We would like to announce the upcoming international conference *Polarization and Beyond: What Comes Next in Political Communication Research?* *Final Symposium of the Research Project I-POLHYS Investigating POLarization in HYbrid media Systems* 22 - 23 February 2024 University of Bologna Aula Poeti, Palazzo Hercolani – Strada Maggiore, 45 Bologna The conference aims to disseminate the main results of the I-POLHYS research project (www.ipolhys.it) by sharing them with the national and international scientific community, and a broader audience. Additionally, the conference aims to involve Italian and International researchers who explore various dimensions of political communication dynamics that intersect with the theme of polarization. All presenters will discuss 'What Comes Next?' in their upcoming endeavors in personal research or the imminent challenges facing the discipline. *Keynote speaker:* Axel Bruns (Queensland University of Technology) *Speakers:* Giuliano Bobba, Ana S. Cardenal, Alessia Donà, Richard Fletcher, Fabio Giglietto, Annette Heft, Laura Iannelli, Rita Marchetti, Giada Marino, Antonio Martella, Sergio Martini, Marco Mazzoni, Claudia Padovani, Elena Pavan, Arianna Piacentini, Rossella Rega, Nicola Righetti, Patricia Rossini, Danilo Serani, Sergio Splendore, Anna Stanziano, Cristian Vaccari, Augusto Valeriani, Aidar Zinnatullin. *Chairs/Discussants:* Sara Bentivegna, Giovanni Boccia Artieri, Donatella Campus, Cristopher Cepernich, Gianpietro Mazzoleni, Paolo Mancini. *Scientific Committee:* Augusto Valeriani, Laura Iannelli, Elena Pavan, Sergio Splendore The event is in partnership with the Italian Association of Political Communication. https://www.ipolhys.it/en/final-symposium-of-the-research-project-i-polhys-i... -- Giada Marino, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow @University of Urbino Vera.ai <https://www.veraai.eu/home> researcher I-POLHYS <https://www.ipolhys.it/> team MINe <https://mine.uniurb.it/> team Google Scholar <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3hdpfxMAAAAJ&hl=en> Linkedin <https://it.linkedin.com/in/giada-marino-6b12b088> Threads *@gi_hades@threads.net <http://@gi_hades@threads.net>* Blog SMSnacks <https://socialmediasnacks.tumblr.com/>