The International Communication Section 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.
See the CfPs of all sections and working groups >
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.
IAMCR 2023 Main theme
In 2023 the motto of the conference is: "Inhabiting the planet: Challenges for media, communication and beyond"
“However, I continue to try and I continue, indefatigably, to reach out. There is no way I can single-handled save the world or, perhaps, even make a perceptible difference – but how ashamed I would be to let a day pass without making one more effort.”
Isaac Asimov, The Relativity of Wrong (1988)
The main theme for IAMCR 2023 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 International Communication Section of IAMCR is happy to announce its call for proposals for the 2023 conference in Lyon, France (9-13 July). We welcome individual submissions and panel proposals in English, French or Spanish. Please, also let us know of your interest in acting as one of our session discussants or respondents (contact emails of the section’s leading team members appear at the bottom of this page).
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 in English, French or Spanish submitted to the International Communication Section should have 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.
This year we are glad to announce that we will have one (or two) panels together with the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN), entitled: “Emerging Scholarship in International Communication”. If you are interested in this session/s, see the ESN CfP and submit your proposal according to ESN following the procedures outlined.
It is expected that authors will submit only one (1) abstract. 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 International Communication Section. 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 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
See important dates and deadlines to keep in mind
Languages
We welcome individual submissions and panel proposals in English, French or Spanish.
If you have any questions and would like to contact any of the members of the INC leading team before submitting your proposal, here are the email addresses where you can reach them:
Chair of the International Communication Section of IAMCR:
- Karen Arriaza Ibarra, Complutense University of Madrid: arriazaibarra@ucm.es
Vice Chairs of the International Communication Section of IAMCR:
- Deqiang Ji, Communication University of China: jideqiang@cuc.edu.cn, and
- Kateryna Kasianenko, Queensland University of Technology: kateryna.kasianenko@hdr.qut.edu.au
We look forward to seeing you in Lyon!