CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS Special Issue of the Electronic Journal of Communication (EJC) Communicative Ecologies The concept of ecology has a lot to offer communication research. Broadly, it refers to the context in which the communication process occurs. More specifically, we can define a communicative ecology as a milieu of agents who are connected in various ways by various exchanges. Our particular interest in the concept stems from our study of people in particular places with access to many different media. Using an ecological metaphor opens up a number of interesting possibilities for analyzing place- based communication (e.g., in neighbourhoods, apartment buildings, or - on a larger scale - suburbs and cities). It can help us to better understand the ways social activities are organized, the ways people define and experience their environments, and the implications for social order and organization. We invite the submission of conceptual or empirical (quantitative or qualitative) work on the theme of communicative ecologies in any place-based setting. The special issue is scheduled for publication in mid 2007. Deadline for completed manuscripts: 31 Oct 2006. Submissions should be electronic (.doc or .rtf format only, please avoid .pdf and .html). Inquiries about possible topics are welcome. For the full call for papers, see http://www.cios.org/www/ejc/calls/hearnfoth.htm. Submissions and inquiries should be directed to the guest editors: Professor Greg Hearn Director g.hearn@qut.edu.au Dr Marcus Foth Australian Postdoctoral Fellow m.foth@qut.edu.au Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation Queensland University of Technology Creative Industries Precinct Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia Phone + 61 7 3864 3765 Fax + 61 7 3864 3723 Web http://ici.qut.edu.au/