing the digital technology and for the safety and 
security of personal data and privacy. Exploring these issues requires 
us to reconsider to what extent the current global communication and 
technological landscapes have facilitated these dimensions of respect 
for diverse voices, experiences and models; and to ask what 
communicative values and goals would guaranteed in the future.

Promoting inclusiveness and respect are essential preconditions for 
(re)imagining and developing a shared digital future that challenges and 
transcends political, religious, and cultural boundaries. But pursuing 
this goal also requires a commitment to reciprocity based on relations 
between public, governments and business communities, rooted in a shared 
commitment to inclusiveness, respect and avoiding exploitation or 
exacerbating divides and conflicts.

Organised by two leading Chinese universities in Beijing and Suzhou, two 
ancient capitals mixed with the chic of postmodern metropolis, IAMCR 
2020 is set to bring together different perspectives on how 
multi-stakeholders of the global and local communication and media 
spaces negotiates among heterogeneous communities and institutions in 
the hope for building an inclusive, harmonious and respectful digital 
future.

Bringing IAMCR to China offers members a unique opportunity to access 
analysis and commentary on the China’s experience of employing media and 
digital communication technology.

*https://beijing.iamcr.org | (beijing2020 /at/ iamcr.org) 
<mailto:(beijing2020 /at/ iamcr.org)>*

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*Guidelines for abstracts*

·Abstracts should be between 300 and 500 words.

·All abstracts must be submitted at https://beijing2020.iamcr.org/submit.

·Abstracts sent by email will not be accepted.

It is expected that authors will submit only one (1) abstract.  However, 
under no circumstances should there be more than two (2) abstracts 
bearing the name of the same author, either individually or as part of 
any group of authors. No more than one (1) abstract can be submitted to 
any section or working group.

Please note also that the same abstract or another version with minor 
variations in title or content must not be submitted to more than one 
section or working group. Any such submissions will be deemed to be in 
breach of the conference guidelines and will be rejected. Authors 
submitting them risk being removed entirely from the conference programme.

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*The deadline to submit abstracts is 23:59 GMT on 10 February 2020.*

Different sections and working groups have different policies regarding 
languages. Some accept abstract and programme sessions in English, 
French and Spanish while others conduct their programmes in only one or 
two languages. Consult the individual CfPs for details on the language 
policy of each section.

Technical guidelines, if any, are defined by the individual Sections and 
Working Groups. If you have questions, consult the Section or Working 
Group's specific CfP or contact the head of the Section and Working 
Group that interests you.

Technical guidelines, if any, are defined by the individual Sections and 
Working Groups. If you have questions, consult the Section or Working 
Group's specific CfP or contact the head of the Section and Working 
Group that interests you. https://iamcr.org/s-wg

*For other important dates and deadlines, please consult the key dates 
on the conference website –*

*https://beijing.iamcr.org.*

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*Key Dates *

•1 December 2019 - Abstract submission system opens

•10 February 2020 - Deadline to submit abstracts

•21 February 2020 - Peer review begins

•27 March 2020 – Deadline for sections and working groups to announce 
decisions

•8 April 2020 - Deadline to apply for travel grants and awards

•20 April 2020 - Deadline to confirm participation

•4 May 2020 - Draft conference programme schedule released

•19 May 2020 - Early bird registration ends

•5 June 2020 - Deadline for full paper submission

•12 June 2020 – Final date to make changes in the print version of the 
programme

•12-16 July 2020 - IAMCR Conference

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