[Commlist] EEPS Special Section Call for Papers: Media and democratic backsliding

East European Politics and Societies - EEPS 
<https://journals.sagepub.com/home/eep>
Special Section Call for Papers 
<https://journals.sagepub.com/page/eep/media-democratic-backsliding>: 
Media and democratic backsliding

Guest editors:
Raluca-Nicoleta RADU, Professor of Journalism, University of Bucharest, 
Romania ((raluca.radu /at/ fjsc.ro) <mailto:(raluca.radu /at/ fjsc.ro)>)
Gabor POLYAK, Professor of Media law and media policy, Eötvös Loránd 
University, Hungary ((polyak.gabor /at/ btk.elte.hu) 
<mailto:(polyak.gabor /at/ btk.elte.hu)>)

This thematic cluster, devoted to media and democratic backsliding in 
Eastern Europe, addresses two major gaps in the available literature. 
First, it seeks to understand better how journalists collaborate with 
their sources in order to warn their audiences  about autocratic 
tendencies, so that the society at large is able to block democratic 
backsliding. Second, it tries to uncover the reasons why such efforts 
are not always successful. Through targeted case studies and comparative 
studies alike, this thematic cluster makes a significant contribution to 
our understanding of the conditions under which media systems respond to 
democratic backsliding.

We invite prospective authors to develop theoretically and 
methodologically sound analyses on themes such as:
-Patterns of media instrumentalization and of media resistance to 
backsliding
-Strategies used by journalists for quality, public interest information 
in declining democracies
-Media usage by citizens, during democratic backsliding
-Examinations of disinformation campaigns that support – or are nurtured 
– by democratic backsliding
-The coverage and effects of conspiracy theories employed by political 
leaders
-The coverage of leaks, whistle-blowers, online mobilization and offline 
demonstrations and other instruments to hold the powerful accountable.

We envision a thematic cluster that will include up to ten research 
articles, as well as an introduction written by the guest editors. We 
will make every effort to include early career and senior scholars, to 
provide a gender balanced slate of authors, and to include a diversity 
of countries from the region.

Schedule:
Submission of title, abstract and short bio (250 words each): 15 
November 2025
Selection of abstracts and communication of decision to authors: 30 
November 2025
Deadline for manuscript submission: 30 October 2026
Reviewing and revisions: November 2026 – March 2027
Publication: Spring 2027

East European Politics and Societies 
<https://journals.sagepub.com/home/eep>is a Sage journal. There are no 
fees payable to submit or publish in this journal.

The call can be accessed here:
https://journals.sagepub.com/page/eep/media-democratic-backsliding
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