State-sponsored disinformation - call for chapters

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Call for chapters: State-sponsored disinformation around the globe. How politicians deceive their citizens

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Editors:

Martin Echeverria, Autonomous University of Puebla, Mexico (PhD University of Seville, Spain) . Co Chair of the Political Communication Section of IAMCR. Editor

Sara García, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain. (PhD University of Sheffield, UK). Co Chair of the Political Communication Section of IAMCR. Editor

Daniel C. Hallin, University of California San Diego, USA (PhD University of California, Berkeley). Guest editor.

Sponsored by IAMCR Political Communication Research Section, this book will set the conceptual and empirical scaffold for our current understanding of State-sponsored disinformation, from a global case-study perspective. On the one hand, it examines the current discussion about disinformation within the State logic in its practical and ethical dimensions. On the other, it interrogates the historical conditions that make this type of disinformation thrive, as well as its short and long-term consequences. Finally, it reviews a range of cases in deceptive, transitional, and advanced democracies around the globe in which States, or some of their institutions, use disinformation as a relevant strategy. Casting light into those cases is essential for underscoring what the international community can learn from them.

Submission procedure

  • Researchers are invited to submit 1,000-word short proposals by September 16th,  clearly explaining the focus, structure, and contribution of the proposed chapters, along the  previously established lines.
  • Authors will be notified by September 23rd about the status of their proposals. If accepted, they will receive further chapter guidelines.
  • Full chapters are expected to be submitted by December 16th, 2022
  • All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

For inquiries contact Martin Echeverria, martin.echeverria [at] correo.buap.mx and Sara García Santamaría, santamas [at] uji.es