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*Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture (WPCC)*
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Volume 5, Number 3, September 2008
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*Call for papers: Media and Foreign Policy*
The role of the media in foreign policy-making remains one of the most
neglected areas in foreign policy literature. Extensive research on the
topic has only been conducted in the US and it has mainly emerged from the
field of political communication.
This literature suggests that coverage of international politics follows the
frames of reference of either the executive branch of the government or
reflects wider elite opinion in Washington when the elites disagree on the
policy.
However, in the absence of sufficient comparative research, it is unclear
whether the findings and theories developed in the US have wider relevance
internationally.
Meanwhile, research conducted outside the US has remained rather fragmented
and has, similarly to the research in the US, tended to focus on foreign
policy crises.
WPCC invites both national studies and comparative research across countries
that contribute to broadening the understanding of the interplay between
media and policy-makers in the conduct of foreign affairs.
Particularly welcomed are original, research-based contributions that
attempt to incorporate into the analysis the theoretical approaches emerging
from the fields of Communication Studies, Foreign Policy Analysis,
International Relations or other relevant disciplines.
Submissions may focus on, but are not limited to, the following issues: -
- What is the relationship between media content and government policy line
and/or elite opinion(s)?
- Do media provide accurate, impartial and pertinent information on matters
relevant to foreign policy?
- Does media coverage influence public opinion on foreign and security
policy issues?
- Who are the sources of information for the media?
- Who sets the agenda?
- Is there public debate on foreign policy issues?
- Who has access to foreign policy debate in the media?
- Do media circulate news and opinion at odds with the government policy?
- In which circumstances is media coverage critical of government policy?
- What influence, if any, do the media have over foreign policy?
Applicants may submit abstracts of no more than 250 words to Issue's Editor
Janne Halttu at *[log in to unmask]*.
Deadline for the submission of abstracts is 10 March 2008.
For accepted articles the deadline for submission is 10 June 2008. Further
details of WPCC, as well as previous issues, are available at
*http://www.westminster.ac.uk/wpcc*.
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Salvatore Scifo,
Lecturer in Community Media
Media Information & Communication
Department of Applied Social Sciences
London Metropolitan University
Ladbroke House, Room LH 326
62-66 Highbury Grove
London N5 2AD
Editorial Board, Westminster Paper in Communication and Culture (WPCC)
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