[Commlist] Call for Chapters: Edited Book on Media, Political Participation and Human Rights in the Middle East

Call for Chapters: Edited Book on Media, Political Participation and 
Human Rights in the Middle East (Routledge 2022)

We are seeking a limited number of contributions for a forthcoming 
interdisciplinary edited volume that examines the intersection between 
media, freedom of expression, political participation, and human rights 
in the Middle East. The book is currently under contract with Routledge 
and is due to be published during next year.

You are invited to submit a 250-word abstract and a short biography by 
*June 10, 2021*. We welcome theoretical, empirical, or professional 
contributions of the highest standard on the following topics related to 
the Middle East including:

  * Media and political participation after the Arab Spring
  * Media and human rights in the MENA region
  * Media and freedom of expression
  * Online civic engagement and democracy
  * Internet-based activism and political participation
  * Media and democratisation in the Middle East
  * Other topics related to the above are also welcome.

Both country-specific and regional contributions will be considered. 
Ph.D. candidates with original empirical research are also encouraged to 
submit an abstract.

Chapters will be 6,000 to 7,000 words in length. The timeline for the 
chapters submission and peer-review process is as follows:

  * Deadline for abstract submission: June 10, 2021
  * Notification of acceptance: June 15, 2021
  * First chapter draft due October 1, 2021
  * Final chapter draft due December 1, 2021

Prospective authors should submit an abstract directly by email to Nael 
Jebril, Ph.D. (njebril /at/ bournemouth.ac.uk) <mailto:(njebril /at/ bournemouth.ac.uk)>

*Editors: ***

Dr. Nael Jebril, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies and Bournemouth 
University (UK)

Dr. Mohammed-Ali Abunajela, the UN Migration Agency (IOM)

Please Note: *No payment from the authors* will be required.


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