[Commlist] CFP: 31st edition of International Public Relations Research Symposium (BledCom)

*BledCom 2024: Abstract Submission Deadline is February 5!*

*The 31st edition of International Public Relations Research Symposium 
(BledCom) will be held on July 5 & July 6, 202**4, **Lake Bled - 
Slovenia. The main theme of the jubilee 31st conference is Public 
Relations and Human Well-being. *

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When viewed from the prism of human well-being, our definition of, and 
orientation to, publics will invariably become broader and more holistic 
than it has been for almost five decades of public relations 
scholarship. A more holistic view of audiences will also include the 
well-being of the underprivileged and vulnerable groups of a society 
such as children, migrants, minority groups, and those disadvantaged 
economically and socially. For these and many similar reasons, 
mindfulness as a strategy for well-being has received a lot of attention 
lately helped by initiatives such as the International Day of Yoga 
suggested by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and adopted by the 
United Nations in 2014. This theme certainly has the potential to 
broaden the horizons of our field and thus contribute to better its 
reputation as well.

Please note that the chances of your abstract being accepted are 
enhanced if you observe the following format in preparing it: 
_Introduction and purpose of the study_ (and research question if there 
is one) – helps summarize the purpose and rationale of your study. 
_Literature review_ – Helps place your work in context with the existing 
body of knowledge. Methodology – Define the main method used for 
gathering data including sample size, and state the rationale for using 
this method. _Results and conclusions_ – Helps summarize the answers to 
the research questions while also outlining the implications of the 
results. Summarize the limitations of the study and offer suggestions 
for future research. _Practical and social implications_ – Offer the 
potential implications both for practice and society. Also provide us 
with _3 to 5 keywords_ that highlight your study. Abstracts should come 
as blind copies without author names and affiliations, who are to be 
identified on on a separate cover page. Please use the suggested 
headings to structure the abstract. A list of literature is not 
necessary, but if it is provided it is included into the word count.

BledCom invites *abstracts that are between 500 and 800 words 
*(including title and keywords) with up to 5 references. We welcome ALL 
papers that are relevant to public relations and communication 
management and not just papers that discuss the conference theme. We 
also welcome panel proposals. Please submit paper abstracts and panel 
proposals via email to *(bledcom /at/ fdv.uni-lj.si) 
<mailto:(bledcom /at/ fdv.uni-lj.si)>* by *February 5, 2024 (Midnight CET)*.

Decisions will be made by March 4, 2024 after peer review. Full papers 
not exceeding 6.000 words will be due by September 21, 2024 for 
inclusion in the conference proceedings.

BledCom 2024 Call for Papers is available here: 
https://www.bledcom.com/my-post <https://www.bledcom.com/my-post>


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