Edited by Sudeshna Roy (2025)
This book delivers an authoritative exploration of a variety of critical conflicts in the world and a spectrum of approaches to peace communication.
IAMCR is deeply saddened by the passing of Manuel Parés i Maicas, president of IAMCR from 1998 to 2002 and a dear colleague and friend to many in our community.
The Political Communication Research Section has issued its September newsletter, featuring information about the first Africa Regional Conference, new academic job opportunities at NUS, and a rich selection of upcoming calls for papers spanning AI, digital culture, and media in conflict.
Portland, Oregon, US, April 23–25, 2026 - The event, organized by the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon and co-sponsored by IAMCR, will focus on frameworks of systematic and creative inquiry.
IAMCR 2025 in Singapore gathered over 1,700 participants from 72 countries, making it one of our largest and most dynamic conferences. Watch this highlights video, prepared by the organisers, for a glimpse of its most memorable moments.
IAMCR’s 2025 travel grants supported early-stage scholars from low- and middle-income countries, enabling them to attend the Singapore conference, share research, overcome financial barriers, and build global academic networks. Read their experiences.
IAMCR books
Public Communication in Freefall is the latest title in the Palgrave/IAMCR book series Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research. It explores key challenges facing global political communication at a time in which transformations in political practice, media ecology and cultural expectations.
Edited by Sudeshna Roy (2025)
This book delivers an authoritative exploration of a variety of critical conflicts in the world and a spectrum of approaches to peace communication.
Members' books
Edited by IAMCR member Emmanuel K. Ngwainmbi, this volume examines how misinformation and media dynamics shaped Covid-19 communication—revealing global challenges in information access, trust, and public understanding during pandemics.
This volume examines how Internet infrastructure reflects global power dynamics, governance, and resistance. Co-authored by IAMCR member Francesca Musiani, it offers a sharp interdisciplinary perspective on digital geopolitics and technological sovereignty.
Written by IAMCR member Wajiha Raza Rizvi, this volume critically examines key international political films and prose—from Eisenstein to Riefenstahl—highlighting how cinema constructs persuasion, power, and cultural narratives across history.
Against the backdrop of digital capitalism, this book by IAMCR member Christian Fuchs examines how war, violence, and peace are shaped through digital structures and global political economy—and asks whether genuine world peace remains achievable in our era.