[Commlist] Call for Abstracts: ICA preconference: Reimagining Communication Scholarship in Central and Eastern Europe

*_** Call For Abstracts**_*


We are pleased to invite submissions to our ICA 2027 preconference, 
*“Reimagining Communication Scholarship in Central and Eastern Europe*,” 
taking place on June 2, 2027, at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. 
The preconference is affiliated with the Journalism Studies Division, 
Political Communication Division, Global Communication and Social Change 
Division, and the Philosophy, Theory, and Critique Division.

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) occupies a distinctive intellectual 
space that complicates conventional binaries of center and periphery, 
development and underdevelopment, and Western and non-Western knowledge 
production. Historically shaped by socialism, post-socialist 
transformation, European integration, democratic backsliding, and rapid 
digital transformation, the region has experienced social, political, 
and media changes that frequently precede or differ from those observed 
in established democracies.

This preconference invites scholars from CEE and beyond to rethink 
established theoretical frameworks and advance new conceptual 
perspectives grounded in the region’s distinctive historical, political, 
and media experiences. The preconference welcomes submissions across 
four thematic tracks: *(1) Media Systems and Journalism Cultures*, 
examining media ownership, media capture, journalism autonomy, and 
changing media systems; *(2) Audience Engagement, Platforms, and 
Information Inequalities*, exploring digital participation, platform 
governance, AI, and emerging communication technologies; *(3) Political 
Communication, Democratic Consolidation, and Backsliding*, addressing 
populism, nationalism, disinformation, and democratic resilience; and 
*(4) Knowledge Production, Scholarly Networks, and Communication 
Research Cultures*, focusing on inequalities in academic knowledge 
production, publishing cultures, and opportunities for regional and 
international scholarly collaboration.

We welcome theoretical, empirical, and methodological contributions from 
a variety of perspectives, and we particularly encourage submissions 
from scholars based in CEE, as well as comparative research that 
incorporates CEE region.

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*Key information:*

  * *Date: *June 2, 2027
  * *Location:* University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
  * *Submission: *Extended abstract (800–1,200 words)
  * *Submission Deadline: *January 31, 2027
  * *Registration:* $25

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*Full call for papers and submission form:*
https://www.jou.ufl.edu/international-communication-association-2027-preconference/ 
<https://www.jou.ufl.edu/international-communication-association-2027-preconference/>

Organising team

Lindita Camaj, University of Florida, USA
Dina Vozab, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Tomasz Gackowski, Warsaw University, Poland
Vera Slavtcheva-Petkova, University of Liverpool, UK
Petya Eckler, University of Strathclyde, UK


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