Dear ECREA Political Communication Section members,

The Political Communication Section of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) is pleased to invite abstract submissions for its upcoming interim conference under the theme “Connecting.” Being hosted by the Department of Media, Society, and Communication and the Department of Political Science at the University of Innsbruck, this conference aims to connect approaches, ideas, perspectives, disciplines, and scholars of the field of political communication. It is about exploring the multifaceted dimensions of political communication.

To submit a paper: Abstracts should be no longer than 3000 characters (incl. references) and clearly outline the research question, methods, and anticipated contributions of the proposed presentation. Submissions should be made via the submission site (see below) by the deadline of 30 March, 2025.

To submit a panel: A 400-word rationale should be sent alongside a 150-word explanation per presentation, as well as the names and affiliations of presenters and respondents to ecreapolcom2025@uibk.ac.at<mailto:ecreapolcom2025@uibk.ac.at>.

For more details please check:

ECREA Political Communication Section Interim Conference – Universität Innsbruck<https://www.uibk.ac.at/de/congress/ecreapolcomm25/>

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Workshop Organized by the YECREA PolComm Section Representatives:

Bridging the Gap: Building a Professional Profile as an Early-Career Researcher

This workshop takes place just before and is part of the 2025 ECREA Political Communication Interim Conference.

Date: full-day workshop, September 3, 2025 (including a lunch break)

Address: University of Innsbruck, Universitätsstraße 15, Innsbruck, Austria

Participation fee: no more than 25€ (depending on the external funding acquisition)

If you wish to participate in the workshop, please register through the following link: https://forms.gle/XeBg57HfMRsSiMd76

DEADLINE: May 19, 2025. The number of spots is limited.

More information about the conference can be found here: https://www.uibk.ac.at/de/congress/ecreapolcomm25/

If you have any questions, please contact Anna Maria Planitzer (anna.maria.planitzer@univie.ac.at<mailto:anna.maria.planitzer@univie.ac.at>) or Andreea Stancea (andreea.stancea@comunicare.ro<mailto:andreea.stancea@comunicare.ro>).

We are looking forward to meeting you in Innsbruck!

Kind regards,

The ECREA PolCom Management Team, the Interim Conference Local Hosts, the YECREA representatives