[ecrea] Call for abstracts, Pre-conference Political Communication Research Section

*Call for papers*

*IAMCR Political Communication Research Section*
*Pre-conference 15 July 2017*


The IAMCR Political Communication Research Section invites submissions 
of abstracts for papers for a pre-conference planned for July 15, 2017 
in Cartagena, Colombia:**

**
*Political communication in times of failed democratic expectations***
It is commonly argued that political communication is a symbolic process 
that reflects a set of dominant values and norms in a given political 
context. Recent events across Western democracies like the Brexit vote, 
the Colombian peace referendum or the Presidential race in the USA have 
triggered a global discussion regarding the consequences of 
simplification in political discourse.

This seems to reflect a profound disenchantment between the electorate 
and the political status quo resulting from post-war democratic 
consensus. It appears like a series of expectations, from economic 
growth to public welfare, are no longer met by democracies around the 
world and that, as a consequence, the public is willing to sacrifice 
‘ineffective deliberation’ for ‘totalitarian effectiveness’.

Political correctness, it seems, has given way to a rhetoric alien to 
democratic values like inclusion, tolerance and public deliberation. 
Political communication has adopted a worrying incendiary tone in light 
of pressing global issues like immigration, organized crime, populism 
and extreme nationalism.

It is in light of this particularly adverse context that the Political 
Communication Research Section calls for contributions addressing the 
challenges political communication researchers face in the coming years.



*Submission of Abstracts*

The deadline for submission of abstracts has been extended until 
midnight GMT on March 31, 2017.
Paper proposals based on the general thematic outline above should be 
sent to the chair of the section at (christina.holtz-bacha /at/ fau.de).


Extended abstracts (500 -700 words) should outline the research question 
(referring to the theme of the pre-conference), the methodological 
approach, data basis and the findings. Decisions on acceptance of 
abstracts will be communicated to applicants no later than 15 April 
2017. Full papers are to be submitted by June 15, 2017.
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