[ecrea] Call for Papers: "Media and Foreign Policy", WPCC 5(3)

>Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture (WPCC)
>
>Volume 5, Number 3, September 2008
>
>Call for papers: Media and Foreign Policy
>
>The role of the media in foreign policy-making 
>remains one of the most neglected areas in 
>foreign policy literature. Extensive research on 
>the topic has only been conducted in the US and 
>it has mainly emerged from the field of 
>political communication. This literature 
>suggests that coverage of international politics 
>follows the frames of reference of either the 
>executive branch of the government or reflects 
>wider elite opinion in Washington when the 
>elites disagree on the policy. However, in the 
>absence of sufficient comparative research, it 
>is unclear whether the findings and theories 
>developed in the US have wider relevance 
>internationally. Meanwhile, research conducted 
>outside the US has remained rather fragmented 
>and has, similarly to the research in the US, 
>tended to focus on foreign policy crises.
>
>
>WPCC invites both national studies and 
>comparative research across countries that 
>contribute to broadening the understanding of 
>the interplay between media and policy-makers in 
>the conduct of foreign affairs. Particularly 
>welcomed are original, research-based 
>contributions that attempt to incorporate into 
>the analysis the theoretical approaches emerging 
>from the fields of Communication Studies, 
>Foreign Policy Analysis, International Relations 
>or other relevant disciplines. Submissions may 
>focus on, but are not limited to, the following issues:
>
>
>What is the relationship between media content 
>and government policy line and/or elite 
>opinion(s)? Do media provide accurate, impartial 
>and pertinent information on matters relevant to 
>foreign policy? Does media coverage influence 
>public opinion on foreign and security policy 
>issues? Who are the sources of information for 
>the media? Who sets the agenda? Is there public 
>debate on foreign policy issues? Who has access 
>to foreign policy debate in the media? Do media 
>circulate news and opinion at odds with the 
>government policy? In which circumstances is 
>media coverage critical of government policy? 
>What influence, if any, do the media have over foreign policy?
>
>
>Applicants may submit abstracts of no more than 
>250 words to Issue's Editor Janne Halttu at 
><mailto:(janne.halttu /at/ gmail.com)>(janne.halttu /at/ gmail.com). 
>Deadline for the submission of abstracts is 10 
>March 2008. For accepted articles the deadline 
>for submission is 10 June 2008. Further details 
>of WPCC, as well as previous issues, are 
>available at 
><http://www.westminster.ac.uk/wpcc>http://www.westminster.ac.uk/wpcc.
>
>
>

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