2020 TIGCR International Conference

Call for Papers

The Taiwan Institute for Governance and Communication Research (TIGCR) will hold an international conference on “Political Polarization: Perspective of Governance and Communication” on 30 October 2020 at the National Chengchi University.

On the basis of the discussion in the 2019 TIGCR International Conference last year, this conference keeps focusing on the phenomenon of political polarization and its core concepts: democratic governance, social media usage, and political communication.

For the 2020 TIGCR International Conference on “Political Polarization: Perspective of Governance and Communication”, 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.

台灣政經傳播研究中心（TIGCR）以「政治極化：治理與傳播的觀點」為主題，將於2020年10月30日在國立政治大學召開第二屆TIGCR國際學術研討會（全程以英文進行）。

奠基於去年研討會的討論，本次研討會持續聚焦於現今社會民意極化的現象，以民主治理、媒體使用、政治傳播為核心，透過調查訪問資料、大數據、內容分析、跨國比較等研究途徑，結合演算法、假新聞、政治參與、議題立場、意識形態等因素，探討政治極化的成因、分布、影響。希望將學術成果應用於防制、緩解政治態度與意見極化，建構和諧永續社會。

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

1. Political Polarization: public opinion survey, technological impacts on political attitudes and behaviors, causes, effects, and related discussions of political polarization, etc.
2. Democratic Governance: political attitudes of government bureaucrats and citizens, polarization perception and democratic governance, and bureaucratic responsiveness, etc.
3. 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

1. Abstract Submission Deadline: 16 March 2020
2. Acceptance Notification: 6 April 2020
3. Full paper submission deadline: 30 September 2020

Abstract Submission Guidelines

1. 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 16, 2020.
2. TIGCR welcomes the submission of original works. To submit your abstract, send your paper to tigcr.nccu@gmail.com.
3. All submissions must be in English, and accepted papers will be presented as oral presentations in English.