Call For Chapters: “The Internet and the 2020 Campaign” (Edited by Jody C. Baumgartner & Terri L. Towner). Under contract with Lexington Books. Deadlines: Chapter proposals due July 1, 2019 (less than 500 words). Chapter manuscripts due by January 1, 2021 (8,000 to 10,000 words). A completed book manuscript delivered by April 1, 2021. I invite you to submit a proposal for a chapter in the forthcoming “The Internet and the 2020 Campaign.” Chapters in the book, which follows a similar volume published in 2017 about the previous presidential election, will look at various aspects of the online campaign. While much of the focus will be on the presidential race, proposals focusing on congressional, state and local elections are encouraged and welcome. “The Internet and the 2020 Campaign” will explore the continued evolution of the Internet’s role in presidential campaigns. Although many developments surrounding the Internet campaign are now considered to be standard fare, there will no doubt be a number of new developments in 2020. Topics could include, but are not limited to: *How candidates, political campaign organizations, issue advocacy groups, and other political networks use the Internet and social media platforms in their campaign efforts; *How the Internet and online mediums are employed to disseminate political news and information; *The intersection between the Internet and mainstream media in political news-making; *How social media and Internet use influence political engagement and participation; *How campaigns are employing social media companies, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, SnapChat, and Reddit to gather consumer data, micro-target, and communicate with potential voters; *How online outlets spread misinformation or “fake news” to the public and how misinformation may influence what citizens know about the candidates and campaign. If you are interested in submitting a chapter proposal, please contact Jody C. Baumgartner (internetcampaign2020@gmail.com) or Terri L. Towner (*towner@oakland.edu <towner@oakland.edu>*) with any questions. Chapter proposals are due by July 1, 2019, and should be submitted via email. These proposals are expected to be brief (less than 500 words). -- Professor Oakland University Department of Political Science Varner Hall, Room 426 317 Varner Drive Rochester, MI 48309 [image: https://twitter.com/townert?lang=en] <https://twitter.com/townert?lang=en>[image: https://www.facebook.com/proftowner] <https://www.facebook.com/proftowner> <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=frGljRcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao>[image: https://www.instagram.com/ttowner789/?hl=en] <https://www.instagram.com/ttowner789/?hl=en> Interim Editor-in-Chief of* Journal of Information Technology and Politics <https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/witp20/current>* Co-Editor of *The Internet and the 2016 Presidential Campaign* <https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498542968/The-Internet-and-the-2016-Presidential-Campaign> (2017) Editor of* The Pi Sigma Alpha Undergraduate Journal of Politics <http://www.psajournal.org/>* Faculty Advisor of the Nu Omega Chapter, the Political Science Honorary <http://oakland.orgsync.com/org/psanuomega/>