📢 Call for Papers | Communication and the Public Special Issue: Co-Producing Environmental Publics: Technology, Communication & Ecological Transformation 🗓️ Abstract deadline: 20 March 2026 Please RT & share with interested colleagues 🌍📣

Call for Papers I’m organizing, with Han Lin and Weiai (Wayne) Xu, a Special Issue titled: “Co-Producing Environmental Publics: Technology, Communication & Ecological Transformation” for Communication and the Public Abstract deadline: 20 March 2026 CFP: drive.google.com/file/d/1zAr6...

My forthcoming book, Digital Nationalism and Affective Governance: Propaganda, Public Sentiment, and Soft Authoritarianism in China (Routledge), now has an official cover and is listed on the publisher’s website. It is expected to be published in 2026. 🔗 www.routledge.com/9781041308775

My new coauthored paper, with Zesheng Yang & Ava Xingmeng Huang, “Negotiating sporting identity in divided discursive spaces: nationalism and localism in the Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup,” is now published in Sport in Society. Full paper: doi.org/10.1080/1743...

📢 The Winter Issue of the Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia (JCEA) is now published! Featuring 4 Regular Issue articles + a Special Issue on Digital Transformations in Asian Politics. Explore the full issue here: koreascience.or.kr/journal/OSTR...

Our editorial with Justin Chun-ting Ho, “Entangled Futures — Governance, Resistance, and Publics in Digital Transformations,” for the special issue Digital Transformations in Asian Politics at @jceajournal.bsky.social is out now. East Asia reshapes digital governance debates. doi.org/10.17477/jce...

📢 New Special Issue Released! Self-Authorized Discourses: The Case of Stickers is now out in JVPC. Includes 1 editorial + 5 articles on stickers as communicative artefacts. Opening editorial: “Small is beautiful!?” by Gertrud Reershemius & Evelyn Ziegler. DOI: doi.org/10.1386/jvpc...

Our paper with @xueyancao.bsky.social, "Creative Digital Resistance on China’s Virtual Wailing Wall," now in China Information! We explore how the platform evolved from pandemic critique to personal narratives that challenge dominant political narratives. Detail: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

My coauthored paper, "Creative Digital Resistance on China’s Virtual Wailing Wall," is published in China Information! We explore how the platform evolved from pandemic critique to personal narratives that challenge dominant political narratives. Detail: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Honored to be elected as the Student & Early Career Representative for @icahdq.bsky.social Mass Communication Division! 🎉 Looking forward to supporting initiatives, fostering collaboration, and contributing to our community’s continued growth and success!

In case you are in Vancouver this Friday (Sep 26), I will be giving a talk around noon time (12.30-2.30 pm) on knowledge decolonisation and identity politics in Chinese IR at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia/UBC. sppga.ubc.ca/events/event...

🔔 New #OpenAccess Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @giga-hamburg.de Weiwen Yu and Dechun Zhang @dechunzhang.bsky.social analyse 213,435 #Weibo posts to trace how engagement with the digital memorial for Dr. #WenliangLi evolved journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

My new paper, Digital Mourning and Civic Engagement: Emotional Dynamics on China’s Virtual Wailing Wall shows Dr. Li Wenliang’s Weibo wall shifted from talk to grief & remembrance under censorship, regions & diaspora, in Journal of Current Chinese Affairs. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Dechun Zhang's paper on how nationalist propaganda works as an authoritarian infrastructure in China is another of the papers in our forthcoming special issue on Authoritarianism in the Digital Age. Check them all out here: journals.sagepub.com/home/DDS

I’m excited to share that I am running for election as the Student and Early Career Representative of the Mass Communication Division of ICA. If you are a member of the Mass Communication Division, I would be grateful for your support. Please consider voting for me: www.icahdq.org/page/Electio...

The Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia (Scopus-indexed) seeks reviewers for: 1) Geopolitics at the Internet’s Core (Springer, 2025) & 2) Innovation-Development Detours for Latecomers (CUP, 2024). Reviews: 3–5 pp. Info: jceasia.org Volunteer: [email protected]

📢 Call for Papers – Special Issue The Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia invites submissions for: “Living with ChatGPT: Social, Psychological, and Economic Impacts of Generative AI in East Asia” CFP details 👉 drive.google.com/file/d/1G_TJ...

New piece in @dialoguesdigsoc.bsky.social: “Digital Nationalism in China: Expression, Propaganda, and Soft Authoritarianism”. It shows how digital nationalism in China works as soft authoritarianism, blending control with participatory propaganda. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Probably a small thing to many, but I just noticed I’ve reached a small milestone — 200 citations on Google Scholar.

My new paper, coauthored with Ruoxin Su, “Adaptive Sovereignty: China’s Evolving Legislative Framework for Transnational Data Governance,” introduces the adaptive sovereignty model—blending state control with selective regulatory flexibility. Now in Politics and Governance: doi.org/10.17645/pag...

New in JCEA: Personal Political Characteristics and Trust in State Media: A Case Study of China Xin Tong analyzes how political traits shape trust in Chinese state media using Asian Barometer data—offering insights into media trust in authoritarian contexts. 🔗 doi.org/10.17477/jce...

New in JCEA: Navigating the Audience Costs of Humanitarian Aid for Rising States: A Case Study of India’s COVID-19 Response Xiaojuan Qiu & Liya Yan explore how India balanced sovereignty, legitimacy, and public perception in managing aid during the pandemic. 🔗 doi.org/10.17477/jce...

My new coauthored paper with Jun Liu & Hsuanlei Shao, “Between Nationalist Propaganda and Public Mobilization,” is out in Oxford Intersections. We use computational analysis to explore how China’s propaganda shapes nationalist discourse and how the public responds on Weibo. doi.org/10.1093/9780...

Thrilled to be part of the team for this newly launched ICA journal! Excited for the journey ahead under the leadership of @bowmanspartan.bsky.social Looking forward to seeing great contributions—consider submitting your work to help shape this exciting new publication!

@gpccomm.bsky.social (GPC) was officially launched at #ICA25 by Editor-in-Chief @bowmanspartan.bsky.social. The journal welcomes submissions across a wide range of topics. I’m also pleased to join the editorial board as GPC begins this exciting new chapter. Learn more: academic.oup.com/gpc

🎓 I successfully defended my PhD today at Leiden University! Huge thanks to my supervisors, Prof. Florian Schneider & Dr. Hwang Yih-Jye, and to colleagues at LIAS & University of Copenhagen for the incredible support. On to the next chapter! 🙌

How can you tell if your paper is a good editorial fit for us? We're very open to the "anything under the tent" at @icahdq.bsky.social. If a paper had been priorly accepted at #ICA25 (or even earlier), let us know in your editorial letter - that's at least a good signal for fit!

At #ICA25, we hosted around two dozen early career scholars for a peer review workshop. A few takeaways, for those interested, follow in this thread. NOTE: We hear a rumor that @icahdq.bsky.social might share some more details on the workshop later, and we'll be there also. =)

ICA friends, You’re warmly invited to join us for the launch event of Global Perspectives in Communication, the new official journal of ICA. 📍 Mineral Ballroom A, Hyatt Regency Denver 🕕 Today, 6:00–7:00 PM We look forward to celebrating with you!

Join us on Friday, 30 May (11:00–12:15 CET) for a presentation of our findings from analyzing 2.8 million X posts by Chinese and Russian accounts, with Jun Liu and me. Hosted by the @giga-hamburg.de #GIGA #ChinaSeries

I’m happy to share that my PhD defence will take place on June 25, 2025. I’ll share my research on China’s digital nationalism in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. If you’re interested, you’re very welcome to join. Here’s the link with all the details: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...

Join us on 30 May (11.00-12.15 CET) to listen to @dechunzhang.bsky.social and Jun Liu talking about state-sponsored propaganda based on posts from Chinese and Russian accounts on X @giga-hamburg.de #GIGAChinaSeries

Excited to welcome everyone to join us at @giga-hamburg.de , where I'll be giving a guest talk on our new research with Dr. Jun Liu, "From Tweets to Tactics: Unpacking State-Sponsored Propaganda Campaigns on Twitter."

Deadline in a week for submitting your abstract for the JCCA special issue on Digital China, edited by @dechunzhang.bsky.social and Wenting Yu. Check out the call for papers below journals.sagepub.com/page/cca/cal...

⏰ Only *ONE WEEK* left to submit your abstract for the JCCA Special Issue"Digital China 🛜: Technology, Governance, and the Reshaping of Society" (Drs. DeChun Zhang @dechunzhang.bsky.social & Wenting Yu) Deadline: April 25, 2025 @giga-hamburg.de | @sagepub.com | @chusinan.bsky.social

Thrilled to deliver a guest lecture at Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics on China’s digital politics for master’s students. A rewarding experience with an engaging discussion!

If you work on digital China, we warmly invite you to contribute to our special issue. There is still one month left to submit!

My previous paper, China’s “Weaponized” Vaccine: Intertwining Between International and Domestic Politics, is quoted in The Independent‘s article on China’s foreign aid strategy. www.independent.co.uk/world/china-...

If you are doing research on “Digital China”, please consider this special issue!

I with Dr. Wenting Yu are organizing a special issue at @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social (journals.sagepub.com/page/cca/cal...) titled “Digital China: Technology, Governance, and the Reshaping of Society.” Please consider submitting and spreading the word. If you have any questions, feel free to DM me

Work with me at JCEA. We are seeking an Assistant Managing Editor to work with Chief Editor Prof. Dr. Han Woo Park and me. Please apply!

I’m guest editing a Chinese Journal of Communication SI on “Transnational #Migration to/from #China: The Role of #Digital Platforms, Publics, and Policies.” Please consider submitting or circulating the call in your networks. #callforpapers #cfp #academicsky #commsky #socialmedia #communication

My department is hiring an Assistant Professor of Black Creative Practice and Arts Management. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...

✨Out now: The Fall Issue (Nr. 30) of the Political Communication Report!✨ “What does PolComm Stand for? Normative Dimensions of Political Communication Research & Theorizing” 📖 Full issue: politicalcommunication.org/issue/fall-2... A 🧵 on the essays featured in this issue:

📣 Call for #ecprgc25 🔔We invite paper proposals on #GenAI and #digitalauthoritarianism 🔗https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/Content?ID=1482&EventID=269 📅Deadline: January 6 🪑 @hosseinkermani.bsky.social @ecpr.bsky.social

According to the Digital News Report, media criticism is correlated with media distrust Our data documents a higher proportion of people exposed to news media criticism in countries where people say they distrust the media Read our chapter in full reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news...

The Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia is pleased to announce the publication of the 2024 Winter Issue, Vol. 23, No. 2. The full issue is open access and available through the following link: koreascience.or.kr/journal/OSTR...

The number of risk assessments are coming in #DSA #commsky #eusky Check this overview ⬇️ X, Facebook, Instagram, Google, YouTube, TikTok are there docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

I’m delighted to share that I will be joining the Department of Communication at the University of Copenhagen as a postdoc starting next January! I’m thrilled to contribute to this fascinating project and to be part of such an international, open, and supportive department and university.

Comparison of grant and journal peer reviews: 1: Grant peer reviews are more positive than negative. 2: Journal peer reviews tend to include more criticism than praise. 3: Suggestions are rare in grant peer reviews. Journals: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... Grants: arxiv.org/abs/2411.16662