Message posted on 20/05/2019
Call for Extended Abstracts - Comparative Approaches to Disinformation: Workshop at Harvard University & Special Journal Issues
*[sorry for crossposting]* <br>Below is a call for abstracts to a workshop on disinformation to be held at <br>Harvard University on Friday, October 4th, 2019. You can also find the <br>information here <br> <br>. <br> <br>A selection of presenters at the workshop will be invited to submit full <br>manuscripts of up to 8,900 words to be considered for publication in a <br>special issue of the *International Journal of Communication. *Workshop <br>participants are also invited to submit short essays up to 3,000 words to <br>the Harvard Shorenstein Center’s new fast-review journal, the <br>*Misinformation <br>Review*. <br> <br>Please share this information widely! <br> <br> <br>*Call for Extended Abstracts* <br> <br>*Comparative Approaches to Disinformation: * <br>*Workshop at Harvard University & Special Journal Issues* <br> <br>From misleading news stories around the 2018 Brazil elections to a lynching <br>linked to false social media messages in India in 2019, the deluge of <br>digital disinformation is affecting communications in many countries around <br>the world. The situation is particularly concerning in emerging <br>democracies, where availability and affordability of digital communication <br>technologies have facilitated production and distribution of false or <br>misleading digital content among populations with low levels of media and <br>digital literacy. At the same time, we are witnessing false narratives <br>spreading across countries and across platforms often orchestrated by <br>networks of operatives coordinating attacks internationally. <br> <br>While several academic workshops have been organized on the topic of <br>disinformation, little attention has been paid to the examination of <br>disinformation from comparative and international perspectives. The <br>Workshop on Disinformation to be held at Harvard University in Cambridge, <br>MA on October 4, 2019 will feature scholars from around the world <br>discussing their research on the prevalence, impact, and diffusion of <br>disinformation. <br> <br>We invite submissions that make new theoretical or empirical contributions <br>to existing bodies of knowledge in this area. A submission could focus on <br>one country or offer comparative perspectives involving multiple countries. <br>It could also examine other areas of research such as cross-platform <br>analysis and recommendation systems. We welcome different theoretical <br>frameworks and methodological approaches, and encourage interdisciplinary <br>approaches. <br> <br>Potential topics may include, but are not limited to, the following: <br> <br> <br> - What existing or new theoretical frameworks or methodological <br> approaches might help us better analyze evolving information ecosystems <br> increasingly affected by disinformation and misinformation? <br> - How can we empirically identify and track disinformation or measure <br> effects of disinformation campaigns? <br> - What are the key cultural, political, social, or technological <br> characteristics contributing to the generation and spread of <br> disinformation/misinformation? <br> - What are similarities and differences between countries in terms of <br> the production (media manipulation tactics), spread, and impact of <br> disinformation? <br> - What are major challenges in developing countermeasures (e.g., content <br> moderation and freedom of speech)? <br> <br> <br>Those interested in participating in the workshop should submit an extended <br>abstract (between 1,000 and 1,500 words) with brief biographical notes to <br>disinfoworkshop2019@cyber.harvard.edu by *May 31, 2019*. Authors will be <br>notified of acceptance of their papers to the workshop by July 1, 2019. <br>Authors of accepted abstracts are expected to present their research at the <br>Workshop at Harvard University on October 4, 2019. <br> <br>A selection of presenters at the Workshop will be invited to submit full <br>manuscripts of up to 8,900 words to be considered for publication in a <br>special issue of the *International Journal of Communication*. The <br>*International <br>Journal of Communication*, listed in leading indexing sources including <br>SSCI, is an interdisciplinary journal offering scholarly analyses and <br>discussions of key communication and related topics. <br> <br>Workshop participants are also invited to submit to the Harvard Shorenstein <br>Center’s new fast-review journal, the *Misinformation Review*. These short <br>essays (up to 3,000 words) should focus on practical implications for <br>understanding and combating disinformation. They will be peer-reviewed and <br>published on the *Misinformation Review* about a month after submission <br>(essays will be submitted and published on a rolling basis). <br> <br>Below are key dates. <br> <br> <br> - Workshop abstract submission deadline: May 31, 2019 ( <br> disinfoworkshop2019@cyber.harvard.edu) <br> - Workshop abstract acceptance notice: July 1, 2019 <br> - Workshop at Harvard University: October 4, 2019 <br> - [Optional] Full paper submission deadline (*International Journal of <br> Communication* special issue): February 1, 2020 <br> - [Optional] Essay submission deadline (Harvard Shorenstein <br>*Misinformation <br> Review* journal): Essays will be accepted and published on a rolling <br> basis <br> <br> <br>If you have any questions, please email the workshop organizers and special <br>issue editors: <br> <br> <br> - Hyunjin Seo, University of Kansas (hseo@ku.edu); Berkman Klein Center <br> for Internet & Society, Harvard University (hseo@cyber.harvard.edu) <br> [Workshop/*International Journal of Communication*] <br> - Rob Faris, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard <br> University (rfaris@cyber.harvard.edu) [Workshop/*International Journal <br> of Communication*] <br> - Joan Donavan, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, <br> Harvard University (joan_donovan@hks.harvard.edu) <br>[Workshop/*Misinformation <br> Review*] <br> - Irene Pasquetto, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public <br> Policy, Harvard University (irene_pasquetto@hks.harvard.edu <br> ) [Workshop/*Misinformation Review*] <br>_______________________________________________ <br>EASST's Eurograd mailing list <br>Eurograd (at) lists.easst.net <br>Unsubscribe or edit subscription options: http://lists.easst.net/listinfo.cgi/eurograd-easst.net <br> <br>Meet us via https://twitter.com/STSeasst <br> <br>Report abuses of this list to Eurograd-owner@lists.easst.netview formatted text
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