“Forms and Functions of Political Participation in the Digital World

University of Burgundy – Dijon – France
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
(THURSDAY 6TH & FRIDAY 7TH NOVEMBER 2014)
“Forms and Functions of Political Participation in the Digital World”
Call for Papers
The massive arrival of ICT in the domain of politics, though use of the internet, blogs and mainstream
social media (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Flick’r...) or dedicated specialist tools (activist
management platforms or specialised social networks) has impacted governance, relationships
between citizens, political figures and the media, and more generally the way people “do politics”, in
many countries around the world. This conference aims to bring together academics working in
different countries and different disciplinary fields, studying the impact of ICT on politics and
governance at different levels. It will allow them to analyse their work in an international
perspective. The conference will be organised around two main themes: “Political Communication
during Election Campaigns” and “Governance and e-Citizenship”. Workshops organised on the basis
of objects or research questions studied - and not by country - will bring together academics with
similar centres of interest working in different national political contexts.
This call for papers is aimed at specialists in area studies, communication science, political science,
sociology or linguistics, among others. They will be keen to work in an interdisciplinary perspective,
and interested in issues such as:
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Politicians’ digital/cross-media communication strategies
Political parties’ use of social media
“Politics 2.0” campaign strategies
Political discourse in the age of social media : soundbites and retweets
Private lives of public figures on social networks
The multimodal dimension of online political communication
Interactions between politicians and the media on the social networks
Social media and transparency in politics
Online political debates involving politicians, citizens and activists
E-citizenship and direct democracy
Minority political representation through social networks
“Technoscapes”, diasporas and politics
“Virtual” political parties
Social media as catalysts of political involvement
Social networks, politics and young people
The conference follows on from the one-day conference “POLITICS - MEDIA - ICT: Use of Social Media
in Politics”, which was held in Dijon in June 2012, and which constituted the beginning of this
comparative project looking into usage and appropriation of ICT in national and international politics.
The project “POLITICS - MEDIA – ICT” is coordinated by the “Text - Image – Language” Research
Group (EA4182) at the University of Burgundy. This conference is organised in collaboration with
CIMEOS (EA4177) and the Human Sciences Centre in Dijon.
Participants are invited to submit proposals for paper presentations or posters, either in English or in
French. Proposals will be subjected to double-blind peer-review. Participants will receive digital
versions of all papers and posters upon arrival at the conference.
Publication:
Following the conference, a selection of papers will be published as book chapters.
Fees:
Academics presenting papers/posters:
Other academics:
PhD students presenting papers/posters:
Other PhD students:
100 €
150 €
50 €
75 €
The conference is free of charge for members of the scientific committee and staff and students of
the University of Burgundy.
Fees include midday meals on Thursday 6th and Friday 7th November, wine tasting and conference
dinner on Thursday evening, coffee breaks and conference materials.
Participants will soon be able to register, pay, and upload abstracts and papers on the website:
http://www.politics-social-media.eu
Calendar:
15th April 2014: (Extended) deadline for paper proposals (400-600 words)
1st June 2014: Participants notified of acceptance
15th September 2014: Deadline for full texts
Scientific Committee:
Agnès Alexandre Collier (UB, Dijon)
Mario Anastasiadis (Univ. Bonn)
Gilles Brachotte (UB, Dijon)
Elena Cebrian Guinovart (Univ. CEU, Madrid)
Francine Charest (Univ. Laval)
Fausto Colombo (USC, Milan)
Christelle Crumière (Univ. du Havre)
François De Chantal (Univ. Paris 7)
Barbara De Cock (UCL, Louvain)
Geoff Craig (Univ. of Kent)
Jessica Einspänner (Univ. Bonn)
Alex Frame (UB, Dijon)
Laurent Gautier (UB, Dijon)
Roberto Gelado Marcos (Univ. CEU, Madrid)
Pierre-Paul Gregorio (UB, Dijon)
Pascal Lardellier (UB, Dijon)
Matt Leggett (UB, Dijon)
Fabien Liénard (Univ. du Havre)
Darren Lilleker (Univ. of Bournemouth)
Arnaud Mercier (Univ. de Metz)
Daniel Moatti (Univ de Nice Sophia Antipolis)
Will Noonan (UB, Dijon)
Nanta Novello Paglianti (UB, Dijon)
Sandrine Roginsky (UCL, Louvain)
Brigitte Sebbah (Univ. Paris Est Créteil)
Marina Villa (Uni. Catt., Milan)
Sami Zlitni (Univ. du Havre)
Organisers:
Alex Frame
Gilles Brachotte
Will Noonan
Myriam Segura-Pineiro
Tatiana Kondrashova
For any further information or enquiries please contact: [email protected]
Conference website: http://www.politics-social-media.eu
Conference officially recognised by the French Information and Communication Science Society
(Société Française des Sciences de l’Information et de la Communication: SFSIC).
EA 4177