[Commlist] Europe in Discourse III - Call for Papers - Europe in Discourse: Europe and the Russian-Ukraine War

Europe in Discourse III, extends the scope of the Call for papers to 
invite contributions on the Russian-Ukraine War

With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Europe in Discourse III decides to 
widen the scope of the Conference themes and invite panels and papers to 
address the crisis and its role in the future of Europe. This crisis is 
directly relevant to discourse and communication, as can be seen, for 
example, in the weaponization of language that is taking place with 
recent Russian legislation that foresees jail terms for journalists who 
publicize "false information” or use /war/ or /invasion/ instead of 
/special military operation /in describing events in Ukraine.

The Conference wishes, therefore, to serve as a forum to discuss the 
dynamic relationship between communication, conflict and the use of 
language to legitimize actions, represent events and social actors. We 
invite papers and panels that address the Russian – Ukraine crisis and 
we are particularly interested in:

  * Representations of political and social actors in media coverage in
    the Russian-Ukraine crisis
  * Discursive dimensions of violence, /conflict/ and /war///
  * European Values and the War in Ukraine
*

More information below:

Launched in 2016, Europe in Discourse is an interdisciplinary project 
that brings together faculty, students, researchers, early-career 
scholars and professionals to explore what is unique about Europe and 
why “Europeanness” matters.

EID III re-opens the conversation developed in previous two Conferences 
about the future of Europe and its identity. As was the case in 2016 and 
2018, discourse provides an analytical tool to diagnose the multiple 
constructions of Europe across contexts, texts, institutional or other.

The third Conference also remains faithful to the conviction that there 
should bea dialogue between those who talk about Europe and analyze it 
and those who “do” Europe and shape it. The Conference is therefore an 
open call to political analysts, communication experts, diplomacy and 
security experts, public leaders, historians, economists and 
policymakers from a variety of fieldsto engage with the Conference 
themes and submit a contribution along the formats accepted.

*Conference Description*

/Tracing Identity through Values, History, and Borders/foregrounds 
values as an ever-present dimension of European identity. If, within 
Europe, /governing /also takes place by/mobilizing values /then there 
should be consensus that to understand European identity becomes 
fundamental to trace those core values it draws on. At the same time, 
the political mobilization of values brought about tensions around what 
Europeanness means and how differing values had a place in the European 
sphere. Questions that arise include: does Europe, exert normative 
power, does it resort to values as functional tools for policy-making 
(transparency) or does it decide to promote political paradigms 
(governance)? Which values have been historically mobilized to unite 
Europeans and shape how others perceive Europe (Europeanization)? How 
current are the values of the Treaty of Lisbon? Can Europe rely only on 
soft power to increase its relevance?

Values, however, cannot be stripped from *history *as they are clearly 
expressed in social and historical change and transformed through such 
change. Values, therefore, form the backdrop against which a call to 
legitimization of European action is played out.

The topic of *borders*, invites us to consider European identity 
spatially. This has often been framed in terms of state territorialities 
but there have been calls for a renewed approach with a spatial 
demarcation of Europe that is less “hard”. While the European Union, as 
an institutional space of policymaking, is associated with borders, 
Europeanness, does not necessarily imply a spatial mark. It is not 
identified with a specific location but always draws more on a 
collective archive from a shared values-based past. In the post-Lisbon 
treaty era, therefore, Europe and the European Union may need to balance 
the need for “hard” borders with the recognition that a values-based 
European Union may require “soft” b-ordering.

These three closely intersecting dimensions are informing current 
debates about European identity and raise important questions: Can the 
often-powerful ties between Euroscepticism and populism derail the 
project of European integration? How transformative has Brexit been for 
the European Union? Does the European Union exert a normative 
values-based legitimization (governing by values)? If so, what are the 
linguistic and, therefore, communicative tokens of this? What are the 
diverse values that each nation state contributes to the European Union 
and how are these values discursively reflected? How aligned are the 
so-called imagined and experienced Europe particularly after Brexit?


    Conference Themes

The Conference invites contributions from a variety of fields which 
explore Europe across all dimensions that shape it. Contributions may be 
based on theoretical accounts, discourse-driven methodologies, 
ethnographical approaches, case studies and other analytical tools to 
discuss European identity shaping across all aspects.

Contributions are invited across these themes:

  * Europe: super-diverse and globalized
  * European values: from continuity to change
  * Images of crisis and recovery in Europe
  * Political and electoral dimensions in the European sphere
  * Conceptual blending, discourse and metaphors about Europe
  * Austerity, financial crisis and economic narratives in and about Europe
  * Borders, border-making and spatial transformations of and within Europe
  * Europe as an international actor, the EU in the globe today
  * Political discourses in and about Europe
  * Im/migration, integration and mobility
  * Europe and Populism across left and wing varieties
  * Media constructions of European identities
  * integration/assimilation/inclusion/homogenization in the EU
  * Historical perspectives in the European project
  * Religious aspects in/about Europe
  * European as democratic/cosmopolitan idea
  * Europe, Europeanness and Enlightenment today
**

*Special emphasis on the Russian-Ukraine War *

With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Europe in Discourse III decides to 
widen the scope of the Conference themes and invite panels and papers to 
address the crisis and its role in the future of Europe. This crisis is 
directly relevant to discourse and communication, as can be seen, for 
example, in the weaponization of language that is taking place with 
recent Russian legislation that foresees jail terms for journalists who 
publicize "false information” or use /war/ or /invasion/ instead of 
/special military operation /in describing events in Ukraine.

The Conference wishes, therefore, to serve as a forum to discuss the 
dynamic relationship between communication, conflict and the use of 
language to legitimize actions, represent events and social actors. We 
invite papers and panels that address the Russian – Ukraine crisis and 
we are particularly interested in:

  * Representations of political and social actors in media coverage in
    the Russian-Ukraine crisis
  * Discursive dimensions of violence, /conflict/ and /war///
  * European Values and the War in Ukraine

      *Presentation Formats and Abstracts***

Proposals for participation in the 3^rd International Conference on 
Europe in Discourse: Tracing identities through values history and 
borders can be submitted in the following formats:


        *Oral Communications*

Oral communications, which consist of a 20-minute presentation will be 
submitted in response to the general theme(s) of the conference 
mentioned below. Abstracts for oral communications should be no longer 
than 500 words and list five keywords.

Please submit your abstract for an oral communication through the 
official Conference website using this link 
<https://www.europeindiscourse.eu/cfp/submit-abstract>

Deadline for oral communications: *April 15^th 2022*


        *Themed Panels*

Proposals for panels must be submitted /*online*/ as a single document, 
single-spaced in 12-point type. Panel proposals should include a brief 
overview of the theme, a title of the panel, and 4 to 5 abstract of 
papers, each to be delivered within 30 minutes (a 20-minute presentation 
followed by a 10-minute period for questions).

The names of the panel presenters should be omitted from the document to 
enable double-blind review. However, panel organizers should include 
their name.

Acceptance notifications will be sent to panel organizers.

Please submit your panel proposal through the website following the 
guidelines under the SUBMIT YOUR PANEL PROPOSAL 
<http://www.europeindiscourse.eu/call/submit-panel-proposal>through this 
link <https://www.europeindiscourse.eu/cfp/submit-panel-proposal>

Deadline for panel submissions: *April 15^th 2022***

Evaluation Process, Criteria and Notification

All abstracts will be peer-reviewed and ranked by the Conference 
Scientific Committee. Abstracts will be assessed using the following 
criteria.

*Scientific strength. *Contributions should:

  * offer significant contributions to the development of the discipline
    and point to future research agendas; and
  * present innovative or interdisciplinary approaches, including novel
    collaborations or syntheses across sub-disciplines or with other
    related disciplines.

*Integration:*/**/Proposals /may/ receive higher priority if they are 
clearly linked to the conference overall theme and are solidly grounded 
in discourse or textual analysis.

Notification of acceptance for oral communications will be sent by *May 
20^th 2022*


    Other Policies


      *One-Presentation Rule***

Proponents are entitled to submit only one abstract as a first author. 
Speakers agreeing to present papers in panels also follow the 
one-presentation rule, i.e. someone who is first author or presenter 
cannot also be first author or presenter for another paper.

*Conference Modality***

Depending on the conditions, we plan for Europe in Discourse III to be 
held as a hybrid event, including both online and in-person activities. 
However, if it is notpossible to hold an in-person conference, we will 
default to online only. Both registration modalities will be accommodated.

*Speakers*

*Confirmed conference speakers are listed in the conference **website* 
<https://www.europeindiscourse.eu/confirmed-speakers>**


    Scientific Committee

  * Professor Michel Foucher, /Foundation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme///
  * Professor Evanthis Hatzivassiliou, National and Kapodistrian
    University of Athens//
  * /Professor Juliane House, Hellenic American University///
  * Professor George Pagoulatos, Athens University of Economics and
    Business and Director of ELIAMEP
  * Professor George Prevelakis, Panthéon-Sorbonne University, Permanent
    Representative of Greece to OECD
  * Professor Federico Romero, European University Institute
  * Professor Ruth Wodak, University of Lancaster


    Organizing Committee


    President of the Conference: Leonidas-Phoebus Koskos, Esq.
    President, Hellenic American University

  * /Juliane House, Hellenic American University///
  * /Themis Kaniklidou, Hellenic American University///
  * /Gerasimos Kontaxis, Hellenic American University///
  * /Bertina Stambolliu, Hellenic American University///


    Contact Information: For any questions, please contact the
    organizing committee electronically at: (europeindiscourse /at/ hauniv.edu)
    <mailto:(europeindiscourse /at/ hauniv.edu)>

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