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  • 19.07.2024 14:58 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The General Assembly of ECREA will convene at the 10th European Communication Conference in Ljubljana. The General Assembly will take place on Thursday, September 26th at 16:30 - 18:00 in FDV Grand Hall, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kardeljeva ploščad 5,1000 Ljubljana.

    During the previous General Assembly, the Statutes amendments were approved. However, as the General Assembly didn‘t reach the quorum of two-thirds of its full members, ECREA members will be asked to approve the Statutes amendments again (for more information, see ECREA Statutes, Title V., Article 19: https://www.ecrea.eu/Statutes).

    Agenda

    1. Approval of the minutes of the previous General Assembly (17-21 June 2024)

    2. ECREA Executive Board Report on state of Association and activities 2021-2024

    3. Statutes amendments - second vote (for more information, see ECREA Statutes, Title V., Article 19: https://www.ecrea.eu/Statutes)

    4. Vote on the dissolution of the existing ECREA Executive Board

    5. Announcement of the results of the ECREA Executive Board Elections

    6. Information about Sections, Networks and Temporary Working groups elections

    7. Any other business

    Who can vote?

    Following our Statutes (see: https://ecrea.eu/Statutes) each individual member has one vote, and each coordinator of an institutional member has one vote that counts for five votes.

    The General Assembly election desk, where the voting members can collect their voting cards, will open at 15:00 on 26 September 2024 in front of FDV Grand Hall, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kardeljeva ploščad 5,1000 Ljubljana. Please collect your voting cards as soon as possible to avoid the cues and delays.

    Since the Assembly will meet in a physical space, there will be no online voting.

    If you are an institutional coordinator, you should reach out to the members covered by your institutional membership and coordinate with them.

    If you are an ECREA member through an institutional membership and you are not the institutional coordinator, you cannot vote, but need to communicate with your institutional coordinator. If you do not know who your institutional coordinator is, please ask Andra Siibak, the General Secretary of ECREA (generalsecretary@ecrea.eu) and ECREA Administrator in cc (info@ecrea.eu).

    How to vote if you cannot attend this General Assembly?

    If you, as coordinator of an institutional member, or as individual member cannot attend the assembly, you can mandate another ECREA member to vote on your behalf, by proxy. This also applies to institutional coordinators who will be represented by another member of their institution.

    Please keep in mind that an ECREA member can only represent one other ECREA member.

    For the proxy you will need to use the form. Fill it out, sign it and send it to Andra Siibak, ECREA’s General Secretary, and to ECREA Administrator by Thursday, 19 September 2024 by email to: generalsecretary@ecrea.eu and info@ecrea.eu in cc.

    You can download this form here (log in is required):

    https://ecrea.eu/resources/Documents/Document%20archive%20-%20general%20assembly/GA_Sept_2024_proxy_form.docx

    The quorum

    Please note that the ECREA Statutes (art. 10a) stipulates that “the General Assembly votes and elects by a simple majority of those present and represented. In the case of a tie, the vote of the President or of the Board member replacing the President will be decisive.”

    Amendments to agenda

    If you wish to amend the agenda of the General Assembly, please, contact ECREA Administrator at info@ecrea.eu no longer than 11 September 2024 (15 days prior the General Assembly).


  • 12.07.2024 09:49 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    ECREA has become a member of the Advisory Committee of the European Audiovisual Observatory, a decision which was greenlighted by the Observatory’s Executive Council in its Tbilisi meeting on 13 June this year.

    ECREA represents a community of media and communication scholars across Europe, bringing together researchers and educators from a broad spectrum of universities, research, and educational institutions throughout various European regions. A significant portion of ECREA’s membership is devoted to exploring the audiovisual communication sector, including television, radio, film, post-broadcast television, video streaming platforms and podcasts, for example. This focus is particularly relevant to the work conducted by members of several ECREA sections, including Audience and Reception Studies, Digital Culture and Communication, Film Studies, Media Industries and Cultural Production, Radio and Sound, Television Studies, and Visual Cultures.

    The Strasbourg-based Observatory is part of the Council of Europe. It functions as a clearing house for information about the audiovisual sector in Europe, covering film, television and on demand services from an economic and legal point of view. The information it produces is available in the form of publications, on-line reports, databases, and newsletters, almost all available free-of-charge at: www.obs.coe.int. The Observatory also shares its information via numerous conferences and conference presentations throughout the year. The Observatory’s Advisory Committee currently brings together 41 different European and international professional organisations representing the various branches of the audiovisual industries. Sectors such as film production, distribution, exhibition, public and private broadcasting, and the press are represented within this body. The Advisory Committee meets twice a year in order to inform the Observatory on the information needs and concerns of the various different branches of the audiovisual industries.

    John Downey, ECREA president, stated that “an enriching and mutually beneficial exchange of academic data and research would now be possible between the members of ECREA and the Observatory.”

    The European Audiovisual Observatory expressed enthusiasm about ECREA’s membership. "We welcome ECREA to our community," said Susanne Nikoltchev, Executive Director of the European Audiovisual Observatory. "ECREA’s membership of our Advisory Committee is in line with the Observatory increased efforts to reach out to academic communities working within the audiovisual sphere.” She added that future exchanges could potentially “support our work to understand and make more transparent the general legislative and market structures that frame the European audiovisual sector."

    Read the original post here: https://www.obs.coe.int/en/web/observatoire/-/ecrea-joins-the-advisory-committee-of-the-european-audiovisual-observatory 

  • 23.06.2024 08:00 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The Bureau of the Executive Board (composed out of John W. Downey, Irena Reifová, Andra Siibak and Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt) organised a General Assembly in the period 17-21 June 2024. The General Assembly was organised with a use of on-line voting tool.

    The agenda was as follows:

    • Approval of the minutes of the previous General Assembly (12-16 June, 2023)
    • Approval of the ECREA Executive Board Report for 2023 (including the ECREA accounts)
    • Approval of the ECREA budget for the budget year 2024
    • Approval of Membership Fees increase from 2025
    • Approval of ECREA Statutes amendments
    • Approval of ECREA Internal regulations in place of Bylaws
    • Approval of ECREA Code of Ethics
    • Any other business

    ECREA Working Members (individual members and coordinators of institutional members) had the right to vote.

    36 out of 148 institutional coordinators voted (24 %) and 153 out of 804 individual members voted (19 %) at the General Assembly. In total, considering that institutional coordinator’s votes are weighted to 5 votes, 333 votes out of 1544 were expressed (21 %).

    The decisions and votes of the General Assembly of 17 -21 June 2024 are as follows: https://vote.electionrunner.com/election/FFLKU/results



  • 20.06.2024 08:58 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    If you’re planning to attend ECREA ECC 2024 in Ljubljana from 24-27 September 2024, make sure to register as soon as possible. The early bird registration ends soon (27 June 2024). All participants must register via the Online Registration Form. More details about the registration process, fees and guidelines are available at: https://ecrea2024ljubljana.eu/registration-guidelines/

    If you are planning to attend the conference with your children, ECREA ECC 2024 will offer a ‘Kids corner’ that will include facilities: a changing table, a place for breastfeeding and a place for children to rest and play. Ljubljana is an ideal destination to explore with children and you can plan a range of kid-friendly activities located in and around Ljubljana. More valuable information about the facilities at the conference venue and other attractions around Ljubljana are available at: https://ecrea2024ljubljana.eu/children/ 

  • 13.06.2024 17:58 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The searchable programme is now published and available to plan your time in Ljubljana during and before or after the Conference.

    Stay updated! The programme is dynamic and subject to changes as we continue to receive requests for allocations.

    To get more out of the programme, log in with your registration details to:

    • access restricted content such as abstracts
    • create your personal programme, favourites, notes

    The new programme is operated by the same platform as the ECREA 2024 Mobile App, allowing you to log in to both with your registration account, bringing benefits such as:

    • live sync between the web and mobile platforms – any changes in your personal programme, favourites, and notes are synced from the web to mobile and vice versa, keeping all platforms up to date
    • use the same predefined filters to find what you want in the Mobile app or your computer
  • 07.06.2024 13:15 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    ECREA is happy to announce two workshops that are part of the series of pre-conferences organised within 10th European Communication Conference (ECC) in Ljubljana. Both will take place on September 23, 2024. The aim of these full-day meetings of ECREA members is to discuss various ways how to do research. The workshops consist of four sessions, each is dedicated to one particular method and run by a different speaker. However, we kindly ask you to participate in all four parts. These workshops are intended for ECREA members. 

    REGISTER HERE: https://form.jotform.com/241572783119057

    Please register as soon as possible, capacity of the workshop is limited.

    FEE: 25 EUR - covering 2 coffee break and lunch (sandwiches)

    1) Research methods workshop: Methods for studying society-technology relations

    • Using vignettes and scenarios in user-centric algorithm studies - Prof. Ranjana Das (University of Surrey)
    • "When I tried to use ChatGPT in my work": deconstructing affective entanglements in society-technology relations with mind scripting – Dr. Doris Allhutter (Austrian Academy of Sciences)
    • Making monsters as methods for studying data work – Prof. Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt  (Malmö University)

    Read more: https://ecrea.eu/event-5736311

    2) Methods for studying platforms, apps and online content

    • Appscapes method – Dr. Signe Sophus Lai and Dr. Sofie Flensburg (University of Copenhagen)
    • The walkthrough method for visual platforms – Dr. Daniela Jaramillo Dent  (University of Zurich)
    • Developing quanti-quali approaches to study social media visual content – Dr. Stefania Vicari  (University of Sheffield)
    Read more: https://ecrea.eu/event-5736309
  • 03.06.2024 08:38 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The ECREA Book Series Committee invites the submission of open access book proposals for the Palgrave Studies in European Communication Research and Education.

    The Book Series aims to provide a diverse overview of the work of ECREA members and working groups, showcasing a diversity of topics and areas within the field of contemporary media and communication research, and addressing this diversity from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives, and through promoting collaborative research of our members, either within or between ECREA Sections, Networks and Temporary Working Groups (S/N/TWGs).

    The selection procedure consists of two steps:

    Step 1: Editors propose a topic for the volume. The proposals should contain: the names, affiliation, and a brief CV (maximum of 1 page of A4) for each of the editors, the title of the proposed volume, and a rationale (maximum of 1000 words). 

    The ECREA Book Series Committee evaluates the proposals, decides on the acceptance for Step 2, and provides recommendations for the structure of the book.

    Step 2: If selected, the editors launch a call for abstracts and then select abstracts and submit an extended book proposal. The ECREA Book Series Committee evaluates the proposal, and, if necessary, provides recommendations for additional authors and perspectives for the chapters. Step 2 is competitive; at the end of the process, the ECREA Book Series Committee selects the proposal to be published as an open access book.


    WHAT are we seeking?

    ECREA Book Series Publications need to have a clear theme or focus. 

    We are looking for timely and cutting-edge topics from the field of communication, as covered by ECREA.

    ECREA Book Series Publications aim to promote European media and communication research. We are seeking proposals that have a strong European dimension either by virtue of inclusion of regionally and ethnically diverse voices and cases, or by virtue of comparative research. Proposals should attempt to bridge the divides between regional and linguistic academic communities and strive to secure regional (East/West/North/South) balance of contributors and/or analysed cases. Proposals can include a limited number of authors who are not ECREA members and provide insights beyond European perspective (see details below). 

    ECREA Book Series Publications aim to promote collaborative research. The series publishes edited volumes. Single author monographs or monographs from a limited number of authors or authors based at the same institution will not be considered for publication. Proposals resulting from work within ECREA S/N/TWGs as well as those resulting from collaboration between ECREA S/N/TWGs are particularly encouraged. Proposals resulting from S/N/TWGs events or international projects are welcomed if the thematic coherence and the European dimension of the topic are apparent. Proposals where the work comes from members of one institution or predominantly form one national academic community are not considered for publication.

    We are seeking original, previously unpublished work. Inclusion of previously published work is accepted under condition that the work has previously not been published in English or was published in now mainly inaccessible outlets. In such cases, editors of accepted proposals will be required to acquire permissions to translate or republish the work (without any extra costs to the Book Series).

    WHO is invited to submit?

    The book series primarily promotes the work of ECREA members although a degree of openness towards non-ECREA members is also considered if the added value to the Book Series is evident. 

    At least 50% of the chapters need to originate from current ECREA members (individual members, or members through an institutional membership). At least 50% of the editors need to be current ECREA members. These conditions need to be met at the latest when the proposal is accepted.

    Please note that ECREA Executive Board members cannot be editors of the books in ECREA book series but can serve as authors of the chapters. The Book Series editors cannot contribute to the content of the books in the ECREA book series in any way.

    What is the DEADLINE for submissions?

    Deadline for proposals in the first step are to be sent to the series editors by email to info@ecrea.eu by 15 October 2024.  

    HOW to submit the proposal?

    The proposals in step 1 should contain: the names, affiliation, and a brief CV (maximum of 1 page of A4) for each of the editors, the topic and the title of the proposed volume, and a rationale (maximum of 1000 words). 

    Proposals in step 2 include extended abstracts for all contributions, introductory and concluding chapter.

    QUESTIONS and queries?

    Should you have any further questions concerning the Book Series call, please email the Book Series Editors at info@ecrea.eu.

  • 31.05.2024 10:47 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

     We are excited to announce that the European Journal of Communication has kindly agreed to sponsor a best paper award for early career scholars presenting their research at the ECC in Ljubljana in September 2024. The award carries a financial value of €1,500 and will be presented during the Ljubljana conference. 

    Eligibility: 

    • The award is open to early career researchers (doctoral candidates and holders of a PhD, up to three years post-graduation). 
    • Papers should align with the journal’s comprehensive approach to communication research and theory, embracing all its diversity.  
    • Entrants must have their paper accepted for presentation at the ECC and must be members of ECREA. 
    • Eligible papers must be either sole-authored or first-authored by the applicant and must not have been previously published in any scholarly journal. 
    • Submissions of the same paper to both the EJC Best Paper Award and the EJCS Best Paper Award are not permitted. 

    Submission Details: 

    • The EXTENDED deadline for submissions is June 30, at 4 PM CET. 
    • All submissions must be full papers and adhere to the submission guidelines of the European Journal of Communication. 
    • Entrants are required to submit a short biography (no more than 10 lines) along with their paper. 

    Publication Opportunity: 

    The winning paper will be considered for publication in European Journal of Communication, following the standard review process. Please note that publication is not guaranteed in advance. 

    Submission Process: 

    Please email your papers to info@ecrea.eu.

    For further inquiries, feel free to contact us at the same email address. 

    The award will be judged by a committee comprising of: 

    • Peter Golding (Editor of EJC) 
    • Christina Holtz Bacha 
    • Félix Ortega 
    • Irena Reifová
  • 30.05.2024 10:40 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    If your abstract was accepted for ECREA ECC 2024 in Ljubljana, make sure to register as soon as possible. Due to the high number of submitted abstracts, and to be able to accept as many delegates as possible, registration will only be allowed for presenting authors/ co-authors at the first stage. The deadline for presenting authors' registration is 6 June 2024.

    All participants must register via the Online Registration Form.

    In case you are interested in attending the conference, but you are not actively involved in the programme please fill in your details in the waiting list here. We will inform you if there are spots available.

    More details about the registration process, fees and guidelines are available at: https://ecrea2024ljubljana.eu/registration-guidelines/

  • 27.05.2024 13:45 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    We are delighted to announce that the European Journal of Cultural Studies have again kindly agreed to award a best paper prize for early career scholars presenting their research at the ECC in Ljubljana in September 2024. The award has a financial value of 1800 euros and will be presented at the conference. It is intended that the paper will subsequently be published in EJCS.

    The award is open to early career researchers who are either doctoral researchers or who have received their doctorate recently. Papers should share the journal’s broad conception of cultural studies as being rooted in lived experience. Entrants must be presenting their paper at the ECC and must be a member of ECREA. Applicants should either be single or first authors and the papers should not have been already published in a scholarly journal.

    The submission date for entries is Friday August 30th 4pm CET.

    All entries must follow the guidelines for submission to the European Journal of Cultural Studies. Entrants should submit a short biography indicating when they received their doctorate if applicable and confirming their attendance at the ECC conference (no more than 10 lines).

    Please send your papers to info@ecrea.eu.

    If you have further questions please contact us at info@ecrea.eu.

    The award will be judged by a committee comprising of:

    Jilly Kay (Editor of EJCS)

    Goran Bolin

    Sofia Caldeira

    John Downey

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