[Commlist] IAMCR 2022 CfP

  IAMCR/BEIJING 2022


      CALL FOR PAPERS


    Communication Research in the Era of Neo-Globalisation:
    Reorientations, Challenges and Changing Contexts

11-15July 2022 | Beijing, China and wherever you are

The International Association for Media and Communication Research 
(IAMCR) invites proposals for papers and panels for IAMCR 2022, tobe 
held online from 11 to 15 July, 2022, with a national hub at Tsinghua 
University in Beijingand pre-conferences at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool 
University in Suzhou.

*The deadline for submission of p**roposals**is 9 February 2022, at 
23.59 UTC.*


        Conference themes

IAMCR conferences have a /main conference theme/ (with several 
sub-themes) that is explored from multiple perspectives throughout the 
conference in plenaries, in the programmes of our sections and working 
groups, and in the Flow34 virtual cinema and podcasts stream. They also 
have many many themes defined by our 33 thematic sections and working 
groups. The sections and working groups’ themes are described in their 
individual calls for proposals. Proposals submitted to sections and 
working groups may be centred on an aspect of the main conference theme 
as it relates to the central concerns of the section or working group, 
or they may address the additional themes identified by the section or 
working group in their individual calls for proposals 
<https://iamcr.org/beijing2022/swg-cfp>.

The main theme for IAMCR 2022, “Communication Research in the Era of 
Neo-Globalisation: Reorientations, Challenges and Changing 
Contexts*,”*is concerned with possibilities for rethinking communication 
research agendas in the post-pandemic world, which has seen dramatic 
shifts in the way we interact and understand our physical, social, 
cultural, political and material environments.


        IAMCR 2022 – Main *conference theme*


      *Communication Research in the Era of Neo-Globalisation:
      Reorientations, Challenges and Changing Contexts*

Two years into the global pandemic of COVID-19, the world is facing 
unprecedented challenges froma brand-new media and cultural topography 
in a post-pandemic era of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and 
ambiguity, including but not limited to issues related to public health, 
climate change, and sustainability. With more than three decades of 
cultural, economic, and communication globalisation, we now enter an 
all-encompassing post-pandemic world of neo-globalisation. In the wake 
of long waves of colonisation, and establishment of new kinds of 
economic and cultural hegemony in the second half of the 20th century, 
the ruptures of the pandemic give rise to the agenda of a what might be 
called a neo-globalisation dispensation. This turns on trade exchange 
and intercultural communication, accenting soft power and patterns of 
interdependent cultural harmony -- reorganizing world orders. In the age 
of neo-globalisation, international economic, political, and cultural 
exchanges are based on measures of institutional innovation, disruptive 
technology, and political empathy.

This contemporary world, and its central tenet of globalisation, poses 
urgent questions and challenges for media and communications scholars. 
What are cultural identities and identification processes in this era of 
neo-globalisation? What are the roles of media and communication in the 
construction of a global public health community? How do data and 
digital science shape and influence intercultural communication? What 
are the essential “Global” media ethics in the digital age? How do we 
communicate for sustainability? How do we design digital platforms and 
content and provide public service to better advance science and technology?

The theme is open for a wide range of ideas dealing with, but not 
limited to, the following specific sub-themes that have been identified:

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    /Reorienting Media and Communication Research in the Era of
    Neo-Globalisation;/

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    /Artificial Intelligence in Global Communication Contexts; /

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    /Cultural Identities and Dis-Identities in the Era of
    Neo-Globalisation; /

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    /Communication for Sustainability: Climate Change, Environment, and
    Health; /

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    /Media Ethics and Principles in the Digital Age; /

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    /Media, Communication, and the Construction of Global Public Health; /

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    /Data/Digital Science and Intercultural Communication; /

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    /Digital Platforms and Public Service: Science, Technology and
    Sustainability. /

Each sub-theme is briefly described below:

 1.

    *Reorienting Media and Communication Research in the Era of
    Neo-Globalisation*

In the age of neo-globalisation, international economic, political, and 
cultural exchanges are based on measures of institutional innovation, 
disruptive technology, and political empathy. Contemporary communication 
studies emerged in the mid-twentieth century as a hybrid field growing 
out of art, literary studies, sociology, and other disciplines. The era 
of neo-globalisation has expanded the boundaries and imagination of 
media communication research. Therefore, we invite papers and panels 
that reorient the direction, scope, and possibilities of media and 
communication research. In this regard, we ask: How should scholars 
(re)define media and communication research in the neo-globalisation 
era? What are the impacts of different levels of neo-globalisation on 
media and communication studies? What are the implications of 
international economic, political, and cultural exchanges and policies 
on global media communication research in the era of neo-globalisation?

 2.

    *Artificial Intelligence in Global Communication Contexts*

The explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and its application 
in recent years have made it a dominant productive force of social 
development. In many countries around the world, AI plays a critical 
role in public governance, facilitating effective response to the 
pandemic, and public health. Meanwhile, concerned researchers have 
called for a code of ethics for AI developments, applications, and 
research, generating discussion and debate about boundaries and 
limitations. We are interested in papers and panels that focus on the 
use of artificial intelligence in communication and media research, 
media framing and public perceptions of AI, and the existing and 
possible future impacts of it in global communication contexts.

 3.

    *Cultural Identities and Dis-Identities in the Era of 
Neo-Globalisation*

The unprecedented pandemic of COVID-19 has precipitated a new era of 
globalisation. Cultural identities continue to be created, proliferated, 
and contested by global media and communication. More frequent and 
immersed online presence and interactions beyond geographical limits 
shape cultural identity and identification processes in gradual and 
crucial ways. #BlackLivesMatter, #StopAsianHate, and the global #MeToo 
movements all showcase the significance of today’s (social) media agenda 
and how cultural identities transcend beyond national borders. At the 
same time, media and communication scholars have called for the need to 
re-evaluate the enduring significance of nation-states, entangled in 
cosmopolitan conditions of cultures and identities. Against this 
backdrop, we are interested in papers and panels on cultural identity 
construction and changes in the context of neo-globalisation. Topics of 
interest include but are not limited to: What is the role of domestic 
political forces in the shaping of cultural identity and identification 
now? How to situate global media and communication research in the 
context of globalisation with the continuing centrality of 
nation-states? How do social media activate cultural identity and 
identification of marginalized groups in a world of global 
interconnectedness?

 4.

    *Communication for Sustainability: Climate Change, Environment, and
    Health*

In recent years, no-globalization has taken risk societies (Ulrich Beck) 
to the precipice of profound challenges. The flooding in North China, 
Western European, and Australia, wildfires around the globe, oil spill 
in Southern California – natural and man-made disasters pose threats to 
the well-being of human beings, wildlife, as well as the shared 
environment in which we live. Media and communication scholars respond 
to issues related to sustainability, including but not limited to 
climate change, environment, and public health and explore possibilities 
of facilitating sustainable development through communication. We 
welcome papers and panels discussing strategies, effects, and concerns 
related to communication for sustainability from diverse theoretical and 
methodological perspectives, such as journalism studies, public 
communications, and corporate communications.

 5.

    “*Global” Media Ethics and Principles in the Digital Age*

Principles and standards for the practice of media and communication in 
an era of neo-globalisation are not static but ever-changing. Emerging 
issues of information (in)equality, gender, and race in the digital age 
highlight the need for continuing development and (re)consideration of 
global media ethics surrounding all aspects of media production, 
circulation, and consumption. We welcome papers and panels on a wide 
range of issues within this area, such as discrimination in digital 
media, the manifestation of populism in social media, and the 
predominant control of global media in the hands of a minority of 
Western countries.

 6.

    *Media, Communication, and the Construction of Global Public Health *

The global pandemic of COVID-19 has accelerated the pace of building and 
enhancing a global public health system, making it even more urgent to 
examine the role of media and communication in the construction of a 
global public health community, how its presence and power may lead to 
the mobilization of societal action that creates and improves the 
conditions for public health, and how certain media practices may hinder 
progress toward effectively building a global public health community. 
To this end, we invite papers and panels that seek to address the 
current status of global health disparity and governance, the role of 
media in responding to global health risks, and the different ways in 
which media and communication research can contribute to public health 
globally.

 7.

    *Data/Digital Science and Intercultural Communication*

The enormous growth in user data on global media platforms provides 
researchers with opportunities to investigate the processes of cultural 
generation in the digital space, providing new ideas for theoretical 
innovation in intercultural communication research. New media 
technologies and data/digital science can enable people with different 
cultural backgrounds to express their cultural identities or impede them 
from doing so. The development of digital science creates possibilities 
of examining intercultural communication practices through large-scale 
data of social interactions among different groups of people.We welcome 
papers and panels that analyse and report online interactive behaviours 
in the digital “transnational community” to examine the processes of 
intercultural communication in the digital age of neo-globalisation.

 8.

    *Digital Platforms and Public Service: Science, Technology and
    Sustainability *

Digital platforms are increasingly used for public service promotion, 
environmental engagement, science education, and crisis and risk 
communication, providing unique and interactive opportunities to the 
public sector to promote its policies and activities, to the scientists 
to share cutting-edge findings, and to environmental activists to 
advocate for their sustainability initiatives. How these messages can be 
delivered effectively through digital platforms, however, needs further 
investigation. We welcome papers and panels that examine the content and 
delivery of messages for science, technology, sustainability, and public 
service on different digital platforms as well as the intended and 
unintended effects of these communication efforts.

*Guidelines for abstracts*

Abstracts are requested for the *Online Conference Papers *component. 
Abstracts must be submitted to one of IAMCR’s 33 thematic sections and 
working groups or to Flow34. Before submitting, please consult the 
specific CfP of the section or working group at 
https://iamcr.org/beijing2022/swg-cfp or of Flow34 at 
https://iamcr.org/beijing2022/flow34.

See the IAMCR website for additional information about the various 
sections and working groups.

Abstracts should have between 300 and 500 words and must be submitted 
online at https://iamcr.org/beijing2022/submit. Abstracts submitted by 
email will not be accepted.

*The deadline to submit abstracts is 9 February 2022 at 23h59 UTC.*

It is expected that authors will submit only one (1) abstract. However, 
under no circumstances should there be more than two (2) abstracts 
bearing the name of the same author, either individually or as first 
author. No more than one (1) abstract can be submitted by an author to a 
single section or working group. Please note also that the same abstract 
or another version with minor variations in title or content must not be 
submitted to more than one section or working group. Any such 
submissions will be deemed to be in breach of the conference guidelines 
and will be rejected.

Proposals are accepted for both single *Papers *and for *Panels with 
several papers *(in which you propose multiple papers that address a 
single theme). Please note that there are special procedures for 
submitting panel proposals. For other important dates and deadlines, 
please see the key dates on the conference website.

Technical guidelines, if any, are defined by the individual sections and 
working groups. If you have questions, consult the section or working 
group’s specific CfP. For further information about the conference, 
visit the website or contact (beijing2022 /at/ iamcr.org).

*Languages*

Each section and working group adopts its own policies regarding 
languages. Some accept abstracts and programme sessions in English, 
French and Spanish while others conduct their programmes in only one or 
two languages. Consult the CfP of your section or working group 
(published later) for details of its language policy.

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