Hi all,

I hope you will be intersted in contributing to it.

best,

pantelis

Call for Papers:

Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture (WPCC)
Issue 2 (Spring-Summer 2005):
The Internet and Alternative Political Practices

Aiming to open up a critical dialogue on the Internet and alternative
political practices, the second issue of WPCC is welcoming both theoretical
and applied contributions. Stimulating this dialogue is the potential of the
Internet to transform our notions of citizenship, democracy and political
practice. The Internet can also be used as a tool by current social
movements and alternative political activists, changing the way people
organize and protest around their ideas. It may also foster alternative
media practices that redefine our notions of the public sphere, alter social
and political identities, and facilitate processes of development and
empowerment, particularly for the politically disenfranchised.

Therefore, the coming issue of WPCC will be an attempt to address these
topics by drawing on research that focuses on the following interrelated
questions:
„«      How is the Internet transforming our notions of democracy, citizenship
and the public  sphere?
„«      Has the Internet changed political campaigning, both for electoral and
alternative politics?
„«      Has it influenced political activism, organizing and participation?
„«      Is it transforming our perceptions of the political?
„«      How is it used by current social movements, both local and global?
„«      Does it foster alternative political and media practices?
„«      Does it affect the development and negotiation of social and political
identities?
„«      Does it empower the grassroots and the local?

Applicants may submit abstracts of no more than to 350 words to Anastasia
Kavada -  [log in to unmask] or Pantelis Vatikiotis ¡V
[log in to unmask] The deadline for the submission of abstracts is
Monday 22 November.

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Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture (WPCC) is a peer-reviewed
journal, published twice a year in hard copy and PDF format. WPCC recognises
the interdisciplinary nature of the field of Media and Cultural Studies, and
therefore deliberately encourages diverse methods, contexts and themes.
Particular interests include, but are not limited to, work related to
Popular Culture, Media Audiences, Political Economy, Promotional Culture,
New Media, Political Communication, Migration and Diasporic Studies.
A major goal of the WPCC is to help develop a de-westernised and
transcultural sphere that engages both young and established scholars from
different parts of the world in a critical debate about the relationship
between communication, culture and society in the 21st Century.
WPCC invites contributions from all scholars; particularly those at the
beginning of their careers.

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