[Commlist] CfP on "British and Irish Radio in the 21st Century"

*Interactions (Journal) Studies in Communication & Culture*

*Special Issue in conjunction with the MeCCSA Radio Studies Network*

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*/British and Irish Radio in the 21st Century/*

The editors are seeking abstracts for papers that explore British and 
Irish Radio in the 21st century. These may focus on any aspect of radio 
broadcasting or alternative forms of audio content delivery. Proposals 
are particularly welcome that focus on the civic, social and cultural 
impacts and purposes of audio content delivery and radio broadcasting, 
for example exploring minority audiences or the impacts of Covid-19.

Broadcast radio in the UK and Ireland has changed dramatically since the 
beginning of the 21st century. Public service broadcasting is 
experiencing increasing political pressure, whilst commercial radio in 
the UK has continued to retreat from the provision of localised content. 
Meanwhile community radio has arrived and evolved in the UK and has 
continued to go from strength to strength in the Republic of Ireland.

In the 21st century there has been a rapid acceleration in the pace of 
technological change in radio/audio production practices and the wider 
delivery of curated audio. Although free-to-air “real-time” radio 
continues to attract considerable audiences, it faces competition from 
new audio delivery methods and increased competition for revenues. From 
DAB and DAB+ to podcasting, streaming services and most recently smart 
speakers, the ways in which audio content is consumed have diversified 
significantly.  Such developments raise issues around access, public 
participation and diversity of involvement in broadcast content creation 
and consumption.

We welcome contributions from academics, practitioners and 
practice-based researchers. Joint proposals and proposals from emerging 
scholars are encouraged. The maximum article length is 6,000 words and 
we are also open to suggestions for shorter articles and items, such as 
interviews and reviews.

The editors are operating to a tight deadline as this is a timely 
opportunity to have a journal reflecting current concerns published in 
calendar year 2021. **

In the first instance, abstracts of 250 words with a 100-word biography 
should be sent to Dr Lawrie Hallett at the University of Bedfordshire, 
(lawrie.hallett /at/ beds.ac.uk) no later than *Friday 5^th March 2021.*

Potential contributors will be contacted by *Friday 19^th March* and 
required to submit the first version of their completed contributions, 
in full, by*Friday 28^th May 2021*.

Dr Hallett may be contacted for further information: 
(lawrie.hallett /at/ beds.ac.uk)

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