CRISIS, SECURITY AND CONFLICT COMMUNICATION WORKING GROUP - CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2022

The Crisis, Security, and Conflict Communication 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 Crisis, Security and Conflict Communication Working Group provides a forum for scholars researching the ways in which political, social, and economic crises, wars and conflicts, security matters, disasters and emergencies, risks and acts of terrorism are communicated, represented and mediated, combining global and local perspectives. We, therefore, adopt a broad understanding of communication in the context of crisis, security, and conflict with theoretical, methodological, and empirical contributions from a range of perspectives and disciplines. The aim is to stimulate diverse and fruitful discussions across disciplines and specialisation. To do so, we adopt an interactive approach where we ensure that each submitted paper will have an assigned discussant.

Key themes include:

Media and Communication related to Security and Insecurity.
Media and Communication related to Conflicts and Wars.
Media and Communication related to Immigration, Mobility, Ethnicity, and Race.
Media and Communication related to Economic and Financial Crisis.
Media and Communication related to Disasters, Pandemics, and Climate Change.
Media and Communication related to Political Crisis.

Guidelines for abstracts

Abstracts are requested for the Online Conference Papers component. Abstracts submitted to the Crisis, Security, and Conflict Communication 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.

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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 Crisis, Security and Conflict Communication 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). In addition to individual papers, we would like to encourage multi-paper sessions (the online conference equivalent of a panel in a face-to-face conference) aimed at exploring the communication of crisis, security, and conflict in different areas and regions across cultural and disciplinary boundaries. Please note that there are special procedures for submitting multi-paper proposals. You can find the detailed procedures when submitting your abstract online in the abstract submission system.

Languages

The Crisis, Security, and Conflict Communication Working Group accepts abstracts in English.

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

For further information about the Crisis, Security and Conflict Communication Working Group, its themes, submissions, and panels please contact:

Virpi Salojärvi
virpi.salojarvi [at] helsinki.fi

and/or

Paul Reilly
p.j.reilly [at] sheffield.ac.uk

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