[Commlist] Special Issue & Virtual Conference: “Conflicts, Communication & the Media”

CONNECTIST
ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCES
CALL FOR PAPERS
   2023 DECEMBER PUBLICATION:
“CONFLICTS, COMMUNICATION & THE MEDIA”

Issue Guest Editors
* Dr. Arthur Asa Berger (San Francisco State University,USA)
Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts, (emeritus)

* Dr. M.Nurdan Taskiran (Istanbul Medipol University, Türkiye) 
Communication Faculty, Chair of Radio Cinema Television

e-ISSN 2636-8943 | Period Biannually | Founded: 1992 |
Publisher Istanbul University | 
https://iupress.istanbul.edu.tr/en/journal/connectist/home 
<https://iupress.istanbul.edu.tr/en/journal/connectist/home>

“CONFLICTS, COMMUNICATION & THE MEDIA”

VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
  06-07 April 2023

Participants in the virtual conference on will benefit from feedback and 
an opportunity to refine or develop CONFLICTS; COMMUNICATION & the MEDIA 
work, prior to submission to the associated journal. It will be a great 
opportunity to network with other researchers from different parts of 
the world to open a discussion on various emerging topics, compare 
practices in different communities.
Successful submissions to the journal do not depend upon participation 
in the conference, and nor do participation in the conference guarantee 
publication, it is aimed that these two activities will support each 
other, and our participants, as they develop work for publication in the 
Connectist 2023 December issue CONFLICTS; COMMUNICATION & the MEDIA
If you would like to contribute as a participant for the virtual 
conference, please submit a word document containing:
- title of the project
- author(s) name (s)
- author (s)affiliation(s)
- author(s) organization(s)
- 500-word abstract
Email submissions to (connectist /at/ istanbul.edu.tr) 
<mailto:(connectist /at/ istanbul.edu.tr)>
Submission Deadline: Jan, 13th, 2023
Notification of acceptance: Jan 27th, 2023


CALL FOR PAPERS December 2023 ISSUE
  “CONFLICTS, COMMUNICATION & THE MEDIA”

We are in a period where communication is completely globalized and 
technological innovations are competing with time. We watch with 
amazement the media use its 4th force, like a sharp knife, in such a 
period. If we count the positive and negative effects of the Covid-19 
pandemic, which broke out in November 2019 and subjected the whole world 
to restrictions under its deadly effect, on media and communication, we 
would mainly express what kind of chaos the countries of the world are 
in. Unfortunately, the world is on the verge of another danger, while 
Covid-19 has not yet completely passed.

This new danger is that Russia, one of the two superpowers of the world, 
has carried out a cross-border invasion with a claim. This, together 
with the occupation, which greatly concerns all countries and 
superpowers, brings together the national and international cultural and 
economical relations, communication policies, cross-border relations, 
territorial defence activities and their reflections in the media, 
consequently misinformation and desinformation pollution through social 
media.

Additionally, freedom wars have still going on in some 3rd world 
countries due to territorial or political reasons. Innocent people, 
civilians, children from countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, 
and Ukraine -perhaps- are leaving for reasons that they are not fully 
aware of, or they are left alone in the world! They cannot hold anyone 
accountable or claim their rights. They are forced to migrate to other 
countries or seek asylum in order to survive.

The United Nations has warned that it is on the verge of the most 
serious food, energy and economic crisis ever due to the Russia-Ukraine 
war. UN Secretary General, Guterres, stated that 47 million more people 
may face food insecurity this year due to the war. The UN has released a 
new report on the impact of Russia's war against Ukraine on food, energy 
and financial systems. According to the report, 1,6 billion people in 94 
countries are facing the effects of the Ukraine war and are struggling 
to cope with rising food and oil prices.

The report points out that the world is on the verge of the most serious 
food, energy and economic crisis ever due to the Ukraine war. Speaking 
to reporters at the UN Headquarters regarding the report, UN 
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, "The impact of war on food 
security, energy and finance is systematic, severe and accelerating. War 
brings unprecedented hunger and poverty, social and economic chaos." warned.

According to the Statistica Infographic Bulletin dated 13/04/22,  4.6 
Million Seeking Refuge from Russian Invasion. “As of April 13, 12 PM 
CET, around 4,6 million people living in Ukraine have left the country 
to seek shelter from Russian aggression. Roughly 2,6 million refugees 
have reached Poland via foot, bus, car or train looking for safety from 
the Russia-Ukraine war according to government records. Apart from 
Poland, Romania and Moldova have carried the brunt of the refugee wave 
among Ukraine's neighboring countries over the last weeks.”

With similar reasons, so many refugees from Syria, India, Afghanistan 
and some neighbouring countries have still been seeking a country to 
survive on with their families. It consequently gives an uncontrolled 
rise to illegal refugee transportations and international communication 
conflicts as well.


The impact of rising consumer prices is being especially felt in Europe 
and countries neighboring Ukraine. Rising inflation, largely caused by a 
sharp increase in energy and food prices, is causing hardship to survive 
and inevitable protests and conflicts with govermental authorities and 
political actors.


As a result, this chaotic situation in the world concerns everyone from 
politicians to economists, from health professionals to academicians, 
and especially those who produce audio-visual or printed content in the 
media should be careful about fake information. It is obvious that the 
instant distribution of false news through social media will lead to 
further expansion of chaos.
Consequently, you are invited to explore the reflections of conflicts in 
every field in the world  and share with us in our journal “Connectist” 
as a manuscript. We welcome your precious contributions
For more information related to writing rules and reviwer’s process 
please access
https://iupress.istanbul.edu.tr/en/journal/connectist/home 
<https://iupress.istanbul.edu.tr/en/journal/connectist/home>


Please find suggested topics below, which can be broadened appropriately 
in relation with ‘conflict’.

Here are the topics suggested but not limited to;

* The role of traditional/digital media and society;
* Misinformation and disinformation and democracy;
* Media and the minorities;
* Media and digital literacy;
* Political Literacy via Social Media
* Conflict and Communication
* Convergence of local, national and transnational media
* New technologies and public relations conflicts;
* Corporate communication and digital democracy;
* Audiovisual war/conflict content in social media;
* Cinema, conflicts and society;
* Conflicts and fake news
* Conflicts in video games


PUBLICATION DETAILS
* The language of the publication is English,
* The papers must not exceed 7.000 words ,
* All manuscripts will be subject to double-blind peer-review.

You can find the author guidelines at the 
https://iupress.istanbul.edu.tr/en/journal/connectist/information/author-guidelines 
<https://iupress.istanbul.edu.tr/en/journal/connectist/information/author-guidelines>. 

If you have further questions you can contact to issue guest editors:
Dr. Arthur Asa Berger ((arthurasaberger /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(arthurasaberger /at/ gmail.com)>)
Dr. M.Nurdan Taskiran ((mntaskiran /at/ medipol.edu.tr) 
<mailto:(mntaskiran /at/ medipol.edu.tr)>)
Please submit your papers for the journal with the title page. Title 
page should include;
- title of the project
- author(s) name
- author(s) affiliation(s)
- author(s) organization(s)
- author(s) email address (es) and telephone number(s).

Important Dates:
Submission Deadline for Virtual Conference: Jan 13th, 2023
Notification of Acceptance for Virtual Conference: Jan 27, 2023
Virtual Conference: April 6-7, 2023
Deadline for Initial Connectist Submission: August 4, 2023
Deadline for Final Connectist Manuscripts: September 9, 2023
Publication: December 2023

No payment from the authors will be required.


Bibliography:
After a month of war, Ukrainian refugee crisis ranks among the world’s 
worst in recent history (March 25, 2022)
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/03/25/after-a-month-of-war-ukrainian-refugee-crisis-ranks-among-the-worlds-worst-in-recent-history/ 
<https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/03/25/after-a-month-of-war-ukrainian-refugee-crisis-ranks-among-the-worlds-worst-in-recent-history/>
6.8 million Seeking Refuge from Russian Invasion by Florian Zandt, June 
2, 22
https://www.statista.com/chart/26960/number-of-ukrainian-refugees-by-target-country/ 
<https://www.statista.com/chart/26960/number-of-ukrainian-refugees-by-target-country/>
Mapping The World's Refugee Population by Anna Fleck, June 20,2022
https://www.statista.com/chart/18436/total-number-of-refugees-by-origin-country/?utm_source=Statista+Newsletters&utm_campaign=fa9bc6bdb1-All_InfographTicker_daily_COM_AM_KW18_2022_Fr_COPY&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_662f7ed75e-fa9bc6bdb1-314951045 
<https://www.statista.com/chart/18436/total-number-of-refugees-by-origin-country/?utm_source=Statista+Newsletters&utm_campaign=fa9bc6bdb1-All_InfographTicker_daily_COM_AM_KW18_2022_Fr_COPY&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_662f7ed75e-fa9bc6bdb1-314951045>
“Act now to end food, energy and finance crisis, Guterres urges world 
leaders” June 8, 2022
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/06/1119962 
<https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/06/1119962>

“Share of respondents who think the Russia-Ukraine war is subject to 
fake news in France in 2022”
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297510/target-fake-news-france-russia-ukraine-war/ 
<https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297510/target-fake-news-france-russia-ukraine-war/>
Social media news worldwide - statistics & facts by Amy Watson, June 2, 2022
https://www.statista.com/topics/9002/social-media-news-consumption-worldwide/ 
<https://www.statista.com/topics/9002/social-media-news-consumption-worldwide/>



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