[Commlist] CFP: 2023 ICA preconference Organising in the face of global crisis

CFP: 2023 ICA Preconference ‘Organizing in the face of global crises: 
Communication, strategy, and doing the right thing’, sponsored by the 
Organizational Communication Division.

This preconference explores the complex communicative processes by which 
organizations constitute strategies to “do the right thing” in response 
to global crises. In concert with the conference theme of “Reclaiming 
Authenticity in Communication,” the preconference invites proposals that 
examine how organizations adjust their values and morals to be in tune 
with what is publicly conceived of as ethically just. The focus will be 
on the communicative constitution of strategies to/overcome /crises the 
world is facing, rather than strategies to/manage /a crisis the 
organization is facing. Over the past few years, we have witnessed a 
variety of global crises ranging from the Covid-19 pandemic and the war 
in Ukraine to the ongoing specter of environmental and climate change. 
As organizations encounter these global wicked problems, leaders are 
increasingly expected to “do the right thing” in navigating, 
negotiating, or neglecting these crises.

The preconference invites students, scholars, and practitioners 
interested in the communicative constitution of organization (CCO) 
(Basque, Bencherki & Kuhn, 2022) and strategic communication (Botan, 
2021) into a focused conversation about the complex ways in which 
organizations develop strategies in response to global crises. Such 
crises are often contested and embedded in conflicting discourses 
concerning their nature and solution (Bourne et al., 2022). With rising 
public demand for corporations to be good citizens of the world or even 
activists, there is increased pressure on organizations to act 
politically and adopt a moral position (Von Schwedler, 2011; Cöster et 
al., 2020). Submissions may address a wide range of themes including, 
but not limited to the following:
*Communication related to global crises (e.g. Covid 19, climate change, 
the war in Ukraine, financial crisis, etc.)
*Communicative constitution of strategy
*Communication and organizational sustainability
*Rethinking response strategies to crisis
*Reconceptualizing crisis communication
*Morals and ethics of “doing the right thing”
*Authenticity and “doing the right thing”
*Global crisis and critical discourse studies
*Global crisis, meaning and organizational identity
*Global crisis and corporate activism
*Far-right or other political appropriation of global crises
*Strategic paradoxes of global crises

Abstracts of 250-500 words and a bio of each author (100 words per 
author) should be submitted no later than 16 January 16 2023 
(to_Organisingglobalcrisis /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(Organisingglobalcrisis /at/ gmail.com)>_

The preconference will be held online on 25 May, 2023 and is free to all 
participants (conference registration not required).
The specific agenda and keynote speakers will be announced as we 
approach the preconference date. We aim to create an active and engaged 
agenda for this online conference with the hope of encouraging 
conversations among the participants to spark the development of ideas 
and promote collaborative research. Selected papers will be considered 
for inclusion in an edited book proposal. For more information, please 
visit 
https://www.isk.lu.se/forskning/aktuella-projekt/2023-international-communication-association-ica-preconference-organizing-face-global-crises 
<https://www.isk.lu.se/forskning/aktuella-projekt/2023-international-communication-association-ica-preconference-organizing-face-global-crises>


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