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Date:          Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:18 -0400
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From:          "Donal Carbaugh" 
Subject:       [CIOS/ethno] IAMCR Emerging Scholars Network + Global Media Policy WG - joint roundtable on "Communication as a human right"
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Seems to me there are some ethnographers who have important insights to=20
contribute to this Round Table!

Donal

> ** apologies for cross posting**
>
>
> International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR)
> 27th Annual Research Conference, July 21-24, 2009
> National Autonomous University Of Mexico, Mexico-City, Mexico
> Theme: Human Rights & Communication
>
> *CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO A ROUND TABLE ON*
>
> *=E2=80=9CCommunication as a human right:*
>
> *policy challenges, public interest narratives and visions for the=20
> future"*
>
> Jointly organized by the Working Group on Global Media Policy and the
> Emerging Scholars Network
>
> * *
>
> Jean d=E2=80=99Arcy, the father of the right to communicate, said some =
three
> decades ago that we need about 100 years until the right to communicate
> is fully realized and studied globally. In order to contribute to this
> debate, and adopting an inter-disciplinary as well as inter-generationa=
l
> approach to the study of communication as a human right, the Emerging
> Scholars Network and the Working Group on Global Media Policy of the
> IAMCR invite interested scholars and advocates to submit abstracts for =
a
> jointly organized round table on: =E2=80=9CCommunication and human righ=
ts:
> policy challenges, public interest narratives and visions for the futur=
e=E2=80=9D.
>
> The idea of communication as a human right is intertwined with multiple
> threads of research and advocacy, such as but not limited to: legal and
> juridical studies, social work and equality, identity and inter-group
> communication, globalization and development studies, colonial and
> post-colonial studies, feminist studies, political sciences,
> deliberative democracy, and social movement studies. Taking into
> consideration this rich disciplinary landscape, but with a special focu=
s
> on the promotion of human rights through communication and the
> recognition of communication as a fundamental right, we invite
> contributions that address one (or more) of the following themes:
>
> a)      Historical investigations addressing the nexus between
> communication and human rights in past and contemporary policy
> narratives and practices;
>
> b)      Comparative analyses of different policy trends towards the
> framing, recognition and promotion of communication as a fundamental
> human right;
>
> c)      Case studies and examples proving/refuting the treatment of
> communication as a human right in media policies and communication
> governance;
>
> d)      Possible solutions/attempts to reconcile such debates and
> address contemporary challenges: visionary proposals for carrying
> forward the one hundred years of debate foreseen by D=E2=80=99Arcy.
>
>
> The Emerging Scholars Network and the Working Group on Global Media
> Policy of the IAMCR are particularly interested in fostering theoretica=
l
> as well as empirical work by emerging scholars on the theme, and intend
> to do this by establishing ongoing and interactive debates across
> generations of scholars. For this reason, the roundtable will feature
> six emerging scholars, each addressing one of the above mentioned topic=
s
> through short interventions; two senior discussants will respond to
> these contributions involving the audience.
>
> Interested contributors are invited to submit a proposal of no more tha=
n
> 500-word stating clearly in which way, and on what ground (theoretical
> and methodological), they intend to tackle the nexus between
> communication as a human right and policy challenges. **
>
> **Submissions should include your name, affiliation, and email address,
> and should be sent by January 31, 2009 to Stefania Milan
> (stefania.milan[AT]eui.eu ). The final
> list of panellists will be announced by the end of April 2009.=20

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