IAMCR 2026 will be hosted by the University of Galway in Ireland, from 28 June to 2 July 2026 with the conference theme Peripheries and Connections: Media, Communication, and Transformation. Watch this short video highlighting the city’s vibrant culture, stunning landscapes, and warm hospitality.
On 11 and 12 November, the Participatory Communication Research and Community Communication and Alternative Media Sections hosted a two-day webinar on the theme "Problematising Participatory Communication and Transformation". Watch the recordings here.
Deadline: 30 November 2025 - The Organisational Communication Working Group calls for chapters exploring environmental justice through organisational communication, including how institutions, stakeholders, and technologies shape sustainable practices, ethical dialogue, and climate-related decision-making.
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.
On 10 October 2025, the Diaspora and Media Working Group hosted a webinar on the criminalisation of migration, the challenges faced by migrants, and the ethical use of digital tools, featuring perspectives from both the Global North and South. Watch the recording here.
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.
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
Fighting Polarisation explores how people across the globe resist polarising us–them politics through shared spaces of dialogue and deliberation. Written by IAMCR member Cherian George, it draws on deliberative democracy, social psychology, memory studies, and international case studies to map grassroots efforts that challenge prejudice, counter hate, and reimagine a more inclusive democratic “we.”
By IAMCR member David Hesmondhalgh, this book provides the first international account of how streaming is shaping music culture today by considering the implications of streaming platforms for the production, distribution, and consumption of recorded music around the globe.
Editing Essentials explores editing practices and ethics across media platforms. Written by IAMCR member Surbhi Dahiya and Aashish Joshi, it offers practical guidance for today’s complex journalism environment.
Editing Essentials explores the craft and ethics of editing across print, visual, audio, and digital media, offering practical guidance from Indian journalists, educators, and editors for today’s complex news environment.
This open-access volume examines how news media, AI, and data governance shape contemporary democracies. Co-edited by IAMCR member Robin Mansell, it offers a critical, interdisciplinary assessment of information ecosystems.