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

Mon Feb 06 15:57:32 GMT 2023





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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