Graduate Institute of East Asian Studies, NCCU

2021 TIGCR International Conference on “Political Polarization: Perspectives of Governance and Communication”

Call for Proposal

Main Theme: Political Polarization: Perspectives of Governance and Communication

About the Conference

The Taiwan Institute for Governance and Communication Research (TIGCR) will hold an international conference on “Political Polarization: Perspective of Governance and Communication” on 29 October 2021 at the National Chengchi University.

On the basis of the discussion in the 2020 TIGCR International Conference, this conference will focus on the phenomenon of political polarization and its core concepts: democratic governance, social media usage, and political communication.

For the 2021 TIGCR International Conference, scholars are invited to analyze the causes, distribution, and impacts of political polarization related to algorithm, fake news, political participation, issue position, and ideology, etc., by using survey data, big data, content analysis, and comparative studies. We aim to prevent and alleviate polarization of opinion to create a sustainable and harmonious society.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following:

Political Polarization: public opinion survey, technological impacts on political attitudes and behaviors, causes, effects, and related discussions of political polarization, etc.
Democratic Governance: political attitudes of government bureaucrats and citizens, polarization perception and democratic governance, and bureaucratic responsiveness, etc.
Political Communication: news media and political communication, governance and communication interaction, political polarization and social media usage, fake news, echo chamber effect, and algorithm, etc.
 

Important Dates

Abstract Submission Deadline: March 8th, 2021
Acceptance Notification: April 7th, 2021
Full paper submission deadline: September 30th, 2021
 

Abstract Submission Guidelines

300-word abstracts must be written in MS Word format and must include: title, authors, and affiliations. Abstracts must be submitted not later than March 8th, 2021
TIGCR welcomes the submission of original works. To submit your abstract, send your paper to tigcr.nccu@gmail.com.
All submissions must be in English, and accepted papers will be presented as oral presentations in English.