05/31/2017

ECA 2018 - Call for Papers: Political Communication Interest Group

109^th Annual ECA Convention
Political Communication Interest Group

Call for Papers & Panels

“Building Bridges”

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

April 25-29, 2018

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 15, 2017

 

The general ECA call reads, “The 2018 theme, Building Bridges, invites the exploration of cross-disciplinary research and encourages finding possibilities for connecting our research to theory and practice, creating new approaches to teaching, and collaborating with communities for service and civic engagement opportunities. How can we build bridges within our discipline? How do we communicate and engage others when the bridges are broken? What are ways in which communication creates opportunities for new connections and for building new bridges? What can we gain by fostering communication among our many communities in order to further promote connection?”

The Political Communication Interest Group encourages submissions examining all areas of political communication including, but not limited to, the communication activity of citizens, individual political figures, governmental institutions, the media, political campaigns, advocacy groups, and social movements. This Interest Group recognizes and encourages research addressing political communication topics in all contexts and levels of analysis, employing a variety of methodologies. We encourage papers and panels exploring the conference theme “Building Bridges.”

Submission of Completed Papers 

• Individual submissions of completed papers should include the following elements:
• A detachable title page with the title of the paper and the author’s affiliation, mailing address, telephone number, and email address. Please include the contact information for everyone who is on the paper (name, affiliation, address, phone #, & e-mail). You do NOT need to send the cover page as a separate file. **
• The word “Debut” marked on all papers written by authors who have not presented previously at a regional or national convention.
• A one-page abstract on the second page.
• A statement of professional responsibility on the second page.

** If the paper has multiple authors, please indicate who will be presenting at the convention.

Submission of Program/Panel Proposals 

Submission of program/panel proposals should include the following elements:

• A thematic title for the program.
• Names of the chair and respondents (if any). Chairs should not also be designated as respondents.
• Names, mailing addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, and institutional affiliations of all participants. (Note: Panels comprised of participants from the same institution are discouraged.)
• Titles and abstracts for each paper or presentation.
• A program copy (no more than a 75-word description) as it should appear in the final program.
• A detailed rationale for the program/panel.
• A statement of professional responsibility.

Please include the Statement of Professional Responsibility on all submissions:

In submitting the attached paper or proposal, I/We recognize that this submission is considered a professional responsibility. If this submission is accepted and programmed, I/We agree to register for the 2018 ECA Convention, pay fees, and present in Pittsburgh. I/We understand that presenters with last minute emergencies must make arrangements as possible for an alternate presenter as well as communicate their absences to both the Interest Group Planner and ECA VP; no shows will be removed from the official program.

NOTE: A single paper or panel should only be submitted to a single interest group or affiliate organization for consideration.

Please send all submissions as Word or PDF files to Kristin English at kristin.english@gcsu.edu. Remember that the deadline for submissions is October 15, 2017.

Convention Acceptance Notifications: Friday, January 15, 2018