IAMCR - International Association for Media and Communication Research

EXTENDED DEADLINE: 15 FEBRUARY 2008!

The Participatory Communication Research Section (PCR) invites submissions for its open sessions at the IAMCR Congress (July 20-25, 2008) in Stockholm, Sweden under the general theme of the congress “Media and Global Divides”. Under this umbrella, papers from a wide range of perspectives on communication, participation and change will be considered.

The work that is presented in the Participatory Communication Research Section is not based on any specific definition of participation. Rather, participation is a term used to refer to a variety of social and planning processes that occur in myriad ways and in many different contexts. This Section addresses issues related to communication within community and between stakeholders who are engaged in processes of social change. The sessions are meant to work toward theoretical and methodological clarification. Therefore, both papers and statements discussing theoretical or methodological perspectives and/or documenting specific case studies are welcome.

Topics that will be considered include a wide variety of issues that relate to research in relation to processes of communication founded on participation. This includes subjects and processes of democratisation, communication and information rights, ICTs for sustainable development, health communication, environmental communication, agricultural extension services, communication for advocacy, folk media and social movements, communication planning activities and interventions, national and cultural identities, community studies and the relationship between participation, empowerment and gender, community radio and participatory video production, non-formal participatory forms of education, participatory rapid appraisals, participatory action research, and so on.

Logistics

Deadlines
The deadline for the submission of abstracts (500 words) is February 15, 2008. You will be informed whether or not your abstract is accepted by March 31, 2008. The deadline for full papers is June 15, 2008.

There are to be no biographical notes or references in the abstract.

Joint sessions with other relevant sections and working groups can be organised. Please do not submit your abstract to several sections and groups.

Clicking on the names below will open up a contact form. Use it to request information on how to submit your paper.

Rico Lie
Section Head
Wageningen University
Communication Science
http://www.cis.wur.nl

Postal address:
P.O. Box 8130
6700 EW Wageningen
The Netherlands

Pradip Thomas
Section Vice Head
University of Queensland
School of Journalism and Communication
http://www.uq.edu.au/journ-comm/

Postal address:
St. Lucia Campus
QLD 4072 Brisbane
Australia

For further information on the 2008 Stockholm Congress website.

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