1 -3 June 2026 - Call for participants for the: World Summer School “Communication, Information Integrity, Social Justice and Democracy”Interested PhD and MA students may apply from 18 May to 12 June
IAMCR is saddened to learn of the death of John A. Lent, a long-time member of IAMCR and co-founder of the Comic Art Working Group (COA).
The voting period for the Sections and Working Groups Head elections has ended. We would like to thank all of the candidates who expressed their willingness to serve as a section or working group officer and also to all who voted. See the results here.
On 13 May, 2026, the Inclusive Communication and People with Disabilities (ICO) Working Group sponsored a webinar exploring disability and media in Sub-Saharan Africa, bringing together diverse perspectives to highlight key issues, share research, and amplify African scholarship in the field.
On 20 April 2026, the Inclusive Communication and People with Disabilities Working Group hosted an Early Career Symposium on Disability Studies and Inclusive Communication, designed to foster collaboration, dialogue, and networking among emerging scholars. Watch the recording here.
On 24 April, 2026 the Comic Art Working Group hosted a roundtable on how comic art is used to frame political issues across contexts, from activism to public policy.
IAMCR books
Public Communication in Freefall is the latest title in the Palgrave/IAMCR book series Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research. It examines the challenges facing political communication in the 2020s, drawing on and critically updating Jay Blumler’s work to explore what publicness and democracy mean in a changing media and political environment.
Edited by Sudeshna Roy (2025)
This book delivers an authoritative exploration of a variety of critical conflicts in the world and a spectrum of approaches to peace communication.
Members' books
Edited by: IAMCR member Muhammad Jameel Yusha'u his book is the first scholarly work dedicated to examining the complex relationship between artificial intelligence and communicating the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Written by IAMCR member Geo Takach, this book explores methods of bringing environmentalist, art-based and Indigenous ways of knowing and being into dialogue to improve relationships with the Earth and Her First Peoples.
Edited by IAMCR member Mausumi Bhattacharyya and Rajib Shaw, this book provides a thorough coverage of different topics related to climate change, disaster resilience and gender.
Written by IAMCR member By I. Arul Aram, this book examines the nuances of how the media conveys environmental issues, drawing on scientific facts and documenting grassroots realities, and influencing popular perceptions.