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Dear all, Hope the following CFP will be of interest to some regards Julian -------- ICA Pre-Conference Paris 2022 Comparative Communication Research in a Globalized Risk Arena: Paradigms – Methods – Critique Time: Thursday, May 26, 2022, 8.30AM to 5.00PM Venue: off-site (TBA) Registration fee: USD 85.00 Conference details and abstract submission (https://tinyurl.com/axyh963r) Call for Papers Numerous debates have shaped the parameters of international comparative research over the last decade. Nevertheless, a new dimension of globalized crisis interaction is emerging from the COVID pandemic. The pandemic, as a globalized risk reveals new forms of inequality while increasing existing inequities and situations of high uncertainty for citizens across the globe. Communications during the pandemic, it follows, have been characterized by an amalgamation of all kinds of communicative actors: ranging from journalists, governments, citizens, to scientists who engage with each other on digital platforms beyond national borders. The communicative interactions to which they contribute reveal a sphere of reflective interdependence unfolding across continents, rather than nationally bound connections establishing networked subjectivities. Of interest, therefore, is to what extent do we really live in ‘one world, one network’? In response, this ICA preconference will provide a broad platform for the discussion of new dimensions of comparative communication research. It will address cosmopolitan approaches, assess globalized ontologies, and explore, overall, those inclusive frameworks which characterize today’s globalized risk arena. In turn, the preconference will outline the key challenges to existing paradigms and methodological approaches and seek to establish a critical dialogue in the field. Overall, this preconference will provide a platform for the discussion of new approaches to post- pandemic comparative communication research! The preconference will begin with thoughts from the UNESCO's Chief of the section for Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists, alongside a podium discussion with key stakeholders. Following the preconference, selected contributions will be published in an edited volume. It is planned to host the preconference at UNESCO (tbc). Generally, paper submissions could focus on (but are not restricted to): * conceptualizing comparison, * comparative methods, * approaches for inclusion, * digital analysis, * Global South crisis communication, * engage with challenges to existing paradigms and methodological approaches. Abstracts of 300 words should be submitted here - https://tinyurl.com/3tybpxmr by February 18, 2022. For questions regarding the pre-conference and/or abstract submission, please email Ingrid Volkmer, University of Melbourne: [log in to unmask] Conference organizers (in alphabetical order): Hanan Badr, Gulf University of Science and Technology, Kuwait Saba Bebawi, University of Technology Sydney, Australia Lea Hellmueller, University of Houston, USA Ansgard Heinrich, University of Groningen, The Netherlands Rasha El-Ibiray, Future University, Egypt Julian Matthews, University of Leicester, UK Ingrid Volkmer, University of Melbourne, Australia Conference chairs: Ingrid Volkmer, University of Melbourne, Australia Ansgard Heinrich, University of Groningen, The Netherlands -- Dr Julian Matthews School of Media, Communication & Sociology 3.08 Bankfield House, 132 New Walk University of Leicester Leicester, LE1 7JA T: +44(0)116 2522582 F: +44(0)116 2525276 E: [log in to unmask] W: http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/media/people/julian-matthews/julian-matthews-profile Editor, Sociology Compass http://sociology-compass.com/ Convenor, BSA Media Study Group http://www.britsoc.co.uk/specialisms/Media.htm ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the JOURN-RESEARCH-PRAC list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=JOURN-RESEARCH-PRAC&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/JOURN-RESEARCH-PRAC, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/