[Commlist] cfp special issue: Pandemic, Demagoguery, and Right-Wing Authoritarianism: A Demoralising Mix for Democracy

Call for Papers
Special Issue of Javnost—The Public

Pandemic, Demagoguery, and Right-Wing Authoritarianism:
A Demoralising Mix for Democracy

The Covid-19 pandemic mixed with rampant demagoguery and surging 
right-wing authoritarianism has threatened to demoralise democratic 
life. The threat may be different in degree and kind from country to 
country or culture to culture and within different circumstances and 
venues but relevant to revealing causes and consequences, identifying 
potential correctives, and assessing prospects for animating democratic 
life.

How, we ask, has the condition of the pandemic exacerbated undemocratic 
inclinations within the public, including receptivity to demagogic 
discourse and support of right-wing authoritarian attitudes and 
governance? How has it weakened the defence of democratic values, 
precepts, practices, and institutions? What does it indicate about the 
potential impact of future stresses, such as environmental crises, on 
democratic morale? What adaptations of communication practices and 
political processes hold promise for bolstering and sustaining a 
democratic ethos?

In response to these challenging questions, Javnost—The Public, the 
interdisciplinary journal of the European Institute for Communication 
and Culture published by Taylor & Francis, invites interested scholars 
to submit 500-word abstracts of proposed research papers for a special 
issue on the problem of, and potential remedies for, democracy’s 
demoralisation by this confluence of pandemic, demagoguery, and 
right-wing authoritarianism.

Papers addressing the theme of the special issue may reflect different 
approaches to scholarly inquiry, including critical, theoretical, 
historical, qualitative, and quantitative methods. The primary objective 
of Javnost—The Public is to contribute to intellectual understanding of 
transformations in the democratic process but also to contribute to 
improved political practice, policy, and action.

To ensure consideration for the special issue, 500-word abstracts of 
proposed papers should be submitted by 30 May 2022 to Robert Ivie at 
(rivie /at/ indiana.edu) with cc to (editor /at/ javnost.thepublic.org). The decision 
on invitation to submit full papers will be taken by 15 June 2022. 
Papers will be due on 1 October 2022.

Papers should be written in Word format, totalling between 6,000 and 
8,000 words (including text, tables, endnotes, references, etc.), using 
British spelling style, and following the Chicago author-date style (see 
The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition). Include a 200-word abstract.
Questions about this special issue, edited by editorial-board member 
Robert Ivie, can be emailed to (rivie /at/ indiana.edu).

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