[Commlist] CFP: Special Issue: Theorizing in Intercultural Communication: Past, Present, and Future

Call for Papers: Special Issue: Theorizing in Intercultural 
Communication: Past, Present, and Future
Journal of Intercultural Communication Research

Over the last few decades, the field of intercultural communication has 
been committed to promoting knowledge and understanding of 
intercultural, international, and cross-cultural communication research 
across many contexts, including interpersonal, organizational, health, 
and many more. Scholars across disciplines, including communication, 
psychology, and education, have developed theories and models to 
describe, explain, and predict how individuals, groups, and cultures 
communicate within and between one another. Recent socio-cultural, 
technological, and environmental developments have brought new changes 
and challenges regarding the use and application of such theories as 
guiding frameworks. As communication scholars have been adapting and 
embracing these new dimensions, we found it fitting to dedicate a 
special issue to current theorizing in the field of intercultural 
communication. Given the rich yet fragmented nature of intercultural 
communication research, we seek to go beyond the legacy of foundational 
theories and explore new opportunities for theorizing and applying such 
knowledge in the field of intercultural communication research.
This special issue offers a platform to discuss theories that have 
shaped the field of intercultural communication and consider how they 
may need to be adapted to reflect major contemporary issues. Authors are 
invited to submit original manuscripts that focus on the development of 
intercultural communication theorizing that contribute to our 
understanding of individual-level and societal-level phenomena at the 
international, intercultural, or cross-cultural level. We encourage 
manuscripts from a wide range of scholarly areas and welcome all 
methodological approaches. Both empirical research reports and 
theoretical or conceptual essays are welcomed. In addition to our 
emphasis on methodological pluralism, we encourage submissions that 
reflect global, underrepresented, and/or marginalized experiences.

Goals and Scope of the Issue:
We leave it up to contributors to identify what they see as key 
theories, in order to gather a wide range of perspectives on what is 
perceived as central theoretical developments in intercultural 
communication. Topics could include (but are not limited to) empirical 
inquiries or theoretical essays on (a) the development of intercultural 
communication as a flourishing area of inquiry; (b) the evolution and/or 
refinement of foundational theories in light of recent social, 
technological, and environmental changes; (c) the role of intercultural 
communication theorizing in applied settings (e.g., academic, 
organizational, health contexts); (d) the replication (and comparison) 
of previous studies in contemporary settings; or (e) the intersection of 
intercultural communication theorizing, power, and ideology as agents 
and catalysts for change. Specifically, we invite articles engaging with 
the following questions and areas of inquiry:
-How have theories in intercultural communication contributed to 
delineating the conceptual and methodological scope of the discipline 
and positioned it within the global academic community?
-How do key theories in intercultural communication resonate in today's 
world and what revisions might be necessary to move these theories and 
the field forward?
-How have key theories in intercultural communication been applied to 
empirical contexts and how can these findings contribute to current 
theorizing in the field?
-What theories in intercultural communication have remained at the 
periphery and at what costs? How can these marginalized forms of 
knowledge be reclaimed today and applied to clarify contemporary challenges?
-What gaps can still be identified and addressed to reflect major 
contemporary technological, cultural, and social issues?

Instructions:
Both empirical research reports and theoretical or conceptual essays are 
welcome. For the proposal, authors should submit an extended abstract no 
later June 30, 2024. Extended abstracts should consist of no more than 
1,000 words (not including references). For empirical research, the 
extended abstract should highlight the theoretical rationale and how the 
findings will contribute to the focus of the special issue. For 
theoretical or conceptual essays, the extended abstract should clearly 
elaborate on the conceptual, theoretical, and applied contribution of 
the proposed essay. After a review of the extended abstracts, selected 
authors will be invited to complete a final manuscript. Final 
manuscripts will undergo peer review. Page limits and other requirements 
for the final manuscripts will be provided at the time of invitation.

No (APC) payment from the authors is required to publish in this special 
issue.

For questions, please contact the editors, Dr. Alice Fanari 
((a.fanari /at/ northeastern.edu)), Dr. Diyako Rahmani 
((D.Rahmani /at/ massey.ac.nz)), and Dr. Mélodine Sommier 
((melodine.c.m.sommier /at/ jyu.fi)).

Extended abstracts should be submitted to the guest editors by June 30, 
2024 using the following link:  https://forms.gle/J4E5r5seq4z7zn7j9



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