[Call for Papers] 11th Annual Conference of The International Journal of Press/Politics (19-21 November 2025)
21 February 2025
Call for Papers
11th Annual Conference of the International Journal of Press/Politics
National University of Singapore, 19-21 November 2025
Deadline for abstracts: 16 May 2025 via https://tinyurl.com/IJPP2025
On 19-21 November 2025, National University of Singapore, Department of Communications and New Media, will host the 11th Annual Conference of the International Journal of Press/Politics, focusing on academic research studying the relationship between media and political processes around the world.
The deadline for submission of abstracts is 16 May 2025. Attendees will be notified of acceptance by 05 June 2025. Registration fees will be due on 15 August 2025 and full papers based on accepted abstracts will be due on 5 November 2025. A selection of the best papers presented at the conference will be published in the journal after peer review. Previous special issues based on conference papers can be found here, here, and here. An editorial discussing the selection and review process for conference special issues can be accessed here.
The conference brings together scholars conducting internationally oriented or comparative research on the intersection between news media and politics around the world. It aims to provide a forum for academics from a wide range of disciplines, countries, and methodological approaches to advance knowledge in these important areas. We welcome submissions that employ qualitative methods and/or explore understudied regions of the world.
Examples of relevant topics include, but are not limited to, the political implications of changes in media systems; the importance of different types of media for learning about and engaging with politics; the factors affecting the quality of political information and public discourse; media policy and regulation; the role of entertainment and popular culture in how people engage with current affairs; relations between political actors and journalists; how emerging applications of Artificial Intelligence affect key political communication processes; the role of visuals and emotion in the production and processing of public information; the role of different kinds of media during conflicts and crises; and political communication during and beyond elections by government, political parties, interest groups, civil society organizations, and social movements.
The journal and the conference are particularly interested in studies that represent substantial theoretical or methodological advances on these issues in an international perspective, especially by adopting comparative approaches and/or focusing on parts of the world that are under-researched in the existing English-language academic literature.
Titles and abstracts for papers (maximum 300 words) are invited by 16 May 2025 via the online form available at https://tinyurl.com/IJPP2025. Abstracts should clearly describe the key questions, the theoretical and methodological approach, the evidence presented, and the wider implications of the study for understanding the relationship between media and politics in an international perspective. Authors are encouraged to provide as much detail as possible about the spatial and temporal context of their study, the research design and methods employed, the data collected, and the main results of the analyses.
The registration fee for the conference is SGD 450 (approximately USD 335), to be paid by 15 August 2025. The fee covers two conference dinners (on November 19 and 20), lunches and coffee breaks (on November 20 and 21), and a farewell high tea on November 21. The conference is hosted by NUS Department of Communications and New Media and will be held at the National University of Singapore’s Shaw Foundation Alumni House.
A limited number of registration fee waivers will be available for early career scholars and scholars from countries that appear in Tiers B and C of the classification adopted by the International Communication Association. Applications for fee waivers must be made as part of the abstract online submission form available at https://tinyurl.com/IJPP2025.
The conference is organized by Taberez A. Neyazi, Editor-in-Chief of IJPP. Please contact Associate Professor Neyazi with questions at taberez[at]nus.edu.sg.
More details about the university and the journal could be found below.
The National University of Singapore (NUS) is Singapore’s flagship university, which offers a global approach to education, research and entrepreneurship, with a focus on Asian perspectives and expertise. We have 16 colleges, faculties and schools across three campuses in Singapore, with more than 40,000 students from 100 countries enriching our vibrant and diverse campus community. We have also established more than 20 NUS Overseas Colleges entrepreneurial hubs around the world. Our multidisciplinary and real-world approach to education, research and entrepreneurship enables us to work closely with industry, governments and academia to address crucial and complex issues relevant to Asia and the world. Researchers in our faculties, research centres of excellence, corporate labs and more than 30 university-level research institutes focus on themes that include energy; environmental and urban sustainability; treatment and prevention of diseases; active ageing; advanced materials; risk management and resilience of financial systems; Asian studies; and Smart Nation capabilities such as artificial intelligence, data science, operations research and cybersecurity.
The International Journal of Press/Politics is an interdisciplinary journal for the analysis and discussion of the role of the media and politics in an international perspective. The journal publishes theoretical and empirical research which analyzes the linkages between the news media and political processes and actors around the world, emphasizes international and comparative work, and links research in the fields of political communication and journalism studies, and the disciplines of political science and media and communication. The journal is published by SAGE Publishing and has a 5-Year Impact Factor of 6.0. It ranks 23rd out of 318 in Political Science and 20th out of 228 in Communication, according to Clarivate.