CALL FOR PAPERS

Media and Globalization: Utopian and Dystopian Views

“Globalization” emerged as a buzzword in the 1990s, just as “interdependence” did in the 1970s, but the phenomena they refer to are not entirely new. Both terms merely express that the very nature of world politics is changing. Anthony Giddens (1990: 64) has described globalization as ‘the intensification of worldwide social relations which link distant localities in such a way that local happenings are shaped by events occurring many miles away and viceversa’. Globalization itself is commonly used as a shorthand way of describing the spread and connectedness of production, communication and technologies across the world. 

The concept of globalization raises many questions even controversial issues. Among all, the issues concern on two views, the utopian and dystopian view. The utopian or the positive view sees globalization as an opportunity to expand business interests and with it, global standards of living and human rights.  While the dystopian view suspiciously sees globalization as a means for the power centers – be they big business or industrialized countries – to set the agenda for their economic development, often on unsatisfactory terms. 

As Anthony J. Marsella (2005) writes, “While the emergence of increased Chinese and Indian political, economic, and military power has changed the chemistry of events and forces shaping globalization, Western governmental, commercial, military, and religious interests are still controlling international markets, capital flow, commercial ownership, and cultural identities. This “hegemony” constitutes a serious challenge for developing nations and traditional cultures because it locates the power for molding national policies and decisions in the hands of “foreign” interests. In addition, it also pressures minority populations in developed nations to assimilate and to conform to the dominant culture.” 

While mass media speed up the process of globalization, there is also no doubt that mass media have also been affected by globalization itself. Therefore, this international conference aims to bring together media and communication scholars and practitioners from different countries to reflect, debate, and contribute elements of analysis towards the state of media today in regards to globalization. 

The topics of this conference are :

• Freedom of the press as a pillar of democracy: Has it gone too far? 
• Globalization and cosmopolitanism: Creating one or many global cultures
• Media ethics in a borderless world.
• Media literacy and social issues: Environment, religious freedom, peace, democracy, nationalism, gender, education, health, and other issues
• Colonialization and decolonialization of the internet: The competition for voice.
• How globalization impacts the communication industry, e.g. public relations, marketing communication, etc.
• New media as tools of democracy

Submission deadlines :
Abstract submission                                 : November 19, 2012 

Notification of acceptance/rejection        : November 30, 2012

Full paper submission                              : January 25, 2013

  

Abstracts and full papers are to be submitted to icsps@uph.edu  

Full paper shall be submitted before January 25, 2013 to icsps@uph.edu with subject:
Full Paper_Title_Name.

The full paper shall meet the following conditions:

1. Paper must be written in English.
2. Paper has never been published in any other conference or other forms of publications.
3. Paper must contain title, name of participant, institution, address of correspondence (email and phone number), abstract, background, theoretical framework, methodology, presentation and interpretation of data, conclusion and recommendation, and list of references.
4. List of references and in-text citation must adhere to APA (American Psychological Association) style. http://www.apastyle.org/
5. Paper shall consist of 15 - 25 pages of A4 paper, written in Times New Roman style, 12 pt with 1.5 line spacing.