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CFP: THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POPULISM IN ASIA: THE SAME OR DIFFERENT STORY?

 
The International Conference on Populism in Asia:



ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

The studies of populism in North America and Europe have reached an agreement upon the basic nature of populism in the Western liberal democracies. As a “thin” ideology, populism is found to be authoritarian, antipluralistic, welfarism-oriented, and chauvinistic. Populism in the West is related to economic conditions and, because of which, the sense of being deprived among some social groups. Populism in the Asia-Pacific region has not, however, been thoroughly investigated. The extant literature does not agree upon the characteristics of populism in this region, compared with its western counterpart. Some believe that it is the same story as in those North American and West European democracies, others believe not.

The conference is thus to invite the Asia-Pacific experts in the world to get together and exchange their empirical observations and research findings on populism in the Asian-Pacific countries, such as the details of its making, consequences, and implications. We intend to draw a comprehensive picture of populism in Asia and construct a comparative framework to contrast the models of populism in different political systems in the Asia-Pacific with the conventional wisdom derived from the West. Quantitative research based upon innovative data approaches is highly preferred.

An edited book is planned to be published as a result of the conference. The themes for investigation in the conference include, but are not limited to:
  • Populism and Nationalism
  • Populism and Democracy
  • Populism and Social Movement
  • Populism and the Internet
  • Populism and the Middle Class
Papers are now invited from interested scholars for this conference to be convened on 25-26 February 2021 in Hong Kong.

Abstract Deadline: January 31, 2022

Please submit an abstract of no more than 1000 words here.


kyyau@hsu.edu.hk

Tony Yau

CFP: "MEDIA FREEDOM IN ASIA: CHALLENGES FROM BELOW", SPECIAL ISSUE, ASIAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION


Call for papers

"Media Freedom in Asia: challenges from below"

Special issue, Asian Journal of Communication


Advancing media freedom has been one of the megatrends in Asian communication over the past 30-40 years. Media space has been opened up by political revolutions and reform movements, television deregulation, the rollout of the internet, and demands for more choice and voice by hundreds of millions of better educated and more economically empowered citizens.

Over the past decade, however, this trend has slowed, stalled, or even reversed in several Asian societies. This is in line with a global pattern of “democratic recession” and “authoritarian resilience” observed by many analysts. The most obvious cause is the emergence of authoritarian leaders. However, top-down explanations do not capture fully the current dynamics. One striking feature of the state of media freedom in many Asian societies is the ambiguous role of the publics that are ostensibly the main beneficiaries of the right to freedom of expression.

In some settings, popular responses to state interventions range from indifference and apathy to active, partisan support for authoritarian leaders’ attacks on media. In other cases, the attacks come directly from popular movements. Religious and other identity-based groups may even be the main drivers of censorship and self-censorship, in societies where government control is less of an issue. Sometimes, in the absence of well-functioning independent media accountability systems, the public’s legitimate ethical concerns can result in interventions that obstruct the media.

We invite papers that expand our theoretical and empirical understanding of Asian media freedom’s “challenges from below”. The guest editors’ working definition of “media” covers traditional mass media, online media, and internet intermediaries and platforms. We will focus on media that already or potentially contribute to public discourse and political culture, especially news media but also entertainment formats. In line with the Asian Journal of Communication’s scope, papers must be grounded in one or more Asian jurisdictions, and can address the topic from any appropriate disciplinary tradition and methodological approach, including historical, legal and comparative methods.


Submissions are invited on questions such as:

  • How and why has support for media freedom changed over time in selected Asian countries? 
  • How have the rhetorical strategies of populist leaders in Asia sought to delegitimise independent media? 
  • How do decentralised attacks on media, such as through cyber troops and vigilante violence, operate in Asia and what are their effects? 
  • How do publics in Asia understand media freedom, for what historical or cultural reasons, and to what extent are their framings compatible with the idea of freedom of expression as a universal human right? 
  • Based on trends in Asia, how can we better conceptualise media and their publics? 
  • What makes “free” Asian countries stand out and how in the mostly partly free or not free Asia?

 

Full papers are due by 11 January 2021.


Editors:

Cherian George, Hong Kong Baptist University (cherian@hkbu.edu.hk)

Kyu Ho Youm, University of Oregon

CFP: VIRTUAL WORKSHOP 'ASIA.LIVE: LOCATING LIVESTREAMING IN ASIA'


CFP: Virtual Workshop 'ASIA.LIVE: Locating Livestreaming In Asia
Leiden University

List members may be interested in the following upcoming event, for which we are inviting audiovisual submissions, with the option for contributors to later also submit accompanying research articles for publication.

Organisers: Florian Schneider, Dino Ge Zhang, Gabriele de Seta.

Date: 13 September 2019

Abstract Deadline: 20 June 2019

CFP: SPECIAL ISSUE OF ASIA BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT "ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN ASIA"



CFP: Special Issue of Asia Business & Management

"Entrepreneurship in Asia"

Guest Editors:
Jie Wu, University of Macau; Steven Si, Zhejiang University; John Cullen, Washington State University; Kathryn Rudie Harrigan, Columbia Business School

CURSOS ONLINE PARA AMPLIAR CONOCIMIENTOS SOBRE COREA DEL SUR II



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