[Commlist] Communication and Society Journal Open Call

Communication and Society journal (49) Call for papers: Brand Territory, 
Digital Communication and Citizenship

The call for papers for the journal Comunicação e Sociedade (49) on 
“Territorial Branding, Digital Communication and Citizenship” will be 
open between June 30 and September 5, 2025.

Thematic editors: José Gabriel Andrade (CECS, University of Minho, 
Portugal), Adriano Sampaio (Federal University of Bahia, Brazil) and 
Maria José Caldeira (CECS, University of Minho, Portugal).

Globalization and technological advances have profoundly transformed 
territorial dynamics and the way governments and cities relate to their 
citizens and visitors. In this scenario, territorial branding strategies 
have become central tools for attracting tourists, attracting investment 
and strengthening the presence of cities in the international context. 
At the same time, digital communication is becoming a strategic space 
for exercising citizenship, promoting public debate, participation and 
the collective construction of policies.
However, these two approaches don’t always work together harmoniously. 
How can we reconcile the promotion of cities as attractive tourist 
destinations with the development of strategies that value and encourage 
the civic involvement of their inhabitants? What impact do these 
practices have on territorial equity and social justice?

This call proposes a critical reflection on the limits and potential of 
urban communication strategies, particularly in the face of structural 
inequalities, racism and symbolic and material violence – including that 
directed at indigenous peoples. The aim is to discuss how these dynamics 
are intertwined with the construction of territorial identities and the 
promotion of cultural diversity in contemporary cities.

This volume welcomes proposals that explore the following themes, among 
others:

.Digital communication and the promotion of urban territories;
.Territorial communication, strengthening citizenship and public 
involvement;
.Territorial branding, public policies and the configuration of urban 
spaces;
.Globalization, social networks and cultural and territorial identities;
.Tourism promotion and local communities;
.Digital communication, territorial branding and participation: 
comparative studies;
.Representativeness, exclusion and urban communication practices;
.Migration and territorial communication in cities;
.Sustainable territories and digital communication;
.Urban geography, mobility and territorial communication.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Submission period for proposals (full texts): from June 30 to September 
5, 2025
Publication period: continuous edition (January to June 2026)

LANGUAGE

Articles can be submitted in English or Portuguese. Articles selected 
for publication will be translated into Portuguese or English, 
respectively, and must be published in full in both languages.

EDITING AND SUBMISSION

Comunicação e Sociedade is an open-access academic journal, operating 
according to the demanding standards of the peer review system and 
operating in a double-blind review process. Each work submitted will be 
distributed to a minimum of two reviewers previously invited to evaluate 
it, according to academic quality, originality and relevance to the 
objectives and scope of the theme.

Originals should be submitted via the journal’s 
website<https://revistacomsoc.pt/>. If you are accessing Comunicação e 
Sociedade for the first time, you must register in order to submit your 
article (directions for registering 
here<https://revistacomsoc.pt/user/register>).

The guide for authors can be consulted 
here<https://revistacomsoc.pt/index.php/revistacomsoc/about/submissions>.

For more information, please contact: 
(comunicacaoesociedade /at/ ics.uminho.pt)<mailto:(comunicacaoesociedade /at/ ics.uminho.pt)>

No payment from the authors will be required

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