The Political Communication Research Section issued its October newsletter including takeaways from Christchurch 2024, the latest calls for papers, job opportunities, publications, and events that might be of interest to the section's members.
The Gender and Communication Section has released its October newsletter, featuring an invitation to an online business meeting on 11 October, a call for topics and reviewers for IAMCR 2025, funding opportunities, recent publications, and other updates of interest to section members. Read it here.
Bahruz Samadov, a PhD student at Charles University and IAMCR member, has been detained in Azerbaijan on charges of 'high treason.' Amnesty International and others have raised concerns. His PhD consultant, Nico Carpentier, encourages IAMCR members to sign the petition for his release.
By Chikezie E. Uzuegbunam, Children and Young People’s Digital Lifeworlds is the 22nd title in the Palgrave/IAMCR book series Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research. The book explores the ways in which adolescents in Nigeria domesticate technology and the role of digital gatekeepers such as parents, guardians, and teachers in their digital lifeworlds.
4 Sept, 2024 - The Emerging Scholars Network hosted a webinar on risks and opportunities in academic publishing. Speakers included Francesca Musiani (French National Centre for Scientific Research) on open access, Sumit Narula (Amity University) on predatory journals, and Lei Guo (Fudan University) on artificial intelligence. Watch the recording here.
IAMCR will host a special session at the annual conference of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The panel titled "The future of communication: New and old actors" will be held on 25 September at 11h30.
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
Written by IAMCR member Ama De-Graft-Aikins, this volume provides an interdisciplinary model for arts-based health communication, grounded in African contexts and supported by extensive research and visual documentation.
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.