Political Communication

Please find below a call for panel proposals for the section Internet & politics at the
next ECPR General Conference and the calls for papers for four panels :

- Internet and Politics : bridging current research and oulining future directions
(Calderaro, Kavada) - deadline : 1st september 2010
- New frontiers in studying online politics (Lorenzo Mosca) - deadline : August 30, 2010
- Digital media and participatory democracy : Bridging the Political Gap ? (Yanina Welp
and Clelia Colombo) - deadline : August 27

Political Communication Division
61th Annual ICA Conference, Boston, MA, May 26-30 2011

Call for Papers and List of keywords
Political Communication:

The Political Communication Division supports research and theory development at the
intersection of politics and communication. The division recognizes that political
communication takes place in many settings, including within, between, and among
individuals, small groups, organizations, cultures, and nations. Studies of communication

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Political Communication
School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London

Fixed-term for two years until 31 July 2012
Salary: £31,987 p.a. inclusive of £2,134 London Allowance
Vacancy Number: 000174

Applications are invited for a two-year fixed term postdoctoral research fellowship in
political communication and media strategies of Islamist groups in the Arab world based
within the Centre for Media and Film Studies, Faculty of Arts and Humanities. The

OD2010, the Fourth International Conference on Online Deliberation30 June – 2 July, 2010Leeds University Business School, UKThe widespread diffusion of the Internet and a growing trend towardsdemocratisation worldwide have encouraged new modes, projects and visionsof citizen participation in decision making and governance.

Symposium at De Montfort University, Wednesday 26th May 2010,
2pm – 5.15pm, Clephan Building, Bonners Lane, Room 3.01

All Welcome, no booking required

POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS:
Perspectives on Election 2010
Media Discourse Group

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Introduced by Professor Andrew Tolson (De Montfort)

2pm: MAIN SPEAKER

Dr Dominic Wring, Loughborough University

3pm Break

3.15 – 5.15PM

Dr Stuart Price (De Montfort) Wisdom after the Event: the temporal/spatial locations of

The Department of Social & Political Studies of the University of Milan, Italy, in
collaboration with Itanes (Italian National Election Studies) and ComPol (Italian
Association of Political Communication), organizes, 5-9 July, 2010, the 2nd edition of
the International Summer School in “POLITICAL COMMUNICATION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOUR”

THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO  25 APRIL.

THREE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT

For the complete Summer School programme and other information:

University Research Scholarship
Session 2010-2011
University of Leeds - Faculty of Education, Social Sciences & Law
Up to 18 University Research Scholarships are available for UK and EU students for Session 2010-2011 for study in any Faculty at the University of Leeds.  Up to 2 awards are available in each Faculty.
Closing Date: 1 June 2010
Schools of Education; Politics & International Studies; Law; Sociology & Social Policy; Interdisciplinary Gender Studies