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> CALL FOR PAPERS
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> Announcement for the American Edition of GMJ
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> Special Fall 2008 issue on
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> The Right to Communicate: History, current debates, and future
> challenges
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> Deadline for Submissions: May 15, 2008
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> Editor: Aliaa Dakroury
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> Graduate Section Editor: Mahmoud Eid
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> Global Media Journal-American Edition invites submissions of articles
> from scholars for the refereed section as well as research papers from
> students for the graduate research section for the Fall 2008 issue on
> "The Right to Communicate" (RTC).
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> Article (19) of the United Nations 1948 Universal Declaration of Human
> Rights is considered to be the cornerstone of the concept of the human
> right to communicate. It states that "Everyone has the right to freedom
> of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions
> without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and
> ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers." However, the RTC
> contains within it many ambiguities, especially today where the advance
> of technology is creating new kinds of media. And so, many questions
> need to be answered. For instance, what is the RTC? Does the RTC mean a
> total freedom of expression regardless of frontiers? And what are those
> frontiers? How can this right be practiced? And what are the mechanics
> of its enforcement? Who are the agents enforcing a such right? What are
> the current global debates on the RTC, and how valid are they? Finally,
> what are the future global challenges to achieve such an idealistic
> right?
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> A major goal of this issue is to contribute to an intellectual and
> multi-disciplinary framework of the RTC that will help better understand
> different emerging issues in the practice of this important and complex
> human right. Further, this issue aims to explore the interplay between
> the various global legislations which frame the RTC. For instance, one
> might consider the language found within Article 19 of the 1948 United
> Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its relationship to
> the diverse ethical practices and beliefs exercised in different corners
> of the world.
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> The editors are seeking innovative and critical approaches to the RTC,
> especially within the context of today's digital era. Given the cross-
> and inter-disciplinary boundaries of the theme, contributions from
> scholars, activists, practitioners, and other related professionals are
> welcome. Potential articles and research papers may draw on various
> theories and approaches from different fields such as, but not limited
> to, communication, human rights, political economy, sociology, law,
> media studies, etc.
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> Articles and research papers might address, but not be limited to, such
> topics as:
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> -         Intellectual and philosophical history of the right to
> communicate
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> -         Freedom of speech
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> -         Media access to information
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> -         Media ownership
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> -         ICTs and the right to communicate
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> -         Ethnicity, hybridity, and identity
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> -         International development
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> -         Internet and participation
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> -         Global digital divide
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> -         Intellectual property rights
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> -         e-democracy, e-voting, and e-government.
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> All articles and research papers must be submitted as Microsoft Word
> attachments no later than May 15, 2008. For submission guidelines,
> please go to
> http://lass.calumet.purdue.edu/cca/gmj/gmj_submission_guidelines.htm.
> Articles which do not follow appropriate submission guidelines will not
> be considered.
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> Please direct all inquires and submissions of the refereed section to
> Aliaa Dakroury, Communication Program, Carleton University, at:
> adakrourATconnect.carleton.ca. For the graduate research section, please
> direct all inquiries and submissions to Mahmoud Eid, Department of
> Communication, University of Ottawa, at: meidATuottawa.ca.


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