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CfP Digital Images, Global Conflicts – Special issue of Media, Culture & Society
by Christina Neumayer 17 Mar '16

17 Mar '16

Call for Proposals: Digital Images, Global Conflicts Special issue of Media, Culture & Society, October 2017. Guest editors: Bolette Blaagaard, Mette Mortensen, & Christina Neumayer The role of images in conflicts (war, terror, riot, civic action, etc.) has changed dramatically over the past decade due to globalization and digitalization. The rapid and extensive dissemination of images from conflicts results in an intensified struggle for gaining public visibility and shaping public opinion, prompting competing narratives and counter narratives, suppression, spin, and persistent allegations of falsification and manipulation. Different actors produce, circulate, and mobilize images across media platforms and across national and regional borders. Mobile media have enabled citizens, activists, whistleblowers, and insurgents to take and disseminate images to document their experiences, sway public opinion, contest the legitimacy of authorities, secure legal evidence, and appeal for humanitarian relief. The news media still play an important role in the display and dissemination of images of conflict, but they compete with, utilize, and converge with social- and mobile media. The military, which formerly controlled the flow of images from conflicts, has in recent years developed strategies for coping with the user-generated image flow. For example, photographic images travelling through the digital media ecology have recently marked a turning point in the debate surrounding the migration crisis due to refugees from the war in Syria. Videos and still images taken by people on the streets were routinely shown in international news coverage of uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa. Eyewitness videos of police violence in the USA have been instrumental in attracting public attention and mobilizing civic action. Selfies taken at sites of war or terror and memes ridiculing antagonists show the intersection of popular internet culture and conflict. Images of the arrest of University students and beating up of journalists in India have produced international solidarity with the leftist and liberals' struggle against a right-leaning nationalist government. At this decisive moment for the role performed by images of and in conflict, traditional approaches to studying conflict and images in terms of propaganda, censorship, and news frames no longer suffice. This special issue is devoted to developing empirical insights, theoretical frameworks, and analytical concepts for understanding the circulation and meaning-making of images from global conflicts in today’s connective media culture. We encourage contributions addressing such subjects as: * The transformed public visibility of conflicts and (possible) challenges and changes to traditional power balances in a globalized world. * The role played by images in (online) strategic communication, such as propaganda, campaigns, and recruitment by various groups and institutions involved in conflicts. * New genres for representing global, regional, and local conflicts proliferating on social media, such as selfies, memes, and their reconfigurations of traditional genres. * The role of visual icons in the age of mass production and global dissemination of images. * Convergence and competition between professional and non-professional approaches to documenting conflicts. * The transforming gatekeeping role of the mainstream mass media concerning conflict coverage. * New theories for understanding the changed role of visual representation of conflicts in the digitalized mediascape. * Analytical approaches to mobile media and networked dissemination of images of conflict. * Empirical investigations of local reactions and emotions sparked by images in the global media circuit Please submit proposals for articles of approximately 500 words to the editors of the special issue blaagaard(a)hum.aau.dk<mailto:blaagaard@hum.aau.dk>, metmort(a)hum.ku.dk<mailto:metmort@hum.ku.dk>, and chne(a)itu.dk<mailto:chne@itu.dk> no later than 1 May 2016. A selection of authors will be invited to submit a full paper of max 8000 words. Please note that acceptance of abstract does not guarantee publication, given that all papers will undergo peer review. For questions, please contact the editors of this special issue. Timeline Deadline for abstracts: 1 May 2016 Notification to authors: 10 June 2016 Deadline for submission of full papers: 1 November 2016 More information about the journal: http://mcs.sagepub.com

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CFP: Philosophy and Technology’s special issue on Landscaping Strategic Cyber Deterrence
by Mariarosaria Taddeo 17 Mar '16

17 Mar '16

Apologies for multiple posting. Call for Papers for Philosophy and Technology’s special issue on Landscaping Strategic Cyber Deterrence GUEST EDITOR Mariarosaria Taddeo, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford INTRODUCTION As the risks posed by cyber conflicts become more pervasive, increasingly more efforts are devoted to develop medium- and long-term plans to ensure stability of the cyber domain. Strategic cyber deterrence (SCD) is a crucial aspect to any plan for cyber stability, as proved by the interest of NATO and the UN, the EU, UK as well as US government in this topic. However, deploying conventional deterrence strategies, like retaliation, within the cyber domain proves to be a comprehensive challenge due to the global reach, the distributed and interconnected nature of the domain. For this reason, scholars, policy-makers, military experts, and international lawyers stress the urgent need to foster and coordinate analyses and expertise to identify the problems concerning SCD and develop adequate solutions to shape effective SCD and promote cyber stability. TOPICS We solicit the submission of papers addressing: • The conceptual vacuum: conventional deterrence has been modelled using game theory and with respect to kinetic conflicts, especially nuclear conflicts, hence considering specific scenarios, enemies, and types of threats. Applying these models to SCD is proving to be challenging and poses the need for new conceptual frameworks for SCD. • The regulatory gap: strategic deterrence must be deployed in accordance with (i) just war theory, (ii) human rights, and (ii) international humanitarian laws. Given the novelty of SCD and the conceptual vacuum surrounding it, applying (i)-(iii) to the case SCD poses complex problems exacerbated by issues concerning Internet governance, state sovereignty, political, and diplomatic relations. Topics of special interest include: the definition of conceptual frameworks for SCD; ethical principles to shape deterrence in the cyber domain; applicability of conventional deterrence theory to the case of SCD; game theory and rational choice analyses to model SCD; attribution and proportionality in SCD; impact of SCD on international stability. TIMETABLE July 4, 2016: Deadline for paper submissions September 30, 2016: Deadline reviews papers November 30, 2016: Deadline revised papers 2017: Publication of the special issue SUBMISSION DETAILS To submit a paper for this special issue, authors should go to the journal’s Editorial Manager http://www.editorialmanager.com/phte/ <http://www.editorialmanager.com/phte/> The author (or a corresponding author for each submission in case of co- authored papers) must register into EM. The author must then select the special article type: " LANDSCAPING STRATEGIC CYBER DETERRENCE” from the selection provided in the submission process. This is needed in order to assign the submissions to the Guest Editor. Submissions will then be assessed according to the following procedure: New Submission => Journal Editorial Office => Guest Editor(s) => Reviewers => Reviewers’ Recommendations => Guest Editor(s)’ Recommendation => Editor-in-Chief’s Final Decision => Author Notification of the Decision. The process will be reiterated in case of requests for revisions. For any further information please contact: Mariarosaria Taddeo mariarosaria.taddeo(a)oii.ox.ac.uk <mailto:mariarosaria.taddeo@oii.ox.ac.uk> -- Dr Mariarosaria Taddeo Researcher - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford Associate Co-Invesitgator, PETRAS Hub for Internet of Things, a EPSRC project Editor-In-Chief (elect) of Minds & Machines, Springer Co-Editor-in-chief of Philosophical Studies, Book Series, Springer President, International Association for Computing and Philosophy Associate Editor for Ethics, Policy & Technology - Philosophy & Technology, Springer http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/taddeo/ <http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/taddeo/> http://rosariataddeo.net <http://rosariataddeo.net/>

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IFIP eGov/ePart 2016 - General eParticipation track deadline extension
by Panagiotis Panagiotopoulos 16 Mar '16

16 Mar '16

*** 15th IFIP International Conference on eGovernment (IFIP EGOV 2016) and 8th IFIP International Conference on eParticipation (IFIP ePart 2016) *** 5 - 8 September 2016, Guimarães, Portugal www.egov-conference.org, www.epart-conference.org General eParticipation Track - Call for Papers The General eParticipation track will take place within the dual 15th IFIP Electronic Government (EGOV) and the 8th Electronic Participation (ePart) Conference 2016. The dual conference will be hosted by the United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV, http://egov.unu.edu/) and the University of Minho (http://www.uminho.pt/en) The IFIP EGOV and IFIP ePart conferences together attract around 150 participants per year. Participants registering for one conference can also attend the other conference for no extra charge. Details of the conference can be found at http://www.egov-conference.org/egov-2016. The General eParticipation track aims to present the best of recent developments in the multidisciplinary field of electronic Participation (eParticipation), covering a wide range of technical, political and social areas. The papers will present new and innovative developments in this expanding discipline. The General eParticipation track will focus on, but is not limited to, the following topics: * Foundations of eParticipation research including theories, methods, models and approaches; * The role of social and mobile media and Web 2.0 in eParticipation; * Transparency and open access for eParticipation; * Design and co-creation of participatory public services; bottom-up initiatives; Privacy, security and ethical considerations in eParticipation * Advances in eParticipation Domains: Online deliberation and discourse, participatory budgeting, eConsultation, ePolling, and eLegislation, eElectioneering, eCampaigning and eVoting; * Advances in participatory policy making using policy modelling, simulation, impact assessment and visualisation methods and tools; * eParticipation and big data; * The role of eParticipation in national and global crisis situations; * Comparative analyses of eParticipation practices; * Impact assessment and public value considerations of eParticipation on real world decision making; * Digital literacy and its consequences for eParticipation; * eParticipation projects: design, implementation, evaluation, quality and impact Submission Guidelines The General eParticipation track (as all tracks in the conferences) allows for four distinct types of submissions: * Research papers (max 12 pages, published in LCNS Springer); * Ongoing research and innovative projects papers (max 8 pages, published by IOS Press); * Workshops and panels on pertinent issues (2 pages, published by IOS Press); * Poster proposals (2 pages, published by IOS Press); * PhD colloquium submissions (8 pages, published by IOS Press). Completed research papers: papers in this category deal with completed research. They should have both relevance and a strong focus on scientific rigour and may be a maximum of 12 pages. Papers in this track will be peer reviewed for rigour, relevance, originality and clarity of presentation. Abstracts or incomplete papers will not be accepted. On-going research papers: these papers describe novel concepts, works-in-progress, or other ideas and issues that are not currently suitable for a completed research paper. They may be a maximum of 8 pages. Papers in this section will also be peer reviewed, but the emphasis is on relevance more than scientific rigour. Workshops and panels: proposals for workshops and panels (2 pages) should include rationale, objectives, expected outcomes and approach to audience participation. Posters proposals (2 pages) will not be blind reviewed. Authors of accepted submissions are expected to bring their posters which will be displayed to the conference audience. PhD Colloquium: prior to the conference (Sunday, Sep. 4, 2016), a PhD student colloquium will be held providing an international forum for doctoral students under the guidance of senior scholars for presenting their work, networking opportunities and cross-disciplinary inspiration. Papers of accepted submissions will be included in the proceedings. The General eParticipation track papers must contain original material not previously published or currently submitted elsewhere. Paper submissions should be anonymous and follow the relevant templates. Submissions must be made through the conference’s management system. Proceedings All accepted completed research papers will be published by Springer Verlag (LNCS). Accepted submissions in all other categories will be published by IOS Press. After the conference, both volumes will be submitted to Thompson Reuters for evaluation in order to be indexed in the Web of Science Conference Proceedings. Important dates Submission system closes on March 31, 2016 April 15, 2016: Submission of workshop/panel/poster/PhD colloquium contributions April 30, 2016: Notification of acceptance/rejection decisions for papers May 15, 2016: Notification of acceptance for workshops/panels/posters/PhD colloquium contributions May 20, 2016: Camera-ready papers of accepted completed research/ongoing research/workshop/panel/ poster/PhD colloquium contributions Track chairs Efthimios Tambouris, University of Macedonia, Greece Panos Panagiotopoulos, Queen Mary University of London, UK Oystein Sæbo, University of Agder, Norway Program Committee Please check the conference website for an updated list.

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Cfp: Freedom & Control of Digital Political Expression, Toulouse October 2016
by Nikos 16 Mar '16

16 Mar '16

REMINDER Call for papers: Freedom & Control of Expression in the Digital Aftermath of the Paris Attacks Workshop in Toulouse, France, October 13 &14 2016 (abstracts will be considered) After the Charlie Hebdo newspaper offices were attacked in January 2015, debate and discussion flourished about freedom of expression, in France and abroad. This debate intensified after the Paris attacks of November 13th. At the epicenter is the role of the Internet and free speech. An enormous wave of worldwide indignation expressed itself after both events, including a deluge of hashtag solidarity. But this social media storm eventually revealed cultural, political and social divides inside France, as well as globally. Much like after the 9/11 attacks, France passed laws allowing state surveillance of online communication. At the same time, social media censored posts about the attacks that were considered to be provocative or shocking. The variety of reactions, including indifference or, on the contrary, the expression of very different points of view – sometimes even surveilled or censored – showed that one hashtag is neither unifying nor a universal view shared by everyone. This event magnified the notion that the digital public sphere is a conflicting arena of not just what is being said (or kept quiet) online but also what the limits are. Undoubtedly, the Internet is the main means of massive public expression for millions. Yet it is still the result of a complex set of power relations established between professional media, amateur content producing communities, which sometimes defend particular interests, as well as corporate intermediaries. The resulting online content embodies rival editorial, political and industrial strategies. Recently, scholars have begun to question the idea of digital participatory democracy in terms of a level playing field. This workshop aims to progress this debate by addressing the following central question: Who controls freedom of expression and online content in the digital era, and how? Embedded in this question are the challenges and constraints of expression, such as the tension between a bottom-up or top-down digital public sphere or who is left out as a digital player. Also central to this question are the role of three broad actors: the state, market and civil society. Possible topics for submissions include the following State – What is the government’s role - from subsidizing digital participation to censorship and surveillance? What is the role of political ideology, broadly defined, in freedom of expression? What is the relationship between media institutions and the state when it comes to online free speech? Market - What is the interplay of market dominance, algorithms, censorship and Big Data? How are transformations in news production and consumption, especially in terms of platforms like Facebook, shaping freedom of expression? How do different types of capitalist economic systems shape freedom of expression? How do market constraints upon corporate media, and mainstream journalism shape freedom of expression? Civil society – Who is creating content, and if so, who is listening, watching and clicking? How does race, class, ethnicity and gender factor in? Who is marginalized? How effective is Internet use as an extension or part of activist and social movement practices vis-à-vis political expression. What is the role of alternative, independent and citizen media in this digital era of online expression? Target Audience and Scholars: This is an interdisciplinary workshop but geared toward sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, economists and communication scholars. Scholars at all levels are encouraged to participate. A small number of travel grants may be available to permit outstanding junior scholars (under 35 years at the date of the conference) to attend. Please state in your paper submission whether you wish to apply for such a travel grant. Dates: October 13 & 14, 2016 Format: The workshop will feature speakers, panels and paper presentations. Submissions: Full paper submissions based on empirical research of conference topics (maximum 25 pages including references and tables/figures) due by Friday, April 1. Theoretical papers will also be considered. We will also consider extended abstracts and preliminary results of no less than 2 pages (approximately 1000 words). Papers/ abstracts can be in French or English, but conference talks will be in English. Please submit papers to https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fceda15pa. We will notify you of acceptance by May 6. You will have to create an account in Easychair in order to submit. Registration: Register for the conference by September 15. Space is limited. Registration information coming soon. Cost: Free Location: Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse, Toulouse School of Economics, Toulouse, France. Organizers: Jen Schradie (IAST), Sandra Vera Zambrano (Sciences Po Toulouse - LASSP), Nikos Smyrnaios (University of Toulouse – LERASS). Email: freedomcontrol.conf(a)iast.fr

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submit announcement of new book to the air-list
by Matthew Pittman 15 Mar '16

15 Mar '16

"A great guide for novice and expert MTurk users, workers and requesters alike." Amazon's Mechanical Turk for Academics <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001zjK9JWmgq9tenlYiM2DxiM-QYGzUCUisUKYoEg0iGu-S…> Are you considering using Amazon's MTurk for your study? This is the book for you! // Amazon's Mechanical Turk for Academics The HIT Handbook for Social Science Research by Kim Bartel Sheehan and Mathew Pittman 2016. 160 pp. $29.95 paperback | $22.95 eBook /Amazon's Mechanical Turk for Academics /is a handy, inexpensive guide for researchers wishing to make the most out of MTurk. Kim Sheehan and Matthew Pittman walk readers through the basics of setting up a study---from choosing a survey platform, to obtaining IRB approvals, to recruiting and paying respondents. "The /HIT Handbook/is a handy 'how to' guide for social scientists seeking to acquire high quality data using Amazon's Mechanical Turk service. This thoughtful and well-written text helps researchers maximize their use of the platform while avoiding potentially critical mistakes." --- Toby Hopp, University of Alabama /Amazon's Mechanical Turk for Academics /is available for purchase from Amazon in paperback <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001zjK9JWmgq9tenlYiM2DxiM-QYGzUCUisUKYoEg0iGu-S…> and as an eBook <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001zjK9JWmgq9tenlYiM2DxiM-QYGzUCUisUKYoEg0iGu-S…>. Melvin & Leigh Melvin & Leigh, Publishers LLC -- Matthew C. Pittman, M.Div. Media Studies PhD Student & Graduate Teaching Fellow University of Oregon School of Journalism & Communication mpittman(a)uoregon.edu . www.matthewpittman.net

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Connected Life 2016: Collective Action and the Internet: CALL FOR PAPERS
by Wybo Wiersma 15 Mar '16

15 Mar '16

The Connected Life 2016 team cordially invites you to submit proposals to participate in our conference at the Oxford Internet Institute (Oxford University), on the 20th and 21st of June. The deadline is April 3rd. Connected Life is student-run, and dedicated to sparking exchange between disciplines and showcasing emerging Internet research. We welcome students and faculty from all universities and departments. This year’s theme is Collective Action and the Internet. The Conference explores how the Internet affects collective action; both in big social movements, such as the Arab Spring and the Hong Kong Protests, and in more everyday forms of collaboration. Beyond submissions on the theme, we warmly welcome any social science topic related to the Internet. Our call for papers can be found here: http://connectedlife.oii.ox.ac.uk/2016conference/call-for-papers/. If you have any questions or wish to get in touch, please contact connectedlife(a)oii.ox.ac.uk or visit our website: http://connectedlife.oii.ox.ac.uk. We look forward to receiving and reviewing your submissions, Wybo Wiersma, Bertie Vidgen & Ilinca Barsan -- Connected Life 2016 Conference Chairs http://connectedlife.oii.ox.ac.uk/ connectedlife(a)oii.ox.ac.uk, @OXConnectedLife Connected Life is supported by grants from the Balliol Interdisciplinary Institute and the ESRC.

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Extended Deadline - Final Call: Archives Unleashed 2.0 - Web Archive Hackathon
by Matthew Weber 15 Mar '16

15 Mar '16

***Call for Participation*** ***Deadline Extended to March 21*** Archives Unleashed 2.0: Web Archive Datathon Library of Congress, Washington DC 14 – 15 June 2016 Travel grants available for US-based graduate students; additional funding will be available for international participants Applications due March 21 2016 http://www.archivesunleashed.com **This event is a follow-up to the Archives Unleashed datathon held in March at the University of Toronto Library. With generous funding from the National Science Foundation and the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (Canada), we’ve been able to extend the datathon program, and are excited to bring this program to the Library of Congress.** The World Wide Web has a profound impact on how we research and understand the past. The sheer amount of cultural information that is generated and, crucially, preserved every day in electronic form, presents exciting new opportunities for researchers. Much of this information is captured within web archives. Web archives often contain hundreds of billions of web pages, ranging from individual homepages and social media posts, to institutional websites. These archives offer tremendous potential for social scientists and humanists, and the questions research may pose stretch across a multitude of fields. Scholars broaching topics dating back to the mid-1990s will find their projects enhanced by web data. Moreover, scholars hoping to study the evolution of cultural and societal phenomena will find a treasure trove of data in web archives. In short, web archives offer the ability to reconstruct large-scale traces of the relatively recent past. While there has been considerable discussion about web archive tools and datasets, few forums or mechanisms for coordinated, mutually informing development efforts have been created. This hackathon presents an opportunity to collaboratively unleash our web collections, exploring cutting-edge research tools while fostering a broad-based consensus on future directions in web archive analysis. This hackathon will bring together a small group of 20-30 participants to collaboratively develop new open-source tools and approaches to hackathon, and to kick-off collaboratively inspired research projects. Researchers should be comfortable with command line interactions, and knowledge of a scripting language such as Python strongly desired. By bringing together a group of like-minded scholars and programmers, we hope to begin building unified analytic production effort and to continue coalescing this nascent research community. At this event, we hope to converge on a shared vision of future directions in the use of web archives for inquiry in the humanities and social sciences in order to build a community of practice around various web archive analytics platforms and tools. Thanks to the generous support of the National Science Foundation, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the University of Waterloo’s Department of History, the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science and the University of Waterloo, and the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University, we will cover all meals and refreshments for attendees. We are also providing sample datasets for people to work on during the hackathon, or they are happy to use their own. Included datasets are: • the .gov web archive covering the American government domain • Canadian Political Parties and Political Interest Groups collection Those interested in participating should send a 250-word expression of interest and a CV to Matthew Weber (matthew.weber(a)rutgers.edu) by March 21 2016 with “Archives Unleashed” in the subject line. This expression of interest should address the scholarly questions that you will be bringing to the hackathon, and what datasets you might be interested in either working with or bringing to the event. Applicants will be notified by March 30 2016. We have a limited number of travel grants available for graduate students; preference will be given to those who have not participated in the Archives Unleashed program in the past, although we welcome returning participants. These grants can cover up to $750 in expenses. If you are in an eligible position, please indicate in your statement of interest that you would like to be considered for the travel grant. A letter of support from your graduate supervisor will also strengthen your application. On behalf of the organizers, Matthew Weber (Rutgers University), Ian Milligan (University of Waterloo), Jimmy Lin (University of Waterloo) Matthew S. Weber matthew.weber(a)rutgers.edu Assistant Professor School of Communication and Information http://www.matthewsweber.com

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New project: responsible Data reflection stories
by Zara Rahman 15 Mar '16

15 Mar '16

Hi all, For those interested in data ethics, I wanted to share that a new project from the engine room's Responsible Data <https://responsibledata.io/>programme is now online. "Responsible Data Reflection Stories" is a set of nine case studies on the challenges of using data in advocacy. I had the chance to speak to a few of you about potential case studies, so a huge thank you for your time and to those of you who suggested tips or areas for further investigation, much appreciated! The stories cover topics from recognising uncertainty in statistics in counting the dead in Syria (and the challenges of conveying this in campaigns), to using data to improve access to medicine for HIV/AIDS patients in Argentina, and collecting data on sexual violence in conflict zones, to name just a couple. The stories are available here on the Responsible Data site: https://responsibledata.io/reflection-stories/ and here is a blog post explaining the project: https://www.theengineroom.org/launching-the-responsible-data-reflection-sto… Please feel free to share and/or encourage people to reuse and remix the content (all CC-licensed), and any feedback/questions, just shout. Thanks! Zara ------- ZARA RAHMAN Research Lead the engine room | https://www.theengineroom.org [skype] zara.rahman [tw] @zararah

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New MA in Media, Campaigning and Social Change
by Anastasia Kavada 15 Mar '16

15 Mar '16

Dear colleagues, Please see below for some information on our new MA in Media, Campaigning and Social Change at the University of Westminster. With apologies for cross-posting! The University of Westminster has launched a new MA in Media, Campaigning and Social Change<https://www.westminster.ac.uk/courses/subjects/journalism-and-mass-communic…>, the only MA of its kind in the UK: https://www.westminster.ac.uk/courses/subjects/journalism-and-mass-communic…<http://www.westminster.ac.uk/courses/subjects/journalism-and-mass-communica…> Now in its second year, this Masters degree from the world ranking Westminster School of Media, Arts and Design aims to equip students with the skills, knowledge and strategic approach to develop and analyse social change campaigns, with a particular focus on the role of communications and the media. This innovative course builds on our close links with leading campaigners and communicators in London's vibrant social change sector. An advisory panel, with representatives from Amnesty UK<http://amnesty.org.uk/>, Campaign Bootcamp<http://www.campaignbootcamp.org/#the-bootcamp-team>, FairSay<http://fairsay.com>, Friends of the Earth<http://www.foe.co.uk>, NCVO<http://www.ncvo.org.uk>, WaterAid<http://www.wateraid.org/uk> and Scouts<http://scouts.org.uk/home> among others, ensures we reflect the skill sets in demand and deliver an exciting learning experience. The course is aimed at those with some experience or interest in social change, the media, and communications or campaigns within not for profit organisations. Students on the MA have undergraduate degrees in politics, sociology, communications, journalism, languages and other fields, reflecting the multi-disciplinary nature of the subject. The course helps them improve practical skills, develop a deep understanding of the theories and frameworks that underpin and shape campaign communications, and enjoy the space to reflect critically on current and past practice. It is designed to help graduates start, or progress, a career in charity, pressure group or public sector campaign communications. The course team has extensive experience both in developing social change campaigns and in academic research into the connections between media and social change. The course is jointly led by Michaela O'Brien<http://www.westminster.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/directory/obrien-michaela> and Dr. Anastasia Kavada<http://www.westminster.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/directory/kavada-anastasia> with additional teaching by practitioners and members of CAMRI<http://www.westminster.ac.uk/camri> (Communication and Media Research Institute). The course offers a number of delivery modes to suit the different needs of students and can be taken as either part-time or full-time. There are three core modules. The first develops practical planning and campaign communications skills; the second considers media and activism theories; and the third combines theory with practice, reflecting on applying concepts like power and ethics within the setting of campaign communications. These three core modules make up the Postgraduate Certificate<http://www.westminster.ac.uk/courses/subjects/journalism-and-mass-communica…>. Students can take another three optional modules - chosen from a very wide range of options including practical media and content production skills; diversity issues; development and policy; social media; theories of communication and more - to complete a Postgraduate Diploma<http://www.westminster.ac.uk/courses/subjects/journalism-and-mass-communica…>. Students wanting to take the Masters course also complete either a 15,000-word research dissertation, or a professional practice project (which can be work-based). For more information, please visit the webpage of the course at https://www.westminster.ac.uk/courses/subjects/journalism-and-mass-communic…<http://www.westminster.ac.uk/courses/subjects/journalism-and-mass-communica…> Or watch this recent webinar<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_5MM2qphFw> about the course - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_5MM2qphFw Many thanks, Anastasia Kavada Deputy Director of the Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI)<Communication%20and%20Media%20Research%20Institute%20(CAMRI)> Course Leader of the MA in Media, Campaigning and Social Change<http://www.westminster.ac.uk/courses/subjects/journalism-and-mass-communica…> Senior Lecturer, Westminster School of Media, Arts & Design The University of Westminster is a charity and a company limited by guarantee. Registration number: 977818 England. Registered Office: 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2UW. This message and its attachments are private and confidential. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and remove it and its attachments from your system.

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Extended deadline "Dislocations and Cultural Conflicts: Migrations, Diaspora, Terrorism, Borders"
by Loreta Georgievska - Jakovleva 15 Mar '16

15 Mar '16

Dear colleagues, The deadline for submission of proposals for the upcoming Fourth Annual International CCCS Conference 2016 "Dislocations and Cultural Conflicts: Migrations, Diaspora, Terrorism, Borders" (MDTB) (September 1-3, 2016, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia) has been extended to April, 1, 2016. The Conference aims at underlying the different theoretical discourses that approach the subject of migrations from several different aspects, including: the polarization of the world; the threats to peace and security; issues tied to global diversity; socio-economic inequalities; cultural shifts, etc. Fourth Annual International Conference of CCCS 2016: "Dislocations and cultural conflicts, migration, diaspora, terrorism, borders (MDTG)" welcomes the participation of researchers of culture, literature, history, philosophy, art, religion, sociology, media, linguistic, and all interested in the topic. We welcome abstracts pertaining to the theme of the conference, and the broader field of study. You are welcome to submit paper abstracts and panel proposals by filling online form: For papers: http://cultcenter.net/wpgforms/papers-mdtb-2016/ For panels http://cultcenter.net/wpgforms/panels-mdtb-2016/ The Centre for Culture and Cultural Studies web site: http://www.cultcenter.net/ Online Call for Papers: http://cultcenter.net/call-for-papers-and-panel-proposals-dislocations-and-c ultural-conflicts-migrations-diaspora-terrorism-borders/ Please feel free to contact <mailto:conference@cultcenter.net> conference(a)cultcenter.net with any question. All the best, Loreta Georgievska - Jakovleva Dr. Loreta Georgievska - Jakovleva Full professor Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje Institute for Macedonian Literature <http://iml.edu.mk/> http://iml.edu.mk Centre for Culture and Cultural Studies <http://cultcenter.net/> http://cultcenter.net/

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