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New thematic section in Communication and Society.
This section brings together seven researches on recent electoral campaigns in Latin America (2022-2024), developed in countries such as Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Chile and Argentina 🔗 doi.org/10.32870/cys...
Get to know the team.
Vice-chair, of the Political Communication Section is Professor Amélia Aben Athar Olinto Ramos. She is an advertising professional, researcher, and doctoral candidate in communication at Fluminense Federal University.
Call for Papers – Special Issue
The Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia is now inviting submissions for the upcoming special issue: “Living with ChatGPT: Social, Psychological, and Economic Impacts of Generative AI in East Asia”
Full CFP details here: jceasia.org/cfp2025
Call for papers
The Political Communication Research Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) invites submissions for its regional conference in South Africa on 1 -3 June 2026.
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One of Professor Martin papers was selected by the Library of Congress as a representative work of the region. Echeverría contributes to global research initiatives such as Worlds of Journalism (Germany), Journalistic Role Performance (Chile), and Politainment in Times of Media Fragmentation (Spain)
05.10.2025 00:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Professor Martin work is available in libraries across more than 15 countries and has earned international recognition, including awards from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) and the Latin American Studies Association (LASA).
05.10.2025 00:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Professor Martin, has published more than 50 academic articles, with half appearing in high-impact international journals, and edited or authored 11 books.
05.10.2025 00:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Professor Martín Echeverría is the coordinator of the Center for Political Communication Studies and the WAPOR International Chair at the Autonomous University of Puebla, Mexico. He specializes in political mediatization, media systems, and the political effects of media.
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Get to know the team behind the IAMCR Political Communication Section.
Co-Chair, of the Political Communication Section is Professor Martin Echeverria.
LATAM conference
The conference was enriched by keynote speakers and panelists whose insights highlighted both the diversity and the strength of political communication research in Latin America.
LATAM conference
Beyond the numbers, what stood out was the quality and depth of the debates, the richness of exchanges, and the genuine sense of building a shared academic space for rigorous, critical, and constructive scholarship.
LATAM conference
Over three days, more than 90 researchers from 14 countries —Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay, Panama, Ecuador, United States, Spain, Cuba, and China— engaged in dialogue through 20 thematic panels.
LATAM Conference
Looking back, the First IAMCR Latin American Regional Conference on Political Communication (held at BUAP, Puebla, Mexico) was more than an academic meeting —it was the moment a regional community truly came together.
Singapore 2025 Conference
Beyond the numbers, the true strength of the section lay in the quality of the debates and the diversity of perspectives, reaffirming Political Communication as one of the most vibrant and comparative communities within IAMCR.
Singapore 2025 Conference
What made the programme remarkable was its breadth: we had contributions from Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, and Africa. Case studies ranged from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China to Portugal, Tanzania, India, Chile, Australia, West Africa, among others.
Singapore Conference
In total, our section convened 12 panels, addressing themes such as AI and political communication, disinformation and misinformation, populism and polarization, environmental communication, digital activism, cross-cultural diplomacy, media effects on political engagement
Singapore Conference
In IAMCR Singapore 2025, the Political Communication Section stood out for the richness and diversity of its programme. Over the course of the conference, 54 papers were presented, bringing together more than 70 researchers in a series of thought-provoking exchanges.
Monographs and Edited Volumes
Apocalyptic Authoritarianism: Climate Crisis, Media, and Power By Hanna E. Morris (Oxford University Press, 2025)
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Journal Articles
"Domestic violence against women in Saudi Arabia: a persistent dilemma amidst claims of reform" By R.K. Yousef This article investigates the structural and cultural forces contributing to domestic violence in Saudi Arabia.
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Call for papers
Online Media and Global Communication (OMGC) Special Issue: Global Diaspora and Social Media Submission
Deadline: 4 August 2025
Anticipated publication: Spring 2026
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Job opportunity
Tenure-Track/Tenured Faculty Position – Nanjing University School of Journalism and Communication
Location: Nanjing, China
Deadline: Rolling (extended if few applicants)
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Job posting
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship – University of Warwick Faculty of Arts
Location: Coventry, UK | Internal
Deadline: 13 August 2025
Open to scholars within three years of PhD viva and without a permanent academic post.
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Job posting
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship – University of Warwick Faculty of Arts
Location: Coventry, UK | Internal
Deadline: 13 August 2025
Open to scholars within three years of PhD viva and without a permanent academic post.
More information and how to apply lnkd.in/dEnUYP3Y
Job opportunity
Tenure-Track/Tenured Faculty Position – Nanjing University School of Journalism and Communication
Location: Nanjing, China
Deadline: Rolling (extended if few applicants)
More information and how to apply
lnkd.in/dFr2espj
Call for papers
Journal of Digital Media & Policy (JDMP) Special Issue: ‘Metaverse Futures: Policy, Power, and the Digital Media Landscape’ Abstract
Deadline: 15 July 2025
Full paper deadline: 15 November 2025 | Publication: June 2026
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Call for papers
Online Media and Global Communication (OMGC) Special Issue: Global Diaspora and Social Media Submission
Deadline: 4 August 2025
Anticipated publication: Spring 2026
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The Department for Sociology and Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim has announced a PhD position and two post doc position. See links below.
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Monographs and Edited Volumes
Meaning Generation in Chinese Official Media Discourse
Edited by Lutgard Lams, Rui Zhang, and Emma Lupano (Routledge, 2025) , lnkd.in/dTngjVJG
Monographs and Edited Volumes
Narratives of the Hong Kong Sovereignty Transfer: The Pragmatics of Language and Ideology in the Taiwanese and Chinese English-Language Press
By Lutgard Lams (Routledge, 2025) , lnkd.in/d6uvPpe7
Call for papers
Online Media and Global Communication (OMGC) Special Issue: Global Diaspora and Social Media Submission
Deadline: 4 August 2025
Anticipated publication: Spring 2026
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