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ECREA Communication & Democracy section @ecreacomdem.bsky.social · 27d

🚨CFP We’re excited to invite proposals for the upcoming #ECC2026

⏳Deadline: 8 Jan 2026
✨Join us in Brno to reflect on the shifting grounds of communication and democracy!

👉Read the full call here ecrea2026brno.eu/call-for-pap...

Call for Papers | ECREA 2026 | 11th European Communication Conference

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ECREA Communication & Democracy section @ecreacomdem.bsky.social · Jul 2

📣CFP - Communicating Democratic Decline & Resilience, Political Communication journal

Focus on political communication dynamics at work in democratic decline & democratic resilience

📆Submission deadline Dec 15
🌱Acceptance Jan 15

See the full CFP👉

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Communicating Democratic Decline & Resilience

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ECREA Communication & Democracy section @ecreacomdem.bsky.social · May 23

Our conference has ended! It was such a privilege to have you 🌟
Thank you to all of our participants and keynotes for sharing their incredible contributions! We're sure these discussions will spark new and exciting research for projects to come on #AI, democracy and #socialchange🌱

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ECREA Communication & Democracy section @ecreacomdem.bsky.social · May 23

Insightful talk from our keynote Dr. Prof. @mbusuioc.bsky.social : public institutions need to take a leading role in responsible #AI, asking whether technology is indeed the right solution to societal problems📣

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ECREA Communication & Democracy section @ecreacomdem.bsky.social · May 22

A few highlights from today's panels, roundtable and #ECR workshop @bussolettiar.bsky.social✨

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Diacomet @diacometproject.bsky.social · May 22

Today, you can find us at the @ecreacomdem.bsky.social Automating Democracy conference in Rotterdam! 👇👇

📍 11:45 – 13:00 Parallel panel 2
🎯 AI in Public Communication: Governance and Accountability Mechanisms for Democratic Control
🔗 diacomet.eu/event/automa...

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ECREA Communication & Democracy section @ecreacomdem.bsky.social · May 22

Can machines think? Keynote Dr. @snatale.bsky.social on #AI & deception: how do we understand and define deception and non-deception in an age where machines are ubiquitous?

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ECREA Communication & Democracy section @ecreacomdem.bsky.social · May 22

Check out this super short summary of our programme 👇

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ECREA Communication & Democracy section @ecreacomdem.bsky.social · May 22

✨Dr. Delia Dumitrica opens the conference with a short speech on the surge of #AI and a few practical info on the conference

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ECREA Communication & Democracy section @ecreacomdem.bsky.social · May 22

Getting ready for an early start, "Automating democracy" is kicking off 🚀

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ECREA Communication & Democracy section @ecreacomdem.bsky.social · May 21

🚨24 HOURS TO GO Our off-year Conference kicks off tomorrow!
📅 May 22-23, 2025
📍 De Bibliotheek Rotterdam
🔥Ready to focus on best practices & challenges for AI-driven progressive social change
🖊️ Read more: shorturl.at/VkPfx
We’re looking forward to welcoming you in Rotterdam!

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ECREA Communication & Democracy section @ecreacomdem.bsky.social · May 19

🚀Only 3 days to go until "Automating Democracy: AI Use Between Social Justice and Social Control begins"!
👀Take a look at our program automatingdemocracy.wordpress.com/preliminary-...
📅 May 22-23, 2025
📍 De Bibliotheek Rotterdam
Looking forward to welcoming you in Rotterdam!

Conference Programme

Download Programme Day 1: May 22, 202509:00 – 09:30 Arrival & coffee (Foyer) 09:30 – 10:00 Welcome (Bibliotheektheater) 10:00 – 11:15 Opening Keynote – Dr. Simone Natale AI and the automa…

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ECREA Communication & Democracy section @ecreacomdem.bsky.social · May 15

📣Calling all #ECRs! We’re hosting a #PhDstudent/ rMA Training & Networking Session on "Social Media for Academic Success" with @yecrea.bsky.social rep
@bussolettiar.bsky.social

📆May 22, 13:30 – 14:15 CEST
📍 De Bibliotheek Rotterdam
🔗Read more: automatingdemocracy.wordpress.com/preliminary-...

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ECREA Communication & Democracy section @ecreacomdem.bsky.social · May 14

🙌Excited to welcome our second keynote @mbusuioc.bsky.social to our Rotterdam conference for lecture “Towards a Healthier AI Discourse: How AI Shapes Government and Society”
📅 May 23, 12:00 – 13:15 CEST
📍 De Bibliotheek Rotterdam
Read more: shorturl.at/McOtx
📢Stay tuned for the next updates!

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ECREA Communication & Democracy section @ecreacomdem.bsky.social · May 13

Meet our keynotes!
🙌We’re happy to welcome
@snatale.bsky.social in Rotterdam as keynote for session “AI and the automation of deception“
📅 May 22, 10:00 – 11:15 CEST
📍 De Bibliotheek Rotterdam
Read more: automatingdemocracy.wordpress.com/keynote-spee...
📢Stay tuned for the next updates!

Keynote speeches

Prof. Dr. Madalina Busuioc Full Professor of Public Governance in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Tentative title: “Towards a Healt…

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ECREA Communication & Democracy section @ecreacomdem.bsky.social · May 12

🌟Located in the heart of the city, our conference venue is “the knowledge centre & cultural stage of Rotterdam” & is easily accessible by public transport.
"Automating Democracy: AI Use Between Social Justice&Social Control"
📅 May 22-23, 2025
📍 De Bibliotheek Rotterdam
👉more: shorturl.at/wKhlD

Conference venue

The conference will take place in Rotterdam, Netherlands, which is easily accessible from Rotterdam/The Hague Airport, or from Amsterdam Schipol Airport (~30 mins by train). The conference venue &#…

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ECREA Communication & Democracy section @ecreacomdem.bsky.social · May 9

🌍 Our off-year conference 'Automating Democracy: #AI Use Between #SocialJustice and Social Control' is happening in less than two weeks!
🌟Join us for two days of lectures, panel discussions, and an #ECR workshop!
📅 May 22-23
📍 De Bibliotheek Rotterdam
🖊️ Read more shorturl.at/VkPfx

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ECREA Communication & Democracy section @ecreacomdem.bsky.social · May 5

🚀CFP - Special Issue on Social Movement Studies - AI & Social Movements/Activists

Alice Mattoni & Lorenzo Mosca invite you to submit to an edited special issue
More info👉 shorturl.at/GAXO4
📆Deadline: June 15, 2025
Abstracts & inquiries should be sent to 🙋 [email protected]

Artificially Enabled Social Change?

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ECREA Communication & Democracy section @ecreacomdem.bsky.social · Apr 14

📢CFA – The ECREA Mediatization Section invites submissions for "Mediatization and Society: Truth, Trust, Technology" Symposium!
🗓 Oct 9–10, 2025
📍 Budapest, Hungary
📝 Deadline: May 20, 2025
📨 Please submit an abstract of 300-350 words via the following link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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ISPP @polpsyispp.bsky.social · Jan 30

📢 Call for Papers–Special Issue Alert!

How do digital & social media fuel alternative identities, extreme narratives & online communities in times of crisis?

@polpsyispp.bsky.social invites you to submit your work!

🔗 Learn more here: bit.ly/4gqPgop

📅 Submission deadline: April 15, 2025

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ECREA Communication & Democracy section @ecreacomdem.bsky.social · Feb 21

✨ Small lifestyle changes build consistency,
and strenghten the committment to climate action in the long run. There is power in groups: the more people believe in the efficacy of themselves
and others, the more likely they will be to act!

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ECREA Communication & Democracy section @ecreacomdem.bsky.social · Feb 21

👉 Key takeaways:

📰 News coverage of #climatechange shouldn’t just focus on problems, but highlight the achievements of all those who are fighting for a better future

🌻 When journalists write hopeful & solution-oriented stories they empower others to step up and make a difference

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ECREA Communication & Democracy section @ecreacomdem.bsky.social · Feb 21

Thank you for joining us for the second webinar of #VoicesOfChange: Activism Democracy & Social Justice, co-organized with ICA Activism Communication & Social Justice Interest Group

👐A huge thank you to @ipostas.bsky.social for an insightful discussion on effective #climatechange communication!

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ECREA Communication & Democracy section @ecreacomdem.bsky.social · Jan 24

✨thrilled for the second webinar of the "Voices of Change" talk series, co-organized by ICA Activism, Communication & Social Justice & @ecreacomdem.bsky.social!
@ipostas.bsky.social on “Effective climate communication: from eco-anxiety to eco-action”
👉Please register at eur.nl/en/eshcc/eve...

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Giuliana Sorce @doctorsorce.bsky.social · Feb 13

This is happening next week. Get registered now for the next installment of our *Voices of Change* webinar 📗 🧑🏼‍🏫 🎤 series @ecreacomdem.bsky.social @jliu2024.bsky.social @bussolettiar.bsky.social
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ECREA Communication & Democracy section @ecreacomdem.bsky.social · Jan 24

✨thrilled for the second webinar of the "Voices of Change" talk series, co-organized by ICA Activism, Communication & Social Justice & @ecreacomdem.bsky.social!
@ipostas.bsky.social on “Effective climate communication: from eco-anxiety to eco-action”
👉Please register at eur.nl/en/eshcc/eve...

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