[ecrea] CFP Post-conference ICA - Bridging practice and disciplinary perspectives on the formation and effects of country image, reputation, brand, and identity

      *CALL FOR PAPERS POST-CONFERENCE OF THE ICA PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
      INTEREST GROUP*

*“Bridging practice and disciplinary perspectives on the formation and 
effects of country image, reputation, brand, and identity”*

San Diego, *30 May 2017*, Hilton San Diego Bayfront

*Rationale*

In times of globalization, countries are increasingly observed by global 
media and international publics. Countries are rated and compared 
according to their economic development, political stability, 
effectiveness and morality of their national and international politics, 
and the attractiveness of their culture. The fact that perceptions of 
countries are both the cause and outcome of social and psychological 
processes that relate to a multitude of economic, cultural and political 
effects has led to an increased number of studies in the fields of 
social psychology, business studies, political science, and 
communication science. In these fields, research using similar concepts 
to study the formation and effects of country image, reputation, brand, 
and identity remain largely segregated by disciplines; there is a great 
need for integrative efforts to advance scholarship and stimulate theory 
building.

This post-conference aims at integrating various perspectives about the 
causes and effects of perceptions about countries to advance discourse 
about theories and methods. We will discuss how to distinguish among 
concepts, and how to—if possible—integrate them for future public 
diplomacy and communication research.  The full day post-conference will 
be a meeting point for scholars and practitioners to discuss current 
challenges in public diplomacy and country image. We aim to discuss how 
advancement in theory and research can contribute to the current 
practice of public diplomacy. We are particularly interested in 
gathering comparative perspectives from the Americas, Europe, Middle 
East, and Asia on topics such as migration and refugees in public 
diplomacy, the public diplomacy of international and transnational 
organizations, diaspora and public diplomacy, social media and public 
diplomacy, the role of non-state actors, etc. that impact public diplomacy.

We welcome contributions from both scholars and practitioners reflecting 
on these topics. Selected contributions may be published in an upcoming 
Routledge handbook on this topic (edited by Ingenhoff, White, Buhmann, & 
Kiousis), and advance the study of country perceptions as an 
interdisciplinary field.

The post-conference will include: 1) A roundtable discussion with public 
diplomacy practitioners-turned-academics moderated by Kathy Fitzpatrick 
(American University). Topics under scrutiny are the role of the 
practitioners in linking education and practice, education and training 
of the modern-day public diplomacy specialist, and applied research 
agendas; 2) A roundtable discussion with public diplomacy specialists 
from the consular community moderated by Jay Wang (USC Center on Public 
Diplomacy). Discussion will focus on topics such as the role of the 
consulate in public diplomacy ("beyond passports"), public/private 
partnerships, working with cities, engaging local diasporas, and 
economic development.

*Submission process*

Proposals of papers should be submitted in abstract form.  Abstracts (no 
longer than 500 words + references) should be emailed to *Lindsey Bier* 
((lbier /at/ vols.utk.edu) <mailto:(lbier /at/ vols.utk.edu)>) by *January 30, 2017*.

Notification of acceptance will be sent to authors *mid-February, 2017.*

Full papers must be submitted by *March 30, 2017* for inclusion in the 
conference materials. Authors are expected to attend the post-conference 
and present in person.

*All inquiries *on submission should be directed to*Candace White* 
((white /at/ utk.edu) <mailto:(white /at/ utk.edu)>).

The post-conference will take place onsite, at Hilton San Diego 
Bayfront. The *participation fee* is US $85 for presenters and 
non-presenters and includes the coffee breaks and the lunch buffet. 
Registration for this post-conference is to be made online at 
www.icahdq.org <http://www.icahdq.org/> beginning January 15, 2017.

More details on the ICA Public Diplomacy Interest Group are available 
here - http://community.icahdq.org/ohana/groups/details.cfm?id=190.

*Organizers & Scientific Committee*

Diana Ingenhoff ((diana.ingenhoff /at/ unifr.ch) 
<mailto:(diana.ingenhoff /at/ unifr.ch)>), University of Fribourg

Candace White ((white /at/ utk.edu) <mailto:(white /at/ utk.edu)>), University of 
Tennessee

Alina Dolea ((alinadolea /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(alinadolea /at/ gmail.com)>), 
University of Bucharest

Spiro Kiousis ((skiousis /at/ jou.ufl.edu) <mailto:(skiousis /at/ jou.ufl.edu)>), 
University of Florida

Kathy Fitzpatrick ((kfitzpat /at/ american.edu) 
<mailto:(kfitzpat /at/ american.edu)>), American University

Alexander Buhmann ((alexander.buhmann /at/ bi.no) 
<mailto:(alexander.buhmann /at/ bi.no)>), BI Norwegian Business School

Jay Wang ((wangjian /at/ usc.edu) <mailto:(wangjian /at/ usc.edu)>), USC Center on 
Public Diplomacy

*Sponsors*

USC Center on Public Diplomacy, University of Southern California

BI Norwegian Business School Centre for Corporate Communication

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