[Air-L] Deadline Extended: ICA 2016 Preconference CFP: The politics and economics of Chinese new media industries

[Weiyu Zhang (Ivy)]

Hi Peichi, no, there is no conflict. Ours is on June 9th. Look foward to
your submission!

Weiyu

On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 4:10 PM, Weiyu Zhang (Ivy) <viyucheung at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> Given the enthusiastic responses to our call for papers, we decided to
> extend our submission deadline to Feb 1st, 2016. We hope those who have not
> got into the ICA main conference would grab this opportunity!
>
> Best,
> Weiyu
> On behalf of The Organizing Committee
>
> On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 12:46 PM, Weiyu Zhang (Ivy) <viyucheung at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> *ICA 2016 Preconference: The politics and economics of Chinese new media
>> industries*
>>
>> *Call for Papers*
>>
>> *[Selected full papers will be included in a special issue for
>> International Communication Gazette, to be published in early-2018.]*
>>
>>
>> *Date and Venue*
>>
>> June 9th 2016, ICA conference hotel
>>
>> *Division Affiliations*
>>
>> Communication Law and Policy Division
>>
>> Communication and Technology Division
>>
>> Media Industry Studies Interest Group
>>
>> *The organizing committee*
>>
>> Weiyu Zhang, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore
>>
>> Zhan Li, Associate Professor, Xiamen University, China
>>
>> Jing Wu, Professor, Peking University, China
>>
>> Bingchun Meng, Associate Professor, London School of Economics, UK
>>
>> Min Jiang, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina, Charlotte,
>> US
>>
>> *Keynote Speaker*
>>
>> Prof. Stephen Reese, School of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin
>>
>> *Spotlight Presentation*
>>
>> Selected best submission will be featured as a spotlight presentation.
>>
>> *Conference Fee (lunch and two tea breaks included)*
>>
>> ·         Free for presenters
>>
>> ·         25 USD for general audiences
>>
>> *Sponsors*
>>
>> Xiamen University, China
>>
>> Peking University, China
>>
>> *Aim and Scope*
>>
>> Just like many other indicators of China’s development, digital media
>> industries in China are constantly generating impressive figures. For
>> example, Alibaba’s initial public offering in 2014 was ranked world’s
>> biggest at $25 Billion; Wechat, the fastest rising social media app
>> developed by Tencent, achieved a user base of 440 million within four years
>> of its release. By February 2015, Chinese Internet users have reached 641
>> million, more than double the number of users in the U.S. Numbers aside,
>> however, there have not been much academic research on the regulatory
>> context, the political and economic dynamics, as well as the broader
>> implications at both domestic and global levels of such fast-pace
>> development. For instance, there are increasing efforts from the Chinese
>> government and elites to articulate alternative frameworks over the global
>> governance of the Internet and new media industries.
>>
>>
>>
>> This preconference intends to serve as a platform to facilitate dialogues
>> around *the political, the economic, the institutional and the policy
>> aspects* of media industries in China, in view of the rapid development
>> of digital media. But this is not just about having ‘China experts’
>> analyzing Chinese companies or Chinese policies. We are keen to move beyond
>> the ‘China exceptionalism” by taking *an explicitly global and
>> comparative perspective*. For one thing, the ownership structure and the
>> business practices of Chinese digital media companies are intricately
>> related to global capitalism in general. For another, Chinese information
>> technology companies, such as Baidu, Alibaba, ZTE and Huawei, are
>> aggressively expanding their businesses overseas, especially in Africa and
>> South East Asia, with varied degrees of success. Last but not the least,
>> through platforms like the National Office for Internet and Information,
>> and channels like the Sino-US Internet Forum, the Chinese authorities are
>> actively participating in the construction of international and global
>> policy frames concerning the future development of digital media industries.
>>
>>
>>
>> With the global reach of Chinese IT companies and the international
>> ambition of Chinese government, it is imperative to understand how the new
>> developments in Chinese digital media industries, are reconfiguring the
>> politics and the economics of information and communication technologies
>> (ICTs).  Moreover, it is important to understand how traditional media such
>> as mainstream newspapers respond to such changes and incorporate
>> digitalization into their own industry plans. This preconference aims to
>> invite scholars from all over the world to tackle the issue, primarily
>> using China as a context in which innovative research questions and methods
>> can be applied.
>>
>>
>>
>> We are particularly interested in papers that address the following
>> themes:
>>
>> ·         The globalization and internationalization of Chinese media
>> industries, including both Internet and other traditional media
>>
>> ·         The roles of international regulatory bodies and international
>> non-governmental organizations in shaping the landscape of new media in
>> China
>>
>> ·         The roles of Chinese authorities in shaping global policies
>> regarding information and communication technologies (ICTs)
>>
>> ·         The economics of Chinese new ICT companies, including foreign
>> and local venture capitalists, shareholders, business models, sources of
>> profits, consumer strategy, etc.
>>
>> ·         The evolving political parallelism in Chinese media industry
>>
>> ·         Comparisons of Chinese new media industry with other
>> countries’ media industry
>>
>> *Abstract Submissions*
>>
>> Please submit a 500-words abstract in word or pdf format to
>> ica15china at gmail.com.  All submissions will be subject to a double-blind
>> review by at least 2 reviewers. To facilitate the review process, please
>> write a separate cover sheet with the paper title and affiliation/s and
>> omit the affiliations in the actual abstract.
>>
>> *Deadlines*
>>
>> ·         Submission of abstracts: Feb 1st 2016
>>
>> ·         Notification of acceptance: March 1st 2016
>>
>> ·         Final paper submission: June 1st 2016
>>
>> --
>> Weiyu Zhang (PhD, UPenn)
>> Associate Professor
>> Department of Communication and New Media
>> National University of Singapore
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Weiyu Zhang (PhD, UPenn)
> Associate Professor
> Department of Communication and New Media
> National University of Singapore
>



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Weiyu Zhang (PhD, UPenn)
Associate Professor
Department of Communication and New Media
National University of Singapore