[Commlist] New/Updated Call for Applications – Crisis Communication Graduate Student/PhD Workshop at Crisis

Call for Applications (Update) – Crisis Communication Graduate 
Student/PhD Workshop at Crisis 6

Graduate Student/PhD Workshop jointly held by ECREA’s Crisis 
Communication Section and Young Scholars Network (YECREA) at the 6th 
International Crisis Communication Conference on October 2 (new start 
date) at Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom.

We would like to invite all Young Scholars to apply for the 
comprehensive YECREA Graduate Student/PhD Workshop until May 31. The 
workshop is organised within the ECREA's Crisis Communication Section / 
6th International Crisis Communication Conference that will take place 
in Leeds from October 3 – October 5, 2019.

The aim of the workshop is to provide a forum for doctoral students 
whose Ph.D. and research interest is related to the wide and 
interdisciplinary field of Crisis Communication. The cost of the full 
day workshop is £50. This will include lunches, tea, and snacks as well 
as any materials for the workshop.

October 2 from 9 am – 6 pm (including lunch, tea and snacks)
(Note: We decided to tighten up the schedule a bit and start on October 
2 instead of October 1)

Panel Discussion: In the morning of the workshop, Professor Dr. Ralph 
Tench (Leeds Beckett University, UK), Professor Dr. Stephen Croucher 
(Massey University, NZ) and Dr. Keri Stephens (The University of Texas 
at Austin) will give short presentations on their research in connection 
to crisis. Points of reference are: Corporate Social Responsibility, 
Cross-Cultural Research, New Media and Citizen-Led Crisis Response. 
Afterwards, there will be time for a comprehensive Q&A in order to 
discuss all questions around these topics and the PhD process in general.

PhD Presentations: Afterwards, participants present an outline of their 
Ph.D. project and receive feedback by distinguished scholars with a 
broad experience in supervising PhD projects – Dr. Ralph Tench and Dr. 
Audra Diers-Lawson (both Leeds Beckett University), Dr. Stephen Croucher 
(Massey University, NZ) and Dr. Keri Stephens.

Preparing the PhD Presentations:
The presentations should address the following questions:

1. What is the problem that motivated you to conduct the research 
presented? 2. What is (are) your leading research question(s)?
3. How do you try to answer these questions methodologically?
4. What do you hope to contribute to your field of research?

5. Optional: What are your (preliminary) findings? 6. Which challenges 
are you facing at the moment?

While regular conference panels rarely offer the opportunity for 
speakers to receive in-depth feedback, this workshop is conceived as a 
separate and more personal space to present to and receive feedback from 
experienced scholars as well as learn more about Crisis Communication 
and possible connection points within your research. The workshop mainly 
aims at Ph.D. students whose research project is still at an early 
stage, but it is also possible to participate if you already have 
preliminary findings. After a presentation of up to 20 minutes, the 
senior scholars serving as respondents will provide an initial feedback, 
followed by a Q&A session involving the other workshop participants as well.

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Application:
To apply for the workshop, please prepare the following two documents:

* an extended abstract of up to 500 words outlining your project 
(literature excluded)
* a short letter of motivation stating why you would like to participate 
and which questions you want to see addressed; it should also mention 
your doctoral advisor as well as a rough time schedule for your project.

The documents must be submitted to Janina Schier 
((Janina.Schier /at/ ifkw.lmu.de) <mailto:(Janina.Schier /at/ ifkw.lmu.de)>) until May 
31, 2019. In case your proposal is accepted, you will receive a 
notification by mid-June 2019. There is no need to be a member of the 
Crisis Communication Section to apply, but please note that the capacity 
of the workshop is limited. A jury will select the applications 
according to standards of academic quality like theoretical foundation, 
stringency, and originality.

If you are also interested to register for the subsequent conference 
dealing with Risk and Crisis Communication in Leeds (October 3 – October 
5), please check the conference website: 
https://leedstalkspr.com/crisis6-2019/.
We will also be sharing more updates on the workshop and the conference 
through our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ECREACrisisComm/

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