[Commlist] CfP Digital transnational social media spaces: patterns of use and consumption among young people

Digital transnational social media spaces: patterns of use and 
consumption among young people

Access to affordable, frequent and high-speed internet has facilitated 
communication among individuals and made media platforms ubiquitous in 
daily life, regardless of the geographical location of their users, thus 
enabling transnational communication and exchange. Young people, 
teenagers and even children appear to be particularly receptive to the 
pervasiveness of digital media in their daily lives. Little is known, 
however, about their use of media to access people and content across 
national borders. This special issue looks at the transnational aspect 
of young people’s digital media consumption.
Particularly social media have made digital networks available (cf. 
Haythornthwaite, 2002) through which both practical information and 
social practices, values, and symbols can circulate without much 
restrictions, contributing to the emergence of “transnational social 
spaces” (Pries, 2001). Amongst other aspects, these platforms can 
support young migrants in finding information and resources to access 
education abroad (Jayadeva, 2020), lead to the dissemination and 
integration of transnational cultural products in young people’s media 
consumption habits (Jin, 2018), or contribute to the maintenance of 
transnational affective connections among young people (Anschütz, 2022).

This special issue explores further dimensions of transnational social 
spaces created, maintained or used by young people through digital 
media. We welcome original research articles, theoretical contributions, 
case studies, and methodological explorations that investigate various 
aspects of transnational youth spaces in digital media. Topics of 
interest include, but are not limited to:

• Children's and Adolescents' Experiences in Digital Transnational 
Social Spaces
How do children and adolescents engage with transnational digital 
spaces? What are the impacts of digital media on their transnational 
interactions, identity formation, and social relationships? What are the 
opportunities, risks and challenges of these transnational spaces on 
digital media?

• Migration and Digital Transnational Social Spaces
How are young migrants’ social ties maintained and transformed across 
geographical boundaries through digital communication platforms? How do 
digital technologies facilitate (or not) communication and support among 
young migrants? What is the impact of unequal access to digital 
infrastructures (e.g. being able to afford devices and fast internet) in 
the transnational lives of young migrants?

• Education and Digital Transnational Social Spaces
How are digital transnational social spaces used for learning, knowledge 
sharing, and educational collaboration among young people? How do young 
people consume and interpret information gathered in digital 
transnational social spaces?

Submission Guidelines:
A 500-word abstract in English or German must be submitted via e-mail, 
with the subject line “Digital transnational social media spaces”, to 
Helena Dedecek Gertz ((helena.dedecek.gertz /at/ unihamburg.de)).
Selected full manuscripts submissions must have no more than 40.000 
characters (incl. spaces, endnotes and literature) and will undergo a 
blind peer-review process. The journal does not charge any APC.

Important Dates:
Abstracts: 15.12.2023
Full papers: 15.10.2024
Notification of acceptance: 01.01.2025
Peer-review comments: 15.02.2025 Submission of revised manuscript: 
15.03.2025
Publication of Special Issue: 30.06.2025


The special issue will be published by the Journal Diskurs. Kindheits- 
und Jugendforschung (Discourse. Journal of Childhood and Adolescence 
Research), edited by Budrich Journals.
https://www.budrich-journals.de/index.php/diskurs

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