[ecrea] ECREA Political Communication Interim Conference

ECREA Political Communication Interim Conference - EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR 
ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS 10 March 2017


Conference Call: ECREA’s Political Communication Section Interim Conference

*‘Political Communication in Times of Crisis: New Challenges, Trends & 
Possibilities’ *
22-23 November 2017 in Zurich

*Extended deadline for abstract submissions: 10 March 2017 *

The Political Communication Section of ECREA welcomes the submission of 
abstracts for presentation at the next Interim Conference to be held in 
Zurich on 22 to 23 November 2017. The program schedule will allow 
participants to arrive on Wednesday morning and leave again on Thursday 
evening – should they wish to do so. Local host will be Frank Esser from 
the University Zurich.

The organizers call for proposals in all sub-fields of political 
communication research, but particularly invite conceptual, empirical, 
and methodological proposals on new challenges and trends in media, 
politics and society that we are witnessing at the moment in Europe and 
beyond and that political communication research can provide new 
insights on. We not only see the emergence of new forms and modes of 
political communication but also a crisis of political institutions in 
and across countries. Public debate has become more polarized, populist 
parties are on the rise, as are media skepticism and uncivil comments on 
social media, and new trends such as fake news have become a widespread 
matter of public concern in no time. What are the answers that political 
communication research can provide to make sense of these new trends and 
challenges? And what are the new possibilities and innovative approaches 
for political communication research to inform public debate regarding 
these ongoing developments? Do we need new methods and new approaches to 
answer new questions, and which are these – or how much (dis)continuity 
is there really in the developments we are witnessing at the moment? In 
which respects does the current situation differ from former crises, and 
which similarities can be found with former crises that might help to 
identify solution possibilities?

The conference will feature traditional papers and thematic panels. 
Paper submissions will be grouped in sessions of 4-5 papers by the 
conference program chair. A limited number of slots will be available 
for coherent panels where one topic is addressed in four to five 
presentations, followed by a respondent. Preference will be given to 
panels with presenters from diverse backgrounds and affiliations.

*SUBMIT: *

  *  Submissions should be sent to (conference.zurich /at/ gmail.com)
    <mailto:(conference.zurich /at/ gmail.com)> no later than *10 March 2017 *
  *  Paper submissions: Please include in the email (a) the title of
    your paper, (b) an abstract of no more than 400 words, and (c) names
    and affiliations of the authors.
  *  Panel submissions: To submit a panel proposal, a 300 words
    rationale should be sent alongside a 150 words explanation per
    presentation, as well as the names and affiliations of presenters
    and respondent.

Submission will undergo scholarly peer-review. Only one proposal per 
first author can be accepted. Notifications of acceptance will be issued 
at the earliest appropriate time.



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