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 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 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 paper presentation 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 papers to be presented in person at the conference in Christchurch. Abstracts submitted to the Crisis, Security, and Conflict Communication 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.
In addition to individual papers, we would like to encourage panels 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 panel proposals.
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Languages
The Crisis, Security, and Conflict Communication Working Group accepts abstracts in English and Spanish. Presentations can be made in either English or Spanish, but as most members of our group are English speaking, we expect presentation slides and/or handouts to be in English.
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For further information about the Crisis, Security and Conflict Communication Working Group, its themes, submissions, and panels please contact:
Virpi Salojärvi virpi.salojarvi@helsinki.fi and/or Paul Reilly paul.reilly@glasgow.ac.uk.
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