COMMUNICATION IN POST AND NEO-AUTHORITARIAN SOCIETIES WORKING GROUP - CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2022

The Communication in Post and Neo-Authoritarian Societies Working Group of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) invites the submission of proposals for papers and panels for IAMCR 2022, which will be held online from 11 to 15 July 2022. The conference will also have a national hub at Tsinghua University in Beijing. The deadline for submission is 9 February 2022, at 23.59 UTC.

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Conference Themes

IAMCR conferences have a main conference theme (with several sub-themes) that is explored from multiple perspectives throughout the conference in plenaries, in the programmes of our sections and working groups, and in the Flow34 virtual cinema and podcasts stream. They also have many themes defined by our 33 thematic sections and working groups. Proposals submitted to sections and working groups may be centered on an aspect of the main conference theme as it relates to the central concerns of the section or working group, or they may address the additional themes identified by the section or working group in their individual calls for proposals.

The main theme for IAMCR 2022, “Communication Research in the Era of Neo-Globalisation: Reorientations, Challenges and Changing Contexts,” is concerned with possibilities for rethinking communication research agendas in the post-pandemic world, which has seen dramatic shifts in the way we interact and understand our physical, social, cultural, political and material environments.

Eight sub-themes of this central theme have been identified: Reorienting Media and Communication Research in the Era of Neo-Globalisation; Artificial Intelligence in Global Communication Contexts; Cultural Identities and Dis-Identities in the Era of Neo-Globalisation; Communication for Sustainability: Climate Change, Environment, and Health; Media Ethics and Principles in the Digital Age; Media, Communication, and the Construction of Global Public Health; Data/Digital Science and Intercultural Communication; Digital Platforms and Public Service: Science, Technology and Sustainability. See the complete theme description and rationale here.

The working group on Communication in Post and Neo-Authoritarian Societies welcomes papers and multi-paper sessions both related to the conference theme and beyond, including such topics as:

Neo-authoritarian principles and standards of media and communication in an era of neo-globalisation
Strategies and platforms used for Covid-19 related digital campaigns in post- and neo-authoritarian societies
Challenges for public trust and for the media in post- and neo-authoritarian societies in times of Covid-19 pandemic
What ideas of neo-globalisation and functioning of media within it are formulated by academics with regard to post- and neo-authoritarian societies
Media structures, media systems, media technologies, and journalism cultures in transition
Mass media, journalism, digital platforms and politics in post- and neo-authoritarian societies
Disinformation campaigns and the massive use of control systems in political and legal decision making
Use of "soft power" in the context of post- and neo-authoritarian regimes

Guidelines for abstracts

Abstracts are requested for the Online Conference Papers component. Abstracts submitted to the Communication in Post and Neo-Authoritarian Societies Working Group should have between 300 and 500 words and must be submitted online at https://iamcr2022.exordo.com. Abstracts submitted by email will not be accepted.

The deadline to submit abstracts is 9 February 2022 at 23h59 UTC.

See important dates and deadlines to keep in mind

It is expected that authors will submit only one (1) abstract. However, under no circumstances should there be more than two (2) abstracts bearing the name of the same author, either individually or as first author. No more than one 1 abstract can be submitted by an author to the Communication in Post and Neo-Authoritarian Societies Working Group. Please note also that the same abstract or another version with minor variations in title or content must not be submitted to more than one section or working group. Any such submissions will be deemed to be in breach of the conference guidelines and will be rejected.

Proposals are accepted for both single Papers and for Panels with several papers (in which you propose multiple papers that address a single theme). Please note that there are special procedures for submitting panel proposals. You can find the detailed procedures when submitting your abstract online in the abstract submission system.

If your abstract is accepted, you will need to submit your conference paper (from 1,000 to 4,000 words) by 7 June 2022 in order to be included in the programme.

Languages

The Communication in Post and Neo-Authoritarian Societies Working Group accepts abstracts in English and French.

For further information about the conference contact beijing2022 [at] iamcr.org

For further information about the Communication in Post and Neo-Authoritarian Societies Working Group, its themes, submissions, and panels please contact the working group heads:

Katja Lehtisaari
katja.lehtisaari [at] tuni.fi

Anke Fiedler
anke.fiedler [at] ifkw.lmu.de

Anastasia Grusha
anastasia_grusha [at] mail.ru