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Posting Your Announcements on the Blog ICA Annual Conference Call for Papers APSA Annual Conference Call for Papers APSA Call for Award Nominations ICA Graduate Student Pre-Conference Call for Abstracts ICA New Media and Citizenship in Asia Pre-Conference Call for Abstracts
POSTING YOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THE BLOG We have a new way for you to share your announcements! Please visit the APSA/ICA Political Communication Section/Division blog! Located at www.politicalcommunication.org/blog, the blog is a space to share upcoming conferences, seek collaboration for projects, display job posting information, carry on political communication discussion, etc. We encourage you to follow the blog, share it with fellow political communication colleagues and upload your own postings.
International Communication Association, 2012 Conference Phoenix AZ, USA, 24-28 May 2012 The Political Communication Division of the International Communication Association supports research and theory development at the intersection of politics and communication. The division recognizes that political communication takes place in many settings, including within, between, and among individuals, small groups, organizations, cultures, and nations. Studies of communication dealing with government, political media, policy, political figures, citizens, campaigns, and advocacy groups are all within the purview of the division. Papers that address political communication problems at all levels of analysis using a variety of theories and methods are welcome. Panel proposals that are focused on a relevant topic, but that are diverse in terms of the methodologies, theoretical standpoints or nationalities of the presenters, are encouraged. The division accepts only full papers (no longer than 25 pages, plus figures and references) and panel proposals. Submitters must delete all identifying information before submitting a paper. Papers must also include on the cover page as well as in the electronic submission from two to five topical keywords and at least one method keyword. Papers containing identifying information or lacking keywords from the division list will not undergo review. The number of submissions originating from the same author is limited to five by ICA regulations. Given limited space on the program, the division may accept only a single paper first-authored paper. The division especially encourages participation from Latin America, Asia, and Africa, and will consider panel proposals using creative formats that advance division aims such as expanding participation and mentoring of student scholars. ICA is introducing one long session (2.5 hrs) per division, questions and suggestions for this session can be sent directly to the division program chair well ahead of the submission deadline. For full details regarding the ICA electronic submission process and timeline, please consult the ICA website.
APSA POLITICAL COMMUNICATION CALL FOR PAPERS New Orleans, Louisiana, August 30-September 2, 2012 Paper Submissions: Deadline for submission is December 15, 2011 This year, as usual, the Political Communication Division welcomes proposals for papers, as well as entire panels or roundtables. Proposals in all traditional research areas of Political Communication and across all methodological and theoretical approaches are welcome. All proposals should be specific about the methods employed and the academic contribution of the work. While all high quality proposals will be considered, paper or panel proposals relating to the conference theme of "Representation and Renewal" will be particularly welcome.
APSA POLITICAL COMMUNICATION CALL FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS A number of awards for the APSA Political Communication division have December 31st deadlines! These include the Paul Lazarfeld Best Paper Award for the best paper on political communication presented at the previous years APSA Annual Meeting, the Doris Graber Outstanding Book Award for the best book of the year published on political communication within the last ten years, the Murray Edelman Distinguished Career Award for lifetime service to the study of political communication, and the Timothy Cook Best Paper by a Graduate Student Award for the best paper on political communication presented by a Graduate Student at the previous year's APSA Annual Meeting. Please see the committee members on our website and be on the lookout for additional information soon! Doris Graber Outstanding Book Award Nominations for the Doris Graber Outstanding Book Award, given to the best book published in political communication during the last ten years, should be submitted by December 31, 2011. Please send a copy of the book and a nominating letter to each of the following committee members: Dr. Roderick P. Hart Dr. Steve Livingston Dr. Ted Brader Timothy Cook Graduate Student Paper Award Nominations should be received by December 31, 2011. Students may self-nominate. Copies of the nominated papers should be sent with the nomination to Dr. Stephanie Burkhalter.
ICA GRADUATE STUDENT PRE-CONFERENCE CALL FOR ABSTRACTS University of Arizona, May 23-24, 2012
ICA New Media and Citizenship in Asia Pre-Conference Call for Abstracts New Media and Citizenship in Asia: Social Media, Politics, and Community-Building The role of new communication technologies, such as the internet, social media, and mobile phones in political and civic engagement has generated significant interest not only from scholars, but also from organizations, politicians, and ordinary citizens. While recent events in the Middle East help recognize the potential of new communication media as an agent contributing to macro-level political changes, these new communication tools are also actively utilized in more traditional political processes, such as electoral campaigns. Also important is people’s everyday use of new communication technologies, which research has uncovered as providing an opportunity to encounter public affairs news and discourse, enhance understanding of issues, and get involved in civic and political activities. This preconference aims to showcase innovative scholarly work examining various subjects concerning the role of social media, mobile phones, and other new communication technologies in the formation of democratic citizenship-writ large—in Asia. The preconference seeks studies that address relevant topics in a particular Asian country, and welcomes comparative research on Asian countries or Asian and non-Asian countries. The preconference encourages researchers to explore diverse topics, and possible areas include (but are not limited to): use of social media, mobile phones, and other new communication technologies in elections; influence of new media on citizen choices, participation, and knowledge; political elites’ use of new media; use of social media by civic and grassroots groups; social media and civic engagement; new media and community; political talk and social media; patterns of new media use and political and civic consequences; trends in social media; cloud computing and collective action; changes in news consumption; computational social science. Up to 15 papers will be selected through a peer-review process and divided into three or four interactive panels. Selected papers will be published in an edited volume or a special issue of a journal. Travel Grants Travel grants will be available to participants, particularly those who are from developing/transitional countries that appear in Tiers B and C on the ICA country tier chart (country of residence, not of origin). All graduate students who are first authors or presenters will be provided with a travel grant. Submission guidelines
Organizers Nojin Kwak, Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Director of the Nam Center for Korean Studies, University of Michigan, USA Marko M. Skoric, Assistant Professor, Division of Communication Research, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Scott Campbell, Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, University of Michigan, USA Junho Choi, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Information, Yonsei University, South Korea Supported by Nam Center for Korean Studies, University of Michigan, USA Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Political Communication Division, ICA
BREAUX SYMPOSIUM REPORT ON "POLITICAL COMMUNICATION RESEARCH IN A POLARIZED MEDIA ENVIRONMENT" RELEASED The Manship School of Mass Communication and the Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs are pleased to announce the release of a report on the latest Breaux Symposium, titled In the Name of Democracy: Political Communication Research & Practice in a Polarized Media Environment. The report features dialogue among practicing journalists, including Dan Balz of the Washington Post and Amy Walter of ABC News, and leading scholars in our field including Lance Bennett, Michael Delli Carpini, Robert Entman, Roderick Hart, and Shanto Iyengar. Topics include the rise of incivility in politics, how changes in the news business impact the quality of political discourse, and what professional political communicators and the academy can do to break out of current confines to improve both political communication education and the future of politics. The report also includes links to academic research, news articles, and real-time examples designed to make it a dynamic teaching tool. The report is available online. I hope you will take advantage of the insights and thought-provoking discussion found there. Queries about the symposium and/or the report can be directed to Emily Tiller at etille1@lsu.edu.
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