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Communication Policy and Technology (CP&T)

The CP&T Section’s focus is on communication policy, with a keen interest in the socio-economic aspects of technological change. The Section welcomes research that bridges between theory and practice, and theoretical and empirical studies, by offering scientific reflection as well as guidelines for political action. The CP&T Section does not adhere to any single philosophical or theoretical school but encourages research that is critical and counter-intuitive.

Chair: Dr. Jo Pierson (*) [Contact]
Vice-chair:
Dr. Maria Michalis [Contact]
Vice-chair: Dr. Bart Cammaerts [Contact]

(*) Section Head

This Section focuses on communication policy, with a keen interest in the socio-economic aspects of technological change. It encompasses work on issues of policy and technology after the WSIS; the implications of globalisation for the use of emerging technologies, interfaces between culture, technology and policy, the potential of people-centred design and innovation, as well as critical analyses of ICT and telecom policies.

Members of the Communication Policy and Technology Section.


 



IAMCR 2012 - Communication Policy and Technology Section Call for Papers

The Communication Policy and Technology (CP&T) Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) invites submissions for the IAMCR 2012 conference to be held from July 15-19, 2012 at the Howard College Campus of the University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) in Durban (South Africa). The deadline for submissions of abstracts and panel proposals is February 14, 2012.

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IAMCR 2011 - CP&T Final Programme

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Istanbul 2011 - Communication Policy and Technology Call for Papers

istanbulThe Communication Policy and Technology (CP&T) Section invites submissions for its open sessions at the IAMCR 2011 conference to be held in Istanbul (Turkey) from July 13-17. The IAMCR conference theme for 2011 is ‘Cities, Creativity, Connectivity’.

In the network society the media and telecommunication landscape of one-way broadcasting and two-way personal communication is transforming into a digitized, converged and interactive ecosystem, based on internet technologies and applications. This transformation has also driven the development of horizontal networks of interactive communication that connect local and global in chosen time. Castells labels this new form of socialized communication as ‘mass self-communication’, and sees it as a potential new medium for power and counter-power.

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Braga 2010 - Communication Policy & Technology Section Call for Papers

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Communication Policy and Technology (CP&T) Section
International Association for Media and Communication Research
28th Annual Conference, July 18-22, 2010, Braga (Portugal)
Communication and Citizenship: Rethinking Crisis and Change

The Communication Policy and Technology (CP&T) Section of the IAMCR invites the submission of abstracts bearing on the Conference theme as well as on the Section sub-theme: 'Citizen Participation through Technology, Access and Policy'.

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Mexico 2009 - Communications Policy and Technology Section Call for Papers

Mexico 2009 - Communications Policy and Technology Section Call for PapersInternational Association for Media and Communication Research
27th Annual Research Conference, July 21-24, 2009
National Autonomous University Of Mexico (Unam), Mexico-City, Mexico
Theme: Human Rights And Communication

The Communication Policy and Technology (CP&T) Section of the IAMCR invites the submission of abstracts bearing on the Conference theme as well as on the Section sub-theme ‘Human Rights, ICT Use & Technology Policy: Challenges, Options and the Way Forward’.

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Stockholm 2008 Final Schedule

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Stockholm 2008 - Communications Policy and Technology Section Call for Papers

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The Communications Policy and Technology (CPT) Section invites submissions related to the theme of the IAMCR 2008 Congress  – Media and Global Divides. The theme ‘Media and Global Divides’ reflects one of the prevailing challenges of public policy-making in digital domains globally.  It also represents one of the primary research areas of the Communications Policy and Technology Section of the IAMCR.

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Paris 2007 - Communication Policy and Technology Section Call for Papers

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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION RESEARCH (IAMCR)

50th Anniversary Conference, Paris, July 23-25, 2007
‘Media, Information, and Communication: Celebrating 50 years of Theories and Practice’

History is patient, the future waits

On the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the IAMCR, the CP&T Section will devote its entire programme to the future of communication policy research and emerging technology applications.


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