Deadline: 30 November 2025 - The Organisational Communication Working Group calls for chapters exploring environmental justice through organisational communication, including how institutions, stakeholders, and technologies shape sustainable practices, ethical dialogue, and climate-related decision-making.
Public Communication in Freefall is the latest title in the Palgrave/IAMCR book series Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research. It examines the challenges facing political communication in the 2020s, drawing on and critically updating Jay Blumler’s work to explore what publicness and democracy mean.
On 10 October 2025, the Diaspora and Media Working Group hosted a webinar on the criminalisation of migration, the challenges faced by migrants, and the ethical use of digital tools, featuring perspectives from both the Global North and South. Watch the recording here.
Edited by Sudeshna Roy (2025)
This book delivers an authoritative exploration of a variety of critical conflicts in the world and a spectrum of approaches to peace communication.
IAMCR is deeply saddened by the passing of Manuel Parés i Maicas, president of IAMCR from 1998 to 2002 and a dear colleague and friend to many in our community.
The Political Communication Research Section has issued its September newsletter, featuring information about the first Africa Regional Conference, new academic job opportunities at NUS, and a rich selection of upcoming calls for papers spanning AI, digital culture, and media in conflict.
IAMCR books
Edited by María T. Soto-Sanfiel and Virpi Salojärvi
This book redefines how we understand journalism in today’s emotionally charged world, bringing together 60 leading scholars from across five continents to investigate how emotion shapes journalism theory, production practices, content, and audience engagement.
Public Communication in Freefall is the latest title in the Palgrave/IAMCR book series Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research. It examines the challenges facing political communication in the 2020s, drawing on and critically updating Jay Blumler’s work to explore what publicness and democracy mean.
Members' books
Edited by IAMCR members Jorge Vázquez-Herrero, María-Cruz Negreira-Rey and Ana-Isabel Rodríguez-Vázquez this book offers offers a pioneering contribution to the scholarly exploration of journalism on TikTok.
Edited by IAMCR member Surbhi Dahiya this book offers a comprehensive exploration into the multifaceted dimensions of communication, from its historical roots to its contemporary dynamics and future possibilities.
Written by IAMCR member Neil Thurman this book explores the multifaceted dynamics of media change across technologies and societies.
Written by IAMCR members Lars Willnat, David H. Weaver and Cleveland Wilhoit this book offers a timely, comparative portrait of journalism during a period of crisis for both the nation and the news media.