[Commlist] Call for Papers: JEL-KÉP Special Issue on Environmental Communication

Call for Papers: JEL-KÉP Special Issue - Thirty Years of Environmental 
Communication: Forwarding Pro-Environmental Action after 30 COPs

In 1995, the first UN Climate Change Conference (COP 1) was held in 
Berlin. Thirty COPs later, the world is preparing to meet again in 
Antalya in 2026. Three decades of international climate negotiations 
have produced landmark agreements, fractured alliances, historic 
pledges, and persistent gaps between promise and action. Through it all, 
communication has been both the medium and the mechanism, shaping what 
gets said, what gets heard, and what gets done.

This special issue of JEL-KÉP invites contributions that take stock of 
thirty years of environmental communication and look toward the next 
phase. We welcome empirical, theoretical, and critical perspectives on 
questions including:

  * How has environmental and climate communication evolved across three
    decades of international negotiations?
  * How has stakeholder language and messaging evolved in environmental
    communication?
  * What roles has communication played in climate diplomacy, and where
    has it fallen short?
  * How do media representations, narrative frames, and rhetorical
    strategies shape public understanding of environmental impact and
    planetary health?
  * What communication approaches have proven effective in mobilising
    pro-environmental action at community and societal levels?
  * How can strategic environmental communication support the transition
    from multilateral commitment to verifiable national implementation?
  * What does a planetary health communication lens bring to our
    understanding of three decades of environmental action and inaction?

As COP31 marks both a milestone and a turning point, this issue aims to 
contribute a communication perspective to one of the defining challenges 
of our time.

No payment is required from authors at any stage of submission or 
publication.

Editors:
Levente Székely ((levente.szekely /at/ corvinus.hu) 
<mailto:(levente.szekely /at/ corvinus.hu)>)
Orsolya Kovács-Magosi ((orsolya.magosi /at/ stud-uni.corvinus.hu) 
<mailto:(orsolya.magosi /at/ stud-uni.corvinus.hu)>)
Anilla Till ((anilla.till /at/ stud.uni-corvinus.hu) 
<mailto:(anilla.till /at/ stud.uni-corvinus.hu)>)

Deadlines:

  * Deadline for abstracts: 30 July 2026
  * Decision on acceptance: 15 August 2026
  * Full-paper submission: 30 September 2026

The accepted studies will appear in the fourth issue of JEL-KÉP 2026.

For more information: 
https://www.jelkep.eu/hirek/jel-kep-special-issue-call/ 
<https://www.jelkep.eu/hirek/jel-kep-special-issue-call/>

Contact: Anilla Till, (anilla.till /at/ stud.uni-corvinus.hu) 
<mailto:(anilla.till /at/ stud.uni-corvinus.hu)>


---------------
The COMMLIST
---------------
This mailing list is a free service offered by Nico Carpentier. Please use it responsibly and wisely. The commlist has no responsibility for any damage caused by its postings. Subscription to the list automatically implies agreement with this rule.
--
To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit http://commlist.org/
--
Before sending a posting request, please always read the guidelines at http://commlist.org/
--
To contact the mailing list manager:
Email: (nico.carpentier /at/ commlist.org)
URL: http://nicocarpentier.net
---------------