CFP The Right to Communicate

CALL FOR PAPERS



Announcement for the American Edition of GMJ



Special Fall 2008 issue on

The Right to Communicate: History, current debates, and future
challenges



Deadline for Submissions: May 15, 2008



Editor: Aliaa Dakroury



Graduate Section Editor: Mahmoud Eid





Global Media Journal-American Edition invites submissions of articles
from scholars for the refereed section as well as research papers from
students for the graduate research section for the Fall 2008 issue on
"The Right to Communicate" (RTC).



Article (19) of the United Nations 1948 Universal Declaration of Human
Rights is considered to be the cornerstone of the concept of the human
right to communicate. It states that "Everyone has the right to freedom
of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions
without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and
ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers." However, the RTC
contains within it many ambiguities, especially today where the advance
of technology is creating new kinds of media. And so, many questions
need to be answered. For instance, what is the RTC? Does the RTC mean a
total freedom of expression regardless of frontiers? And what are those
frontiers? How can this right be practiced? And what are the mechanics
of its enforcement? Who are the agents enforcing a such right? What are
the current global debates on the RTC, and how valid are they? Finally,
what are the future global challenges to achieve such an idealistic
right?



A major goal of this issue is to contribute to an intellectual and
multi-disciplinary framework of the RTC that will help better
understand
different emerging issues in the practice of this important and complex
human right. Further, this issue aims to explore the interplay between
the various global legislations which frame the RTC. For instance, one
might consider the language found within Article 19 of the 1948 United
Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its relationship to
the diverse ethical practices and beliefs exercised in different
corners
of the world.



The editors are seeking innovative and critical approaches to the RTC,
especially within the context of today's digital era. Given the cross-
and inter-disciplinary boundaries of the theme, contributions from
scholars, activists, practitioners, and other related professionals are
welcome. Potential articles and research papers may draw on various
theories and approaches from different fields such as, but not limited
to, communication, human rights, political economy, sociology, law,
media studies, etc.



Articles and research papers might address, but not be limited to, such
topics as:



-         Intellectual and philosophical history of the right to
communicate

-         Freedom of speech

-         Media access to information

-         Media ownership

-         ICTs and the right to communicate

-         Ethnicity, hybridity, and identity

-         International development

-         Internet and participation

-         Global digital divide

-         Intellectual property rights

-         e-democracy, e-voting, and e-government.



All articles and research papers must be submitted as Microsoft Word
attachments no later than May 15, 2008. For submission guidelines,
please go to
http://lass.calumet.purdue.edu/cca/gmj/gmj_submission_guidelines.htm.
Articles which do not follow appropriate submission guidelines will not
be considered.



Please direct all inquires and submissions of the refereed section to
Aliaa Dakroury, Communication Program, Carleton University, at:
adakrour@connect.carleton.ca. For the graduate research section, please
direct all inquiries and submissions to Mahmoud Eid, Department of
Communication, University of Ottawa, at: meid@uottawa.ca.




Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic
communications disclaimer:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/secretariat/legal/disclaimer.htm
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