[acc-cca-l] Call for Proposals - IAMCR Beijing 2020

[Bruce Girard]

The International Association for Media and Communication Research 
(IAMCR) invites the submission of abstracts of papers and proposals for 
panels for the 2020 Congress of the Association, which will be held from 
12 to 16 July, 2020 at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. The 
deadline for submission is *10 February 2020, at 23.59 UTC*.

See this call for proposals on the IAMCR Beijing 2020 website 
https://beijing2020.iamcr.org/cfp

IAMCR conferences address a wide diversity of topics defined by our 32 
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, and in some of the sessions of the 
sections and working groups. The central theme for 2020 focuses on our 
digital future. Not all submissions have to address the central theme. 
See the individual calls for proposals of the sections and working 
groups for other themes and for other perspectives in the central theme.

Download this call for proposals as a PDF file 
<https://beijing2020.iamcr.org/sites/default/files/general-cfp_0.pdf>

Consult the calls for proposals of IAMCR's 32 thematic sections and 
working groups <https://beijing2020.iamcr.org/s-wg-cfp>

The platform for proposal submission will open on 1 December 2019.


    Reimagining the Digital Future: Building Inclusiveness, Respect and
    Reciprocity

At the critical juncture of the second decade of the 21st century, the 
world is facing tremendous challenges. The past three decades of 
cultural, economic and communication globalisation have created sharp 
income and wealth inequities, a divisive international community, 
dysfunctional media, an increasingly fragmented digital culture and an 
accelerating environmental crisis. We witness growing populism and 
protectionism and a dissolving consensus on global engagement and 
international collaboration. We see deepening technological contestation 
in digital media and artificial intelligence between the world’s two 
economic powerhouses. We also witness a sharp decline of the quality of 
national and international information flows as a result of widespread 
misinformation facilitated by social media.

These developments pose urgent questions and challenges for media and 
communications scholars. What are the reasons for the division, gaps and 
fragmentation we now see? What roles have digital media communication 
played in these developments at both the local and global levels? What 
values should inform our proposals for addressing them?

This year’s conference aims to respond to those challenges by 
re-examining the roles and patterns of global communication while 
including local voices, seeking critical reflections on the relationship 
between them, and exploring feasible agendas for a shared digital future 
based on inclusiveness, respect and reciprocity.

In the context of growing divisions between elites and citizens, the 
economically secure and the marginalised, mainstream and minority 
cultures, and intensified political polarization, calls for greater 
inclusiveness of different voices in the media and equality of access 
and opportunities, become even more pressing. As researchers we need a 
more comprehensive understanding of the factors promoting and impeding 
inclusiveness in the ‘legacy’ print and audio-visual media media 
domestically and globally and the roles played by existing and emerging 
digital media.

Having a public voice and opportunities for expression, however, does 
not in itself guarantee that diverse contributions to a common culture 
will be listened to attentively or treated with respect. IAMCR 2020 
addresses respect for both diversities and shared values. Respect 
embodies respect for local cultural experiences and developmental models 
as well as respect for human dignity and international law and 
institutions. It embodies respect for role of ethics in developing the 
digital technology and for the safety and security of personal data and 
privacy. Exploring these issues requires us to reconsider to what extent 
the current global communication and technological landscapes have 
facilitated these dimensions of respect for diverse voices, experiences 
and models; and to ask what communicative values and goals would 
guaranteed the in the future.

Promoting inclusiveness and respect are essential preconditions for 
(re)imagining and developing a shared digital future that challenges and 
transcends political, religious, and cultural boundaries. But pursuing 
this goal also requires a commitment to reciprocity based on relations 
between public, governments and business communities rooted in a shared 
a commitment to inclusiveness, respect and avoiding exploitation or 
exacerbating divides and conflicts.

Organised by two leading Chinese universities in Beijing and Suzhou, two 
ancient capitals mixed with the chic of postmodern metropolis, IAMCR 
2020 is set to bring together different perspectives on how 
multi-stakeholders of the global and local communication and media 
spaces negotiates among heterogeneous communities and institutions in 
the hope for building an inclusive, harmonious and respectful digital 
future. Bringing IAMCR to China offers members a unique opportunity to 
access analysis and commentary on the China’s experience of employing 
media and digital communication technology.


      Languages

Different sections and working groups have different policies regarding 
languages. Some accept abstract and programme sessions in English, 
French and Spanish while others conduct their programmes in only one or 
two languages. Consult the individual CfPs for details on the language 
policy of each section.


      Guidelines for abstracts

Abstracts should be between 300 and 500 words. All abstracts must be 
submitted at https://beijing2020.iamcr.org/submit. Abstracts sent by 
email will not be accepted.

It is expected that authors will submit only one (1) abstract. However, 
under no circumstances should there be more than two (2) abstracts 
bearing the name of the same author, either individually or as part of 
any group of authors. No more than one (1) abstract can be submitted to 
any section or working group. Please note also that the same abstract or 
another version with minor variations in title or content must not be 
submitted to more than one section or working group. Any such 
submissions will be deemed to be in breach of the conference guidelines 
and will be rejected. Authors submitting them risk being removed 
entirely from the conference programme.

*The deadline to submit abstracts is 23:59 GMT on 10 February 2020*.

For other important dates and deadlines, please see IAMCR 2020 key dates 
<https://beijing2020.iamcr.org/keydates> on the conference website.

Technical guidelines, if any, are defined by the individual Sections and 
Working Groups. If you have questions, consult the Section or Working 
Group's specific CfP or contact the head of the Section and Working 
Group <https://iamcr.org/s-wg> that interests you.

For further information about the conference, consult the IAMCR Beijing 
2020 webpage <https://beijing2020.iamcr.org/>.

-- 
Bruce Girard
Executive Director, IAMCR
https://iamcr.org
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