The Mediated Communication, Public Opinion & Society (MPS) Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) invites the submission of proposals for papers and panels for IAMCR 2025, which will 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 deadline for submission is 7 February 2025, at 23h59 UTC.
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IAMCR conferences address many diverse topics defined by our 37 thematic sections and working groups. We also propose a single central theme to be explored throughout the conference with the aim of generating and exploring multiple perspectives. This is accomplished through plenary and special sessions, as well as in many of the sessions of the sections and working groups. The 2025 central theme is Communicating Environmental Justice: Many Voices, One Planet.
Consult a detailed description of the main theme
The section fosters and encourages knowledge, scholarship, theoretical debates and empirical work in the field of mediated communication as well as the changes new media and mediated communication induce on (non-)mediated communication, public opinion and society. It explicitly welcomes diverse epistemological positions and methodologies, encourages research from diverse socio-cultural and geo-political contexts and angles and research that addresses emerging issues in mediated communication.
This year, we particularly invite submissions that engage with theories by or about female scholars: We welcome studies that focus on inequalities from an historical perspective, e.g., looking at the marginalization of female scholars and perspectives that intersect with dominant narratives in communication and public opinion research or work with feminist media theories.
In light of global transformations and the evolving landscape of media, we also encourage work in the following areas:
- Environmental engagement and activism
- The Role of AI in Environmental Communication
- Algorithmic power and (in)equalities
- Algorithmic culture and questions related to agency in media use
- Civic agency in relation to media
- Human-Machine Interactions
- Media engagement practices
- Communicative dynamics and digital platforms
- Voices in public discourse
- Public opinion shaping
- Public spaces and spheres of communication
We look forward to receiving submissions that enrich our understanding of these critical themes.
Guidelines for abstracts
Abstracts must be submitted exclusively through IAMCR’s submission system from 3 December 2024 through 7 February 2025, at 23.59 UTC.
Abstracts should be between 500 and 1000 words and need to include references.
It is expected that each person will submit only one abstract. However, no author’s name should appear on more than two abstracts, either individually or as part of any group of authors and authors should not submit more than one abstract to any single section or working group.
Statement on use of AI tools
IAMCR does not encourage or condone the use of generative AI tools to create abstracts submitted for consideration for our conferences. IAMCR values originality, integrity, and transparency in academic work, and believes that human-authored contributions best support rigorous and innovative scholarship in media and communication research. Should an author choose to use a generative AI tool in the preparation of an abstract, we require that they include a clear statement within their submission disclosing the tool's use. This statement must specify: (1) the name of any AI tool used; (2) how the tool was used in preparing the abstract, and; (3) the reason for using the tool. Failure to disclose the use of generative AI in accordance with these guidelines may impact the evaluation and acceptance of the submission.
Languages
This section will receive and evaluate abstracts in English only.
Deadlines and key dates
The deadline to submit abstracts is 7 February 2025, at 23.59 UTC. For other key dates see https://iamcr.org/singapore2025/keydates. Dates are subject to change.
Contacts
For further information about the Mediated Communication, Public Opinion and Society Section, its themes, submissions, and panels please contact the Head of the section:
Chair: Susanne Eichner s.eichner@filmuniversitaet.de (Film University, Babelsberg, Germany)
Vice-chair: Franziska Thiele franziska.thiele@uni-rostock.de (University of Rostock, Germany)
