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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>
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<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>
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<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*]
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