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 The Participatory Communication Research Section (PCR) invites submissions for its open sessions at the IAMCR 2009 Conference in Mexico City under the general theme of the conference "Human Rights and Communication". 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 Joint sessions with other relevant sections and working groups can be organised. Please do not submit your abstract to several sections and groups.
The deadline for the submission of abstracts (500 words) is February 16,2009. You will be informed whether or not your abstract is accepted by March 29, 2009. The deadline for full papers is July 1, 2009.
There are to be no biographical notes or references in the abstract.
Please submit your abstract on-line via the conference website.
Alternatively you may send it to:
Rico Lie
Head, Participatory Communication Research Section
Wageningen University
Communication Science
P.O. Box 8130
6700 EW Wageningen
The Netherlands
Rico.Lie[AT]wur.nl
Pradip Thomas
Vice-Head, Participatory Communication Research Section
University of Queensland
School of Journalism and Communication
St. Lucia Campus
QLD 4072 Brisbane
Australia
pradip.thomas[AT]uq.edu.au
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