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 2024, which will be held in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 30 June to 4 July 2024.
The deadline for submission is 7 February 2024, at 23h59 UTC.
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Theme
IAMCR conferences address many diverse topics defined by our 33 thematic sections and working groups. We also propose a single central theme to be explored throughout the conference with the aim of generating and exploring multiple perspectives. This is accomplished through plenary and special sessions, as well as in some of the sessions of the sections and working groups.
The central theme for 2024 focuses on "Whiria te tāngata / Weaving people together: Communicative projects of decolonising, engaging, and listening" - which draws upon a Maori proverb about the strength that comes through common purpose.
Consult a detailed description of the main theme
The conference topic invites, for example, analysis of commonality in mediated communication, given the weaker power of place-based mass media, the rise of algorithmic culture, the challenges of engaging with difference in multicultural contexts and the crises facing neoliberal globalisation. The topic also invites attention to analysis of indigenous communication and other attempts to challenge or rework colonial structures. It also invites to reflection and pointing to alternative ways of theorising and evaluating communication.
The working group on Communication in Post and Neo-Authoritarian Societies welcomes papers and panels both related to the conference theme and beyond, including such topics as:
- Neo-authoritarian principles and standards of media and communication
- Algorithmic culture, privacy and digital self in post- and neo-authoritarian societies
- Challenges for digital participation and social movement in 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
- Media and inequality in post- and neo-authoritarian societies
Guidelines for abstracts
Abstracts are requested for papers to be presented in person at the conference in Christchurch. 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 here. Abstracts submitted by email will not be accepted.
The deadline to submit abstracts is 7 February 2024, at 23.59 UTC.
It is expected that each person 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 part of any group of authors. The same abstract, or a version with minor variations in title or content, must not be submitted to more than one Section or Working Group. Such submissions will be deemed to be in breach of the conference guidelines and will be rejected by the abstract submission system, by the Head of the Section or Working Group or by the Conference Programme Reviewer. Authors submitting the same work to multiple Sections or Working Groups risk being removed entirely from the conference programme.
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.
See important dates and deadlines to keep in mind
Evaluation criteria
Submitted abstracts will generally be evaluated on the basis of:
- Technical merit
- Readability
- Originality and/or significance
- Use of or contribution to theory
- Relevance to the working group
Languages
The Communication in Post- and Neo-Authoritarian Societies Working Group accepts abstracts in English and French.
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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@tuni.fi), Anke Fiedler (anke.fiedler@uni-greifswald.de) or Anastasia Grusha (anastasia_grusha@mail.ru).