[ecrea] 50 years of agenda setting studies - International and Interdisciplinary Congress cFP

*CALL FOR PAPERS*


*50 YEARS OF AGENDA-SETTING STUDIES
International and Interdisciplinary Conference*

*(December 6-7, 2018)*

*Coimbra, Portugal*

COIMBRA EDUCATION SCHOOL

CEIS20

SOPCOM Working Group COMMUNICATION AND POLITICS

*Important dates:*

April 15: Call for Papers opens

June 15: Submission deadline

July 15: Author notification

Conference Website:

www.esec.pt/en/eventos/congresso-50-anos-de-estudos-do-agenda-setting 
<http://www.esec.pt/en/eventos/congresso-50-anos-de-estudos-do-agenda-setting>

**

This conference celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the hallmark 1968 the 
Chapel Hill study, which established the classical formulation of the 
agenda-setting studies as we know them today. The demonstration by Max 
McCombs and Donald Shaw of the media’s ability to influence the 
highlighting of events in public opinion, established a powerful idea 
that generated a /vast/body of subsequent research over the following 
decades. Fifty years later, agenda-setting studies cover and apply to a 
wide range of academic disciplines and media contexts.

To celebrate and reflect on the important role of agenda-setting in 
communication studies and its importance in civic life, the Coimbra 
Education School, CEIS 20, the Portuguese Association of Communication 
Sciences and the Communication and Politics Working Group of this 
Association, organize a Conference dedicated to the current debate on 
the idea of ​​agenda-setting, as shaped by the current technological, 
social and political developments.

What do we know after fifty years of research and, above all, after a 
decade and a half of theoretical debate and empirical studies on 
agenda-setting in the Internet age, and what understandings do we have 
about one of the most influential theories of communication and the media?

Featuring these issues in a number of plenary sessions, this Conference 
will provide a platform for discussion on key issues related to the 
following lines of inquiry::

1. Agenda-setting concept developments;

2. Agenda-setting in the new media era;

3. Agenda-setting contemporary processes in political issues as they 
relate to Walter Lippmann's famous concern with the creation of 
​​pseudo-environments.

In addition to panels composed by experts, the conference will include 
refereed paper sessions and researchers are invited to participate 
through the submission of proposals.

We welcome contributions dealing in particular with (but not limited to) 
the following issues and questions:

-The need for orientation,

-Agenda-setting in the new media era,

-Intermedia agenda-setting,

-Agendamelding

-Risks and opportunities of contemporary forms of agenda-setting in 
democratic life.

-Agenda-setting as connected to current issues of communication and 
political studies, such as fake news, post-truth or algorithms.

-Approaches to the how media agendas relate communities of interest (the 
common good) with individual perspectives and experiences, and how can 
this results in a consistent representation of the world.

Submission of abstracts

We welcome abstracts (in Portuguese, Spanish or English) to be sent in 
Word document or PDF format to the email (agendasetting50 /at/ esec.pt) 
<mailto:(agendasetting50 /at/ esec.pt)>

Proposals must include the following:

- Title

- Author(s) name(s

- Author(s)’ affiliations.

- Abstract of approximately 500 words (doc or odt format, 12-point Times 
New Roman font).

- Five key words

Abstracts should cover the main research questions, hypotheses, 
methodology, main results and key bibliographical references.

Evaluation process:

Submissions will be subject to double blind peer review by members of 
the scientific committee. Selected papers will be organized in sessions.

Scientific Committee:

Carla Patrão (ESEC, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra)

Carlos Camponez (FLUC and CEIS20, Universidade de Coimbra)

Gil Baptista Ferreira (ESEC, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra)

João Carlos Correia (Universidade da Beira Interior)

João Figueira (FLUC and CEIS20, Universidade de Coimbra)

Maria João Silveirinha (FLUC and ICNova, Universidade de Coimbra)

Paula Espírito Santo (ISCSP, Universidade de Lisboa)

Rita Basílio de Simões (FLUC and CEIS20, Universidade de Coimbra)

Rosa Sobreira (ESEC, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra)

Sara Meireles Graça (ESEC, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra)

Susana Borges (ESEC, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra)

Organizing Committee:

Carla Patrão (ESEC, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra)

Carlos Camponez (FLUC and CEIS20, Universidade de Coimbra)

Gil Baptista Ferreira (ESEC, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra)

João Figueira (FLUC e CEIS20, Universidade de Coimbra)

Rita Basílio de Simões (FLUC and CEIS20, Universidade de Coimbra)

Rosa Sobreira (ESEC, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra







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