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Futures of media: Shifting spheres Call for Papers to a special issue of Kybernetes [Clarivate Impact Factor: .980]. Deadline: 15 March 2019. CPF: https://wp.me/pvO07-1eH Guest Editors: Markus Heidingsfelder, Habib University Karachi, Pakistan* Holger Briel, Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University, PR of China Steffen Roth, La Rochelle Business School, France, and Yerevan State University, Armenia *Corresponding guest editor. Email: [log in to unmask] Focus: The concept of publicity as a sphere was first introduced to scientific discourse by Jürgen Habermas in the 1970’s and has had a remarkable career ever since. In this special issue of Kybernetes, we want to turn our attention to three thematic spheres surrounding the concept of the sphere: The concept: This may include its origins, its history, and its potential, as well as its limitations. At this meta-theoretical level, comparisons between the ostensibly antagonistic theoretical perspectives of systems theory and the theory of communicative action of the two become possible. As a consequence, the concept of sphere may create a theoretical sphere for discussing the extent to which the central aspects of both perspectives are compatible, and further, at which junctures they might even be coupled. The question of which structural and semantic transformations the so-called ‘public sphere’ and ‘private sphere’ have undergone in recent decades, particularly with regard to globalization and the digitization of society. The idea of transformation: What is it exactly that defines change in contrast with its opposite—i.e., the perseverance and consistency of structures? The driving contention of this Special Issue is this: the concept of sphere is a rich theoretical resource that, if freed from its normative implications, can be effectively deployed in order to analyze current social situations … The full CFP is available for download here: https://wp.me/pvO07-1eH. Full paper submission deadline: 15 March 2019. Contributions to this special issue may be related (but not limited) to topics discussed on the 2nd “Futures of Media“ conference 2018: http://futuremediaconference.com/. ***** Prof. Dr. Dr. habil. Steffen Roth La Rochelle Business School and Yerevan State University URL: http://derroth.org ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8502-601X ***** CFP DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIAL THEORY @TFSC [SSCI 3.226]: https://wp.me/pvO07-17R CFP FUTURES OF MANAGEMENT THEORY @FUTURES [SSCI 1.918]: https://wp.me/pvO07-16A STAKEHOLDER THEORY. A Luhmannian Perspective: https://wp.me/pvO07-1el BIG DATA REALITY CHECK OF SOCIAL MEGA TRENDS. Results from the first global brain wave measurement: http://wp.me/pvO07-YZ MARGINAL ECONOMY. Growth strategies for post-growth societies: http://wp.me/pvO07-VN -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. This mailing list is a free service and is not restricted to members. It is an unmoderated list and content reflect the views of those who post to the list and not of MeCCSA as an organisation. MeCCSA recommends that the list be used only for posting of information (for example about events, publications, conferences, lectures) of interest to members or to promote discussion of current issues of wide general interest in the field. Posts to the MeCCSA mailing list are public, indexed by Google, and can be accessed from the JISCMail website (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/meccsa.html). Any messages posted to the list are subject to the JISCMail acceptable use policy, which states that users should avoid engaging in unreasonable behaviour, or disrupting the general flow of discussion on a list. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------