Call for Papers

Submission deadline: April 1, 2009

Submissions from all theoretical and methodological perspectives are welcome. Proposals may be based on empirical evidence, criticism and/or conceptual ideas. The following topics shall be seen as some suggestions on which the papers could focus (but they should not be seen as restrictions): 

• Journalism research and social intervention: e.g. the advocacy of civic journalism,
  peace journalism, development journalism;
• Journalism research and transfer of knowledge: e.g. journalism education and training;
  application for media organizations or public relations;
• Journalism research and global inequality: e.g. knowledge transfer from the north to
  the south; applications of comparative research;
• Journalism research and democracy: e.g. strengthening journalism’s role in deliberative
  democracy; the development of concepts for transitional democracies;
• Journalism research and its public image: e.g. the media coverage of journalism research
  as academic discipline. 

Proposals should be submitted in abstract form (approximately 500 words) and in English, along with contact information by April 1, 2009. Panel submissions should provide a rationale and brief descriptions of all presentations (at least three, maximum four presentations). All abstracts will be subjected to peer review; notification of accepted proposals will be sent out by June 1, 2009. If an abstract is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper should be submitted by October 20, 2009.