The Ethics of Society and Ethics of Communication Working Group of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) invites proposals for IAMCR 2023, to be held in Lyon, France, from 9 to 13 July (Lyon23) with an Online Conference Papers (OCP23) component from 26 June to 5 July.
The deadline for submission of proposals is 9 February 2023 at 23h59 UTC.
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Conference themes
IAMCR conferences have a main conference theme that is explored from multiple perspectives throughout the conference in plenaries and other moments, including the programmes of the thematic sections and working groups. Additionally, each section and working group also defines some of its own themes, which are described in their individual calls for proposals. Proposals for contributions to the conference are submitted to the sections and working groups and may focus on an aspect of the main conference theme as it relates to the concerns of the section or working group, or address a theme identified by the section or working group.
Main theme – Inhabiting the planet: Challenges for media, communication and beyond
The main theme for IAMCR 2023, “Inhabiting the planet: Challenges for media, communication and beyond”, is concerned with possibilities for rethinking communication research agendas at a time when the irreversible effects of climate change is compounded by stark geopolitical, sociocultural and religious tensions in human communities. At this juncture, urgent reflection and research is needed on how we can hope to flourish today and in the future, and also how media and communication tools and environments can be positive forces and spaces for change.
Five sub-themes of this central theme have been identified: Humanity and progress; democracy; media, information and communication; cities and territories; and environmental accountability.
Consult a detailed description of the main theme and its sub-themes
The Ethics of Society and Ethics of Communication Working Group welcomes abstracts that discuss any aspects related to the domain of ethics within the framework of the main topic and subthemes. We strongly encourage, for Lyon 2023, the submission of abstracts that deal with Ethical challenges in theory and practice, for any type of communication -from personal to mass and participatory communication- in factual and creative domains. Researchers and practitioners working in the design or study of Codes of Ethics, cross-sectorial panels, and young researchers interested in Ethics of Communication and Society are especially welcome. Participants may present abstracts on topics such as:
- Cooperation versus conflict in the media
- Covering the war: ethical dilemmas
- Dystopian worlds and imaginaries
- Equality, diversity and inclusion in the media
- Ethical concerns in communication and journalism
- Ethical philosophies in the media
- Ethics of Advertising, PR and data-marketing
- Ethics of algorithms and automated journalism
- Ethics of technology and progress in communication
- Fake News, Misinformation & Disinformation'
- Healthy communications in social media
- Human communication in a digital world
- Mapping Media Accountability
- Media, pluralism and independence: cities and territories
- News avoidance and digital well-being
- Old principles, new territories for media and communication
- Privacy in the age of big data, online sociability, digital self
- Teaching Ethics for Communication: new challenges
- Trans-border collaboration in the media: best practices
- Truth and post-truth
- Women and diversity in movies and tv dramas
Note that this list is only a suggestion. 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. You may check the General Call for Proposals for a detailed overview of the main theme and subthemes and select any topic that matches your line of research in Ethics and Communication.
Contributing to the conference: Lyon23 and OCP23
There will be two ways of joining IAMCR2023:
- If you are not able to or don’t want to join the face-to-face conference in Lyon but do want to submit an online-only paper, submit your abstract to OCP23 only. If accepted, you’ll later submit your full paper to the online platform, which will be open for discussion from 26 June to 5 July.
- If you do want to join the face-to-face event, submit your abstract to Lyon23 and OCP23. If accepted you’ll submit your paper to the online platform and present it at the face-to-face conference.
Guidelines for abstracts
Abstracts submitted to the Ethics of Society and Ethics of Communication Working Group should be between 300 and 500 words and must be submitted online here. Abstracts submitted by email will not be accepted.
The deadline to submit abstracts is 9 February 2022 at 23h59 UTC.
It is expected that authors will submit only one (1) abstract. However, under no circumstances should an author submit more than two abstracts as a single author or as the lead author of a co-authored paper and no author will submit more than one abstract to the Ethics of Society and Ethics of Communication Working Group. 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). Proposals for panels can only be submitted to Lyon23 and OCP23. Panel submissions must include an abstract for each paper submitted here and a description & supplemental information submitted via this form on the conference website.
If you are a young researcher and need support do not hesitate to contact the WG Heads or our delegate for ETH WG Young Researchers Network, Ben-Hur Deméneck b.demeneck [at] uol.com.br
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Languages
The Ethics of Society and Ethics of Communication Working Group accepts abstracts in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. If you plan to present your research in any of the co-official languages, please prepare your PPT in English so that everybody in the room can understand your contribution and participate.
For further information about the Ethics of Society and Ethics of Communication Working Group, its themes, submissions, and panels please contact:
Chair: Elvira García de Torres
egarcia [at] uchceu.es
Vice-Chair:Teresa Nicolás Gavilán
mnicolas [at] up.edu.mx
Vice-Chair: Kanchan K. Malik
kanchank.malik [at] gmail.com
