[Commlist] Call for book chapter proposals: Contemporary Politics, Communication, and the Impact on Democracy

Call for book chapter proposals

***Contemporary Politics, Communication, and the Impact on Democracy***

Introduction
This book is aimed to analyze the relationship among politics and 
communication in the current context of increasing polarization and 
their disruptive effects over democracy (Bennett & Pfetsch, 2018). From 
an interdisciplinary approach, the book is intended to offer an overview 
of the threats faced by traditional and stable democracies in a hybrid 
communicative scenario (Chadwick, 2013) in which disinformation (Guess, 
Nyhan & Reifler, 2018) reaches worrying levels.

Objective
The objective of this book is to address a relevant issue that involves 
a multidisciplinary approach, that is, the relationships between 
communication, politics, and democracy. It is aimed to offer a valuable 
contribution regarding the challenges and threats faced by contemporary 
democracies while disinformation, polarization and populism have a main 
role in the present hybrid communicative scenario. This is a relevant 
and current topic that makes the book suitable for scholars and 
professionals working in the areas of political communication, political 
sciences, journalism and media. One of the strongest features of the 
book is the multi-national approach to the topic.

Recommended Topics
– Political communication and democracy – Leadership crisis and 
representative democracy  – Institutions and media credibility – 
Polarization, skepticism, apathy and political cynicism – Socio-economic 
crisis, pandemic and democracy – Populism: discourses and strategies – 
Disinformation, hate speech and citizens’ mistrust – Emotions, emotional 
communities and adversaries – Selective exposure and ‘News Find Me’ 
perception – Infotainment, fiction productions and political institutions

Editors Dolors Palau-Sampio, University of Valencia, Spain
Guillermo López-García, University of Valencia, Spain
Laura Iannelli, University of Sassari, Italy

Submission Procedure
Researchers are invited to submit on or before *January 12, 2021* a 
chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission 
and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. 
https://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/5017
Authors will be notified by *January 26, 2021* about the status of their 
proposals. Chapter guidelines will be sent in case of acceptance of 
proposal. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by *May 12, 2021*. 
All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. 
Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts 
submitted to this book publication, Contemporary Politics, 
Communication, and the Impact on Democracy. All manuscripts are accepted 
based on a double-blind peer review editorial process.

*Important dates
January 12, 2021: Proposal Submission Deadline January 26, 2021: 
Notification of Acceptance May 12, 2021: Full Chapter Submission


Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea 
Group Inc.), an international academic publisher. For additional 
information regarding the publisher, please visit 
https://www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be 
released in 2022.

Please visit 
https://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/5017 for 
more details regarding this publication and to submit your work.
Inquiries
Dolors Palau-Sampio
University of Valencia
(dolors.palau /at/ uv.es)

Guillermo López-García
University of Valencia
(guillermo.lopez /at/ uv.es)

Laura Iannelli
University of Sassari
(liannelli /at/ uniss.it)

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