[ecrea] call for paper Convegno Annuale Comunicazione Politica

*CONVEGNO ANNUALE DELL'ASSOCIAZIONE DI COMUNICAZIONE POLITICA*
Linguaggi pop e decisioni hard
La comunicazione politica in tempi di crisi
13-15 decembre 2012
Torino -- Luigi Einaudi Campus


*Call for papers*
In recent years, contemporary democracies have had to address 
increasingly complex challenges. At a time when those in power are 
forced to make hard and unpopular choices, public distrust of politics 
leads governments to use communication as a strategic tool to reach 
disaffected citizens and to propose compelling and winning narratives.
The importance assumed by communication and the transformations 
involving the media have fostered the expansion of what is now known as 
pop politics. This is a phenomenon that involves politicians, 
journalists and citizens and redefines forms of mediation and mutual 
relationships.
The 2012 annual conference of the Italian Association of Political 
Communication (Associazione Italiana di Comunicazione Politica) aims to 
explore the problematic nature of these new challenges. In particular, 
we encourage papers that - using different theoretical and 
methodological approaches - address the following issues:
*1. Italian style Popularization*
Featuring the presentation of the results of a national research 
project, this panel will discuss the concept of popularization and its 
empirical relevance, looking at the Italian
context in comparative perspective as much as possible.
*2. Communicate to win and to decide*
With an eye to 2013 Italian General Election Campaign, this panel will 
debate empirical findings and theoretical reflections concerning the 
relation between campaigning and governing. Particular attention will be 
paid to the problems of consensus-building while in office, electoral 
mobilization and the formation of informed public opinion about 
decision-making processes.*
3. Communication on the move: new actors and new flows between 
participating and protesting *
This panel deals with the role that the Internet and online social 
networks have played (and play) in substantially innovating the forms of 
political communication. Particular
attention will be devoted to the growing presence of unconventional 
political actors in public debate and to the rise of new forms of 
interaction between citizens and politics.

Abstracts (maximum 250 words), along with full contact information 
(title, name, affiliation, email) and a short biography (of between 50 
and 100 words), should be
submitted to (convegno.asscom /at/ unito.it) by September 21, 2012.
Accepted papers will be announced in the first week of October 2012.
While the conference will be held primarily in Italian, papers in 
English are also welcomed.


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Marinella Belluati
Dipartimento Culture, Politica e Società
Via Giolitti, 33 - 10123 Torino Italy
tel. +390116704157 fax +390116704114