2022 ICA Preconference: Digital Asia Paris, France, May 26, 2022 |
Conference website | https://www.icahdq.org/page/ICA22CFP |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=2022icapreconference |
Submission deadline | January 17, 2022 |
Digital Asia: Citizen Engagement in the Times of Crisis
2022 International Communication Association (ICA) Preconference
May 26, 2022 / Paris, France
Submission deadline: January 17, 2022
The role of new communication technologies—such as the internet, social media, and mobile phones—in political and civic engagement has generated significant interest not only from scholars, but also organizations, politicians, and ordinary citizens. In recent years, studies have demonstrated prominent roles of social media in elections and political protests, which help us recognize the potential of new communication media as an agent contributing to macro-level political changes. Also important is everyday use of new communication technologies, which provides individuals with an opportunity to encounter public affairs news and discourse, enhance understanding of issues, and get involved in civic and political opportunities. One of the critical elements that we should pay attention to when appreciating the role of new media—perhaps underlying all of these processes and practices—would be values, traditions, and history that define each Asian country and the region.
This preconference aims to showcase innovative scholarly work examining various subjects concerning the role of social media, mobile phones, and other new communication technologies in the formation of democratic citizenship writ large—in Asia. The preconference seeks studies that address relevant topics in a particular Asian country, and comparative research on Asian countries or Asian and non-Asian countries is also welcome. In particular, the preconference encourages a theory-driven analysis of the role of new media in real-world, offline civic and political action, including recent elections and civic mobilization for sustainable development in environmental, economic, and social well-being. In addition, scholars whose research concerns the overall ICA conference theme (One World, One Network?) in an Asian-context are encouraged to submit a paper.
Submission Guidelines
Two types of submissions are invited:
-Individual papers: Abstracts of no more than 500 words should be submitted via the online submission form (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=2022icapreconference) by the deadline. For each author, please include name, institutional affiliation, and department, title/position, and contact information.
-Panel proposals: Abstracts consisting of a 300-word rationale for the panel and 100-word abstracts of each of the papers to be presented at the panel should be submitted via the online submission form (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=2022icapreconference) by the deadline. For each author, please include name, institutional affiliation, and department, title/position, and contact information.
For problems with submission or questions, please email DigitalAsia2022@umich.edu.
Modest travel grants will be available by competitive application to participants, particularly graduate students who are from developing/transitional countries that appear in Tiers B and C on the ICA country tier chart (country of residence, not of origin).
Committees
Program Committee
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Nojin Kwak, Professor, Department of Communication, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, U.S.A.
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Marko Skoric, Associate Professor, Department of Media and Communication, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Natalie Pang, Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head, Communications and New Media Department, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Baohua Zhou, Professor, Journalism School at Fudan University, China
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Tetsuro Kobayashi, Associate Professor, Department of Media and Communication, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Muneo Kaigo, Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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Scott Campbell, Professor, Department of Communication Studies, University of Michigan, U.S.A.
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Junho Choi, Professor, Graduate School of Information, Yonsei University, Korea
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to digitalasia2022@umich.edu