IAMCR condemns the abuse of the penal system in Azerbaijan for political purposes, and calls upon the Azeri government and upon the President, Ilham Aliyev, to immediately release all scholars, journalists and activists who exercise their freedom of expression and academic freedom and are prisoners for that reason.
IAMCR invites the submission of abstracts for its 2025 conference to be held in Singapore from 13 to 17 July 2025 hosted by the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University. The theme of the conference is Communicating Environmental Justice: Many Voices, One Planet.
5 December, 2024 - The Publications Committee hosted the second in its round table series on open access. The webinar explored the practical aspects of open access publishing from the point of view of those at the center of our existing system - academic publishers. Watch the recording here.
The Participatory Communication Research Section's November newsletter is out! This issue includes news about IAMCR 2025, its call for papers, a call for reviewers and PCR members' updates and publications. Read it here.
At its general assembly during the 2024 conference, IAMCR approved the establishment of four new working groups: the Communication, Social Justice and Democracy Working Group, the Inclusive Communication and People with Disabilities Working Group, the Multimodal Communication Research Working Group, and the Organisational Communication Working Group.
17 April, 2025 - The Digital Divide Working Group in collaboration with the Mass Media Research Group at the University of Sharjah (UAE) will host a research symposium on "Digital Capital and Political Power" to be held on 17 April 2025 at the University of Sharjah.
IAMCR books
Public Communication in Freefall is the latest title in the Palgrave/IAMCR book series Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research. It explores key challenges facing global political communication at a time in which transformations in political practice, media ecology and cultural expectations.
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 Emmanuel K. Ngwainmbi, this volume examines how misinformation and media dynamics shaped Covid-19 communication—revealing global challenges in information access, trust, and public understanding during pandemics.
This volume examines how Internet infrastructure reflects global power dynamics, governance, and resistance. Co-authored by IAMCR member Francesca Musiani, it offers a sharp interdisciplinary perspective on digital geopolitics and technological sovereignty.
Written by IAMCR member Wajiha Raza Rizvi, this volume critically examines key international political films and prose—from Eisenstein to Riefenstahl—highlighting how cinema constructs persuasion, power, and cultural narratives across history.
Against the backdrop of digital capitalism, this book by IAMCR member Christian Fuchs examines how war, violence, and peace are shaped through digital structures and global political economy—and asks whether genuine world peace remains achievable in our era.