[ecrea] Workshop : New political communication and EU, Dubrovnik (Croatia), 28-29 May 2012

CfP "New Political Communication and EU", Dubrovnik (Croatia), 28-29 May 
2012

*Workshop : New political communication and EU*
*Dubrovnik, Croatia, 28 - 29 May 2012*
Supported by the IPSA RC10

*Organized by the Faculty of Political Science
In partnership with DEL research network
*
*Call for papers*

IPSA's Research Committee 10 on Electronic Democracy and the Faculty of 
Political Science in partnership with DEL research network announce call 
for papers for the upcoming IPSA Workshop on "New political 
communication and European Union" that will be held in Dubrovnik, Inter 
University Center, Croatia from 28 to 29 May 2012.
The Workshop is a part of the annual Information Technology and 
Journalism conference organized by the Faculty of Political Science in 
Zagreb and the Institute for New Media and E-Democracy that will take 
place from 29 of May to 1 of June 2012.

*Topics* :
. Transformation of political communication through new media
. Elections and the net campaigning
. Catching up with the net generation : governments, political parties 
and civil society
. The role of the new media in raising support for the EU
. EU institutions and the net
. Euroscepticism and the net
. Social networks, blogs and the EU

Interested participants should first submit an abstract (a 300-word 
outline) of their paper by 1 March, 2012, indicating clearly its subject 
and scope, and including a provisional title. The abstracts received 
will be peer-reviewed and authors will be notified of the outcome by 30 
March, 2012.

Authors of accepted abstracts will be required to send the full paper by 
10, May 2012. Full papers should not exceed 8,000 words in length, 
including notes and references.
NOTE : The Proceedings will be published by the Faculty of Political 
Science in Zagreb, while Cambridge Scholars Publishing is interested in 
publishing papers from our conference as a special volume.

The conference language is English.

We invite individuals from academic and practical backgrounds as well as 
public administration offices, public bodies, NGOs, education 
institutions and independent organizations, to submit their contributions.

*Costs* :
EUR40 - for authors
EUR 75 - early bird rate for participants who register until March 15, 2012
EUR 95 - for participants who register after March 15, 2012

The fee includes conference entry, proceedings and social program during 
the conference.
Pre-conference social program is to be announced.

IMPORTANT : We are eager to announce that we will be giving three 
scholarships up to 500 Euros for accommodation and travel costs.

*Important dates* :
- Abstract submission : please submit *a 300-word abstract by 1 March, 
2012*.
- Notification of acceptance of abstracts : 30 March, 2012
- Full paper submission : please submit the full paper by 10 May, 2012.
Workshop : 28 -- 29 May 2012
Conference : 29 May -- 1 June 2011

*Submissions*

Please send all submissions by electronic mail in pdf format to 
(milica /at/ edemokracija.hr) <mailto:(milica /at/ edemokracija.hr)>
All submissions are subject to a double-blind full paper review by at 
least 2 reviewers. To facilitate the review process, please write a 
separate cover sheet with the paper title and affiliation/s and omit the 
affiliations in the actual paper.

Participants who are not contributors (i.e. who do not propose a paper) 
can apply through our web site www.edemocracyinstitute.eu. Please note 
that the number of non contributing participants is limited so we 
encourage you to apply as early as possible.

*For further information please visit : www.edemocracyinstitute.eu 
<http://www.edemocracyinstitute.eu> or www.edemokracija.hr 
<http://www.edemokracija.hr>*

Conference Chairs : (nenad /at/ edemokracija.hr), (domagoj /at/ edemokracija.hr)

*Contact Details* :
Prof. dr. Nenad Prelog <mailto:(nenad /at/ edemokracija.hr)> (president)
dr. Domagoj Bebic' <mailto:(domagoj /at/ edemokracija.hr)> (secretary general)
Milica Vuckovic (coordinator)
S(ibenska 1, 10 000 Zagreb, Hrvatska
t : 01 307 9113 f : 01 307 9113