[Commlist] CfP Special issue of the Media Studies journal / Medijske Studije "Political Scandals in a Global Context"

We invite submission of papers for the special issue of the Media 
Studies Journal (Medijske studije) on Political scandals in a global context

*Abstract submission deadline (up to 500 words):*1 March 2023**

*Notification of abstract acceptance: *15 March 2023**

*Full paper submission deadline: *1 June 2023**

*Special issue publication date: *December 2023**

A multitude of political scandals came to public attention in recent 
years all around the world, involving all kinds of nepotism, sexual 
misdemeanor and harassment, coercion and abuses of power. To name just a 
few examples, the scandals leading to the downfall of former British 
prime minister Boris Johnson, the sheer disregard for political 
hallmarks, namely lack of peaceful transfer of power by populists, such 
as Donald Trump or Jair Bolsonaro, or a new bundle of offshore-leaks, 
including tax-evasion schemes of not only the rich and powerful but also 
numerous key political figures, show that political misconduct is one of 
the main issues in media coverage on a global scale. In this regard, 
scandals of less severity, similar to the concept of “talk scandals” 
(Ekström & Johansson, 2008), are becoming more prominent in public 
discourse about politics as well. In some instances, such provocative 
acts are strategic forms of “self-scandalization” (Haller, 2013) to 
increase attention for controversial political messages which gain 
prominence in discourse through media coverage and engagement in social 
media (Kleiman, 2019). Populist politicians, notably right-wing 
populists, have been especially skilled in using scandalous behavior and 
deliberate provocations to instrumentalize media coverage and trigger 
public attention (Maurer, 2022). On the other hand, there is evidence 
that the emergence of scandals, especially corruption scandals, may help 
the prospects of populist parties (Foresta, 2020).

Proposals may focus on - but are not limited to - topics such as:


  * the role of political scandals in modern post-industrial societies
    as an instrument for societal change (e.g., Hondrich, 2002);
  * audience-induced scandals and emotional outrage in participatory
    digital publics (e.g., Burkhardt, 2018);
  * political scandalization and reputation management in hybrid media
    systems (e.g., Chadwick, 2017; Samoilenko et al., 2020);
  * populism and political scandals (e.g., Maurer, 2022; Herkman &
    Matikainen, 2019)
  * political scandalization and self-scandalization in the age of
    authenticity (e.g., Enli & Rosenberg, 2018);
  * political scandals and gender (e.g., Cucchi & Cavazza, 2020;
    Courtemanche & Connor Green, 2020);
  * scandals and celebritization of politics (e.g., Street, 2019; von
    Sikorski et al., 2018).

*Guest editors:*


Hendrik Michael, University of Bamberg

Andre Haller, University of Applied Sciences Kufstein Tyrol

Abstracts should be sent to (hendrik.michael /at/ uni-bamberg.de) 
<https://mailex.uni-bamberg.de/owa/(hendrik.michael /at/ uni-bamberg.de)>, 
(andre.haller /at/ fh-kufstein.ac.at), (ms /at/ fpzg.hr)

Manuscripts should be submitted directly through the /Media Studies/OJS 
system https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/medijske-studije/index 
<https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/medijske-studije/index>, where they 
will undergo double-blind peer review, following the standard procedures 
of the journal. *When submitting the manuscript, specify that the 
submission is for the special issue **/Political scandals in global 
context/*.

Papers should be up to 8000 words, including footnotes and references. 
Detailed instructions for authors can be found at 
https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/medijske-studije/about/submissions#authorGuidelines 
<https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/medijske-studije/about/submissions#authorGuidelines>.

For more information about the special issue please contact: 
(hendrik.michael /at/ uni-bamberg.de) 
<https://mailex.uni-bamberg.de/owa/(hendrik.michael /at/ uni-bamberg.de)>, 
(andre.haller /at/ fh-kufstein.ac.at), (grbesa /at/ fpzg.hr), (ms /at/ fpzg.hr)

Articles published in the /Media Studies/journal are indexed in Web of 
Science Core Collection, Scopus, ProQuest - Social Science Database and 
Social Science Premium Collection, ERIH PLUS, Hrčak – The Portal of 
Croatian Scientific Journals and DOAJ – the Directory of Open Access 
Journals.




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