Publication Authoritarianism and Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia — Rola Khalid Yousef (The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Politics and Gender, 2026) Access chapter. lnkd.in/eamNgx5C

Publication Global Journalism: Understanding World Media Systems (2nd ed.). Edited by Daniela V. Dimitrova (Bloomsbury, 2025) Access book. lnkd.in/eru4UbWA

Publication In Tune with Changing Times: Radio’s Role in Colonisation and Decolonisation in British West Africa (1935–1960) Abdullahi Tasiu Abubakar (Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television) Access article. lnkd.in/eWgFJy67

Publication Kenyan Media and Marginalized Voices: President William Ruto’s Rhetoric and Kenya’s 2024 Anti-Tax Protests Millicent Oyier & Kehbuma Langmia (De Gruyter Brill, 2026) Access chapter. lnkd.in/ehT4ptc

Publication Meaning Generation in Chinese Official Media Discourse Edited by Lutgard Lams, Rui Zhang, Emma Lupano (Routledge, 2025). Access book. lnkd.in/eGGrpmRd

Publications 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, 2026). Access book. lnkd.in/es8GPbtt

Call for Book Chapters: Media, Journalism, and Collective Memory in Africa: Centring Epistemologies, Power and Culture Editors: Silas Udenze (University of Toronto) & Temple Uwalaka (University of Canberra). Abstracts (350 words) + bio due: 30 April 2026 Submit to: [email protected]

Call for Papers: Co-Producing Environmental Publics: Technology, Communication, and Ecological Transformation. Abstracts (max. 500 words) due: 20 March 2026 Submit to: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Full papers due: 31 July 2026 | Planned publication: 2027

Call for Papers The Influencer Ethnography Research Lab invites submissions examining how influencers shape contemporary diplomatic practices. Abstracts (250 words) + bio due: 16 March 2026 | Notification: 20 March 2026 Learn more and submit lnkd.in/eKJKC-wx

Visiting Fellowships 2026/2027 – Dimensions of Europe (University of Graz) The Field of Excellence “Dimensions of Europe” at the University of Graz invites applications for its 2026/2027 Visiting Fellowship programme. Application deadline: 15 March 2026 Apply: [email protected] lnkd.in/erYbd-Xe

Get to know the team behind the IAMCR Political Communication Section. Dr. Rola Khalid Yousef is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Human Sciences at the Catholic University of Portugal. Since 2024, she has served as the communication officer for the Political Communication section at IAMCR.

Call for Paper: Special Issue Title: Co-Producing Environmental Publics: Technology, Communication, and Ecological Transformation. Full call for paper: lnkd.in/ecHqfrJW

Call for papers Kristoffer Holt is co-editing a coming special issue of Media and Communication together with [Beate Schirrmacher] Title: "Alternative Media Logics". Deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2026. Please disseminate to anyone who might find this of interest! lnkd.in/eyyg2DCS

The Journal of Visual Political Communication is pleased to share its latest issue (Volume 12, Issue 1), bringing together four original research articles and one book review that examine how visuals shape political meaning, participation, and power. intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...

IAMCR 2026 – Peripheries and Connections: Media, Communication, and Transformation The biennial general conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research will take place from 28 June to 2 July 2026, the University of Galway (Ireland). Learn more via lnkd.in/dGB_tHCx

SSN 2026 Conference – Planetary Surveillance Organized by the Surveillance Studies Network. This conference will be held on 9–12 June 2026 in Lille, France. Abstracts due by 10 January 2026. Submit here: lnkd.in/gxP5gWez

Call for Papers. Symposium and publication: From The Battle of Algiers to No Other Land. 60 Years of Decolonization in the Arab Screens. Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, September 5-6, 2026 An abstract of 200 words should be sent by February 12, 2026 to [email protected]

Call for participation MCAP-BNU International Conference 2026 – Reclaiming Hope: Media, Activism & Social Justice (Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, 11–12 February 2026). For more information mcap.top

Call for Papers: Journals/Edited Volume Communicating Climate Activism and Energy Transitions. International Communication Gazette. Extended abstracts (500–800 words) due: 31 January 2026 | Full papers due: 15 May 2026 Full call | lnkd.in/eQwETBbf

Artificial Intelligence and Communication in Europe – Literacy, Creativity, and Human Labour Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research. Abstracts (600–700 words) due: 31 March 2026 | Full papers due: 31 August 2026 Contact: [email protected] | No publication fees

Scandal as Constructivation: Trust Cultures and the Politics of Legitimacy in Southeast Asia — Karl Patrick R. Mendoza (International Journal of Communication, 2025) Read the full article lnkd.in/eF--C-Wa

From Bollywood to Diplomacy: India’s Soft Power Strategies in Africa — Arjun Chatterjee & Daya Kishan Thussu (in Understanding Soft Power in Africa, Routledge, 2025). Book info lnkd.in/eMEvfRnD

Digital Sovereignty – communication +1 Special Issue (Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2025) Edited by Christoph Borbach and Tristan Thielmann Access issue lnkd.in/eA7dZ7r9

Global Journalism: Understanding World Media Systems (2nd ed.) Edited by Daniela V. Dimitrova (Bloomsbury, 2025). More info lnkd.in/eru4UbWA

Communication Amid Mega‑Crises – Deborah D. Sellnow‑Richmond & Marta N. Lukacovic (Routledge, 2025) Book link lnkd.in/eyZj8N-8

Communication Amid Mega‑Crises – Deborah D. Sellnow‑Richmond & Marta N. Lukacovic (Routledge, 2025) Book link lnkd.in/eyZj8N-8

Global Journalism: Understanding World Media Systems (2nd ed.) Edited by Daniela V. Dimitrova (Bloomsbury, 2025). More info lnkd.in/eru4UbWA

Digital Sovereignty – communication +1 Special Issue (Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2025) Edited by Christoph Borbach and Tristan Thielmann Access issue lnkd.in/eA7dZ7r9

From Bollywood to Diplomacy: India’s Soft Power Strategies in Africa — Arjun Chatterjee & Daya Kishan Thussu (in Understanding Soft Power in Africa, Routledge, 2025). Book info lnkd.in/eMEvfRnD

Scandal as Constructivation: Trust Cultures and the Politics of Legitimacy in Southeast Asia — Karl Patrick R. Mendoza (International Journal of Communication, 2025) Read the full article lnkd.in/eF--C-Wa

Artificial Intelligence and Communication in Europe – Literacy, Creativity, and Human Labour Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research. Abstracts (600–700 words) due: 31 March 2026 | Full papers due: 31 August 2026 Contact: [email protected] | No publication fees

New Directions in PR and Communications Research. Routledge Edited Volume. No publication or submission fees. Outline submission deadline: 9 January 2026 | Full chapter due: 31 March 2026 Submit proposals to: [email protected]

Call for Papers: Journals/Edited Volume Communicating Climate Activism and Energy Transitions. International Communication Gazette. Extended abstracts (500–800 words) due: 31 January 2026 | Full papers due: 15 May 2026 Full call | lnkd.in/eQwETBbf

Call for participation MCAP-BNU International Conference 2026 – Reclaiming Hope: Media, Activism & Social Justice (Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, 11–12 February 2026). For more information mcap.top

Call for Papers. Symposium and publication: From The Battle of Algiers to No Other Land. 60 Years of Decolonization in the Arab Screens. Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, September 5-6, 2026 An abstract of 200 words should be sent by February 12, 2026 to [email protected]

SSN 2026 Conference – Planetary Surveillance Organized by the Surveillance Studies Network. This conference will be held on 9–12 June 2026 in Lille, France. Abstracts due by 10 January 2026. Submit here: lnkd.in/gxP5gWez

IAMCR 2026 – Peripheries and Connections: Media, Communication, and Transformation The biennial general conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research will take place from 28 June to 2 July 2026, the University of Galway (Ireland). Learn more via lnkd.in/dGB_tHCx

Call for proposals Peripheries and Connections: Media, Communication and Transformation IAMCR 2026 | Galway | 28 June - 2 July deadline for all proposals is 3 February 2026 at 23:59 UTC.

Get to know the team behind the IAMCR Political Communication Section. Sara García Santamaría, vice-chair of the Political Communication section at IAMCR. An assistant professor at Universitat de València, Spain. She holds a PhD in Journalism Studies from the University of Sheffield, UK.

Get to know the team. Dr Yuan Zeng is Associate Professor in Political Communication and Journalism at the School of Media and Communication, University of Leeds. She is the founder and co-convenor of the Media and Civil Resistance group at the University of Leeds.

Get to know the team behind the IAMCR Political Communication Section. Dr Yuan Zeng is Associate Professor in Political Communication and Journalism at the School of Media and Communication, University of Leeds. She co-chairs IAMCR POL section together with the team since 2023.

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. For more details iamcr.org/events/pol-a...

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)

Professor 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).

Professor Martin, has published more than 50 academic articles, with half appearing in high-impact international journals, and edited or authored 11 books.