[Commlist] CFP: PSA Annual International Conference – Media and Politics themed panels

CFP: Political Studies Association Annual International Conference – 
Media and Politics themed panels at main conference
14 – 16 April 2025, University of Birmingham and Aston University, #PSA25

In-person only conference

Deadline for abstracts: Friday, 18 October, 2024

The PSA Media and Politics Group invites members to submit paper 
abstracts for our specialist stream at the PSA Annual International 
Conference 2025. This call is for the main annual PSA conference in 
April and is not to be confused with our own MPG conference, which is 
also taking place in Birmingham in January 2025.

Conference theme: WHAT NEXT?
The world has faced a series of ongoing economic, environmental, health 
and (geo)political crises over the past two decades. In 2025, the year 
after the ‘year of elections’, we will know the latest electoral and 
ideological responses to such crises, and whether any new ones have been 
provoked. It
is in this context that we ask, ‘What Next?’ (with whichever intonation 
you prefer).
While the main theme of this conference is on what follows the ‘year of 
elections’, the Media and Politics Group operates an open and inclusive 
policy, and papers dealing with any aspect of media and politics are 
welcomed. This may include areas of political communication and 
journalism but also includes a broader view of the political within 
online media, television, gaming, cinema, and media arts, both factual 
and fictional.

Potential topics could include (but are not limited to):
• The rise of alternative political media and changing public attitudes 
towards mainstream media
• The power of political satire, cartoons, and memes
• Online harassment and abuse
• The role of affect, emotion, and authenticity within political 
communication
• Disinformation, misinformation, malinformation, and threats to 
democratic health
• The opportunities and challenges of digital campaigning
• Datafication and challenges to democracy
• Activism, social movements, and the media
• Media, communication, and inequality
• Media and human rights
• The methodological challenges of researching media and politics
• Decolonising/diversifying political communication research

Please note that this year the conference is open for in-person 
attendance only.

Please submit abstracts of up to 300 words using the Ex Ordo system by 
Friday, 18 October: https://psa25.exordo.com/
Please note that you will find out about the status of your abstract in 
November.

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