APSA & ICA Political Communication Divisions
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🚨 Call for Papers!
The Polcomm Section invites submissions for #APSA2026, taking place September 3–6.
Next year’s theme is “Democracy Under Threat: How to Understand, Protect & Rebuild.”
👉 Submit now: buff.ly/PRvg2Wq
The Polcomm Section invites submissions for #APSA2026, taking place September 3–6.
Next year’s theme is “Democracy Under Threat: How to Understand, Protect & Rebuild.”
👉 Submit now: buff.ly/PRvg2Wq
November 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🚨 Call for Papers!
The Polcomm Section invites submissions for #APSA2026, taking place September 3–6.
Next year’s theme is “Democracy Under Threat: How to Understand, Protect & Rebuild.”
👉 Submit now: buff.ly/PRvg2Wq
The Polcomm Section invites submissions for #APSA2026, taking place September 3–6.
Next year’s theme is “Democracy Under Threat: How to Understand, Protect & Rebuild.”
👉 Submit now: buff.ly/PRvg2Wq
🎉 The PolComm Database Dashboard is live!
The database content is now available in an interactive dashboard: a milestone since launching submissions at #ICA25 in Denver.
Explore this resource here
👉 politicalcommunication.org/resources/
The database content is now available in an interactive dashboard: a milestone since launching submissions at #ICA25 in Denver.
Explore this resource here
👉 politicalcommunication.org/resources/
November 5, 2025 at 9:28 AM
🎉 The PolComm Database Dashboard is live!
The database content is now available in an interactive dashboard: a milestone since launching submissions at #ICA25 in Denver.
Explore this resource here
👉 politicalcommunication.org/resources/
The database content is now available in an interactive dashboard: a milestone since launching submissions at #ICA25 in Denver.
Explore this resource here
👉 politicalcommunication.org/resources/
🌍 Highlights from the ICA PolComm Division Webinar for Newcomers!
We just hosted our Welcome Webinar for new members of the ICA Political Communication Division and here are some key takeaways 👇
We just hosted our Welcome Webinar for new members of the ICA Political Communication Division and here are some key takeaways 👇
October 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🌍 Highlights from the ICA PolComm Division Webinar for Newcomers!
We just hosted our Welcome Webinar for new members of the ICA Political Communication Division and here are some key takeaways 👇
We just hosted our Welcome Webinar for new members of the ICA Political Communication Division and here are some key takeaways 👇
🎉 New to PolComm? Join our Welcome Webinar!
🗓️ Monday, Oct 27
🕕 6:15 AM (PDT) | 9:15 AM (EDT) | 3:15 PM (GMT+2) | 9:15 PM (GMT+8)
💻 Zoom: arizona.zoom.us/j/84832196943
Meet the PolComm Division’s Executive Committee and get your last-minute questions answered!
#PolComm #ICA
🗓️ Monday, Oct 27
🕕 6:15 AM (PDT) | 9:15 AM (EDT) | 3:15 PM (GMT+2) | 9:15 PM (GMT+8)
💻 Zoom: arizona.zoom.us/j/84832196943
Meet the PolComm Division’s Executive Committee and get your last-minute questions answered!
#PolComm #ICA
October 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
🎉 New to PolComm? Join our Welcome Webinar!
🗓️ Monday, Oct 27
🕕 6:15 AM (PDT) | 9:15 AM (EDT) | 3:15 PM (GMT+2) | 9:15 PM (GMT+8)
💻 Zoom: arizona.zoom.us/j/84832196943
Meet the PolComm Division’s Executive Committee and get your last-minute questions answered!
#PolComm #ICA
🗓️ Monday, Oct 27
🕕 6:15 AM (PDT) | 9:15 AM (EDT) | 3:15 PM (GMT+2) | 9:15 PM (GMT+8)
💻 Zoom: arizona.zoom.us/j/84832196943
Meet the PolComm Division’s Executive Committee and get your last-minute questions answered!
#PolComm #ICA
📢 You have about two more weeks to submit your work to the Polcomm Division for the upcoming ICA conference in Cape Town.
Our division accepts four types of submissions. Choose the format that works best for you!
For full details on the call for papers, visit www.icahdq.org/mpage/POLIT_....
Our division accepts four types of submissions. Choose the format that works best for you!
For full details on the call for papers, visit www.icahdq.org/mpage/POLIT_....
October 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
📢 You have about two more weeks to submit your work to the Polcomm Division for the upcoming ICA conference in Cape Town.
Our division accepts four types of submissions. Choose the format that works best for you!
For full details on the call for papers, visit www.icahdq.org/mpage/POLIT_....
Our division accepts four types of submissions. Choose the format that works best for you!
For full details on the call for papers, visit www.icahdq.org/mpage/POLIT_....
Your voice matters! Help choose our next leaders by voting in the 2025 #ICA elections.
We’ve got some truly outstanding candidates in our #Polcomm Division. Check out their statements and submit your vote. It just takes 5 minutes!
Access the link to vote: www.icahdq.org/page/Electio...
We’ve got some truly outstanding candidates in our #Polcomm Division. Check out their statements and submit your vote. It just takes 5 minutes!
Access the link to vote: www.icahdq.org/page/Electio...
October 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Your voice matters! Help choose our next leaders by voting in the 2025 #ICA elections.
We’ve got some truly outstanding candidates in our #Polcomm Division. Check out their statements and submit your vote. It just takes 5 minutes!
Access the link to vote: www.icahdq.org/page/Electio...
We’ve got some truly outstanding candidates in our #Polcomm Division. Check out their statements and submit your vote. It just takes 5 minutes!
Access the link to vote: www.icahdq.org/page/Electio...
Call for Editor(s)!
📢 @polcommjournal.bsky.social is seeking its next editor(s)!
Appointment Term: 2027–2029
🗓️ Apply by Dec 31, 2025
Full Application details here: politicalcommunication.org/call-for-nom...
📢 @polcommjournal.bsky.social is seeking its next editor(s)!
Appointment Term: 2027–2029
🗓️ Apply by Dec 31, 2025
Full Application details here: politicalcommunication.org/call-for-nom...
October 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Call for Editor(s)!
📢 @polcommjournal.bsky.social is seeking its next editor(s)!
Appointment Term: 2027–2029
🗓️ Apply by Dec 31, 2025
Full Application details here: politicalcommunication.org/call-for-nom...
📢 @polcommjournal.bsky.social is seeking its next editor(s)!
Appointment Term: 2027–2029
🗓️ Apply by Dec 31, 2025
Full Application details here: politicalcommunication.org/call-for-nom...
Throwback Thursday!
Let’s take a moment to look back at the 2025 Political Communication APSA Preconference!
The many smiling faces in the selection of pictures show just how amazing the preconference was. You can find more pictures at this link: shorturl.at/EJj3v
Let’s take a moment to look back at the 2025 Political Communication APSA Preconference!
The many smiling faces in the selection of pictures show just how amazing the preconference was. You can find more pictures at this link: shorturl.at/EJj3v
September 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Throwback Thursday!
Let’s take a moment to look back at the 2025 Political Communication APSA Preconference!
The many smiling faces in the selection of pictures show just how amazing the preconference was. You can find more pictures at this link: shorturl.at/EJj3v
Let’s take a moment to look back at the 2025 Political Communication APSA Preconference!
The many smiling faces in the selection of pictures show just how amazing the preconference was. You can find more pictures at this link: shorturl.at/EJj3v
🏆 Murray Edelman Distinguished Career Award
This award recognizes a lifetime contribution to the study of Political Communication. In 2025, it goes to:
Regina Lawrence, University of Oregon 🎖️
Congratulations to all awardees for their outstanding contributions to the field! 👏
This award recognizes a lifetime contribution to the study of Political Communication. In 2025, it goes to:
Regina Lawrence, University of Oregon 🎖️
Congratulations to all awardees for their outstanding contributions to the field! 👏
September 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🏆 Murray Edelman Distinguished Career Award
This award recognizes a lifetime contribution to the study of Political Communication. In 2025, it goes to:
Regina Lawrence, University of Oregon 🎖️
Congratulations to all awardees for their outstanding contributions to the field! 👏
This award recognizes a lifetime contribution to the study of Political Communication. In 2025, it goes to:
Regina Lawrence, University of Oregon 🎖️
Congratulations to all awardees for their outstanding contributions to the field! 👏
🏆 Walter Lippmann Best Article of the Year Award
Alessandro Nai, Chiara Valli, Jürgen Maier, and Loes Aaldering - Gendered Backlash Depends on the Context: Reassessing Negative Campaigning Sanctions Against Female Candidates via Large-Scale Comparative Data
doi.org/10.1080/1058...
Alessandro Nai, Chiara Valli, Jürgen Maier, and Loes Aaldering - Gendered Backlash Depends on the Context: Reassessing Negative Campaigning Sanctions Against Female Candidates via Large-Scale Comparative Data
doi.org/10.1080/1058...
September 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🏆 Walter Lippmann Best Article of the Year Award
Alessandro Nai, Chiara Valli, Jürgen Maier, and Loes Aaldering - Gendered Backlash Depends on the Context: Reassessing Negative Campaigning Sanctions Against Female Candidates via Large-Scale Comparative Data
doi.org/10.1080/1058...
Alessandro Nai, Chiara Valli, Jürgen Maier, and Loes Aaldering - Gendered Backlash Depends on the Context: Reassessing Negative Campaigning Sanctions Against Female Candidates via Large-Scale Comparative Data
doi.org/10.1080/1058...
🏆 Paul Lazarsfeld Best Paper Award
Jasmine English — Carceral Political Discussion
Jasmine English — Carceral Political Discussion
September 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🏆 Paul Lazarsfeld Best Paper Award
Jasmine English — Carceral Political Discussion
Jasmine English — Carceral Political Discussion
🏆 Doris A. Graber Outstanding Book Award
Margaret Roberts — Censored: Distraction and Diversion Inside China's Great Firewall
Check out the book here: www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv...
Margaret Roberts — Censored: Distraction and Diversion Inside China's Great Firewall
Check out the book here: www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv...
September 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🏆 Doris A. Graber Outstanding Book Award
Margaret Roberts — Censored: Distraction and Diversion Inside China's Great Firewall
Check out the book here: www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv...
Margaret Roberts — Censored: Distraction and Diversion Inside China's Great Firewall
Check out the book here: www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv...
🏆 Timothy E. Cook Best Graduate Student Paper Award
Winner: Rex Weiye Deng — Screened Realities: How Entertainment Fosters Political Compliance in China
Winner: Rex Weiye Deng — Screened Realities: How Entertainment Fosters Political Compliance in China
September 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🏆 Timothy E. Cook Best Graduate Student Paper Award
Winner: Rex Weiye Deng — Screened Realities: How Entertainment Fosters Political Compliance in China
Winner: Rex Weiye Deng — Screened Realities: How Entertainment Fosters Political Compliance in China
🏆 Timothy E. Cook Best Graduate Student Paper Award
Honorable Mention: Andrew Trexler — The Unequal Challenge of Learning from Under-Informative News
Honorable Mention: Andrew Trexler — The Unequal Challenge of Learning from Under-Informative News
September 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🏆 Timothy E. Cook Best Graduate Student Paper Award
Honorable Mention: Andrew Trexler — The Unequal Challenge of Learning from Under-Informative News
Honorable Mention: Andrew Trexler — The Unequal Challenge of Learning from Under-Informative News
🏆 Thomas E. Patterson Best Dissertation Award
Tony Zirui Yang — Essays on Censorship and Public Opinion in Authoritarian Regimes
Tony Zirui Yang — Essays on Censorship and Public Opinion in Authoritarian Regimes
September 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🏆 Thomas E. Patterson Best Dissertation Award
Tony Zirui Yang — Essays on Censorship and Public Opinion in Authoritarian Regimes
Tony Zirui Yang — Essays on Censorship and Public Opinion in Authoritarian Regimes
📅 Only one week to go until APSA 2025!
We’ve prepared a clear and concise visual program for the #PolComm division.
👉 Download the PDF and highlight the sessions you don’t want to miss:
shorturl.at/LVuuw
We’ve prepared a clear and concise visual program for the #PolComm division.
👉 Download the PDF and highlight the sessions you don’t want to miss:
shorturl.at/LVuuw
September 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM
📅 Only one week to go until APSA 2025!
We’ve prepared a clear and concise visual program for the #PolComm division.
👉 Download the PDF and highlight the sessions you don’t want to miss:
shorturl.at/LVuuw
We’ve prepared a clear and concise visual program for the #PolComm division.
👉 Download the PDF and highlight the sessions you don’t want to miss:
shorturl.at/LVuuw
📢 Still time to register for the 2025 APSA Political Communication Preconference!
⏳ Almost full. Sign up today! It is ✨free✨!
📌 10 Sept 2025 | Simon Fraser Univ, Vancouver
shorturl.at/UDUcr
⏳ Almost full. Sign up today! It is ✨free✨!
📌 10 Sept 2025 | Simon Fraser Univ, Vancouver
shorturl.at/UDUcr
August 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
📢 Still time to register for the 2025 APSA Political Communication Preconference!
⏳ Almost full. Sign up today! It is ✨free✨!
📌 10 Sept 2025 | Simon Fraser Univ, Vancouver
shorturl.at/UDUcr
⏳ Almost full. Sign up today! It is ✨free✨!
📌 10 Sept 2025 | Simon Fraser Univ, Vancouver
shorturl.at/UDUcr
📢 Call for Self-Nominations – Award Committee Members Needed!
The APSA Political Communication Section is seeking volunteers to serve on our award committees!
We invite self-nominations to join the committees for the following awards:
🧵
The APSA Political Communication Section is seeking volunteers to serve on our award committees!
We invite self-nominations to join the committees for the following awards:
🧵
August 14, 2025 at 7:40 AM
📢 Call for Self-Nominations – Award Committee Members Needed!
The APSA Political Communication Section is seeking volunteers to serve on our award committees!
We invite self-nominations to join the committees for the following awards:
🧵
The APSA Political Communication Section is seeking volunteers to serve on our award committees!
We invite self-nominations to join the committees for the following awards:
🧵
📢 The 2025 APSA Political Communication Preconference is fast approaching!
📅The conference schedule is now available, and there are many interesting contributions!
u.osu.edu/apsa2025/
🆓 Registration via this link:
www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-apsa-...
#Polcomm
📅The conference schedule is now available, and there are many interesting contributions!
u.osu.edu/apsa2025/
🆓 Registration via this link:
www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-apsa-...
#Polcomm
August 6, 2025 at 7:58 AM
📢 The 2025 APSA Political Communication Preconference is fast approaching!
📅The conference schedule is now available, and there are many interesting contributions!
u.osu.edu/apsa2025/
🆓 Registration via this link:
www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-apsa-...
#Polcomm
📅The conference schedule is now available, and there are many interesting contributions!
u.osu.edu/apsa2025/
🆓 Registration via this link:
www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-apsa-...
#Polcomm
📢 Acceptance notifications are out & registration is OPEN for the 2025 APSA Political Communication Preconference!
🗓️ Sep 10 | 📍 Harbour Centre, Simon Fraser University, Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia
Free but limited spots. Register now!
#APSA #Polcomm
www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-apsa-...
🗓️ Sep 10 | 📍 Harbour Centre, Simon Fraser University, Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia
Free but limited spots. Register now!
#APSA #Polcomm
www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-apsa-...
July 2, 2025 at 9:23 AM
📢 Acceptance notifications are out & registration is OPEN for the 2025 APSA Political Communication Preconference!
🗓️ Sep 10 | 📍 Harbour Centre, Simon Fraser University, Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia
Free but limited spots. Register now!
#APSA #Polcomm
www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-apsa-...
🗓️ Sep 10 | 📍 Harbour Centre, Simon Fraser University, Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia
Free but limited spots. Register now!
#APSA #Polcomm
www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-apsa-...
🚨 Big news from our last business meeting in #ICA25!
We’re launching the Political Communication Teaching Database, a shared space where educators can upload and download course materials on #polcomm.
👉 Submit your materials here: tally.so/r/mDMGb5
#TeachingResources #ICA #APSA
We’re launching the Political Communication Teaching Database, a shared space where educators can upload and download course materials on #polcomm.
👉 Submit your materials here: tally.so/r/mDMGb5
#TeachingResources #ICA #APSA
June 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
🚨 Big news from our last business meeting in #ICA25!
We’re launching the Political Communication Teaching Database, a shared space where educators can upload and download course materials on #polcomm.
👉 Submit your materials here: tally.so/r/mDMGb5
#TeachingResources #ICA #APSA
We’re launching the Political Communication Teaching Database, a shared space where educators can upload and download course materials on #polcomm.
👉 Submit your materials here: tally.so/r/mDMGb5
#TeachingResources #ICA #APSA
📘 Hazel Gaudet-Erskine Best Book Award 2025
Avoiding the News: Reluctant Audiences for Journalism
By @benjamintoff.bsky.social, Ruth Palmer & Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
cup.columbia.edu/book/avoidin...
Avoiding the News: Reluctant Audiences for Journalism
By @benjamintoff.bsky.social, Ruth Palmer & Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
cup.columbia.edu/book/avoidin...
June 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📘 Hazel Gaudet-Erskine Best Book Award 2025
Avoiding the News: Reluctant Audiences for Journalism
By @benjamintoff.bsky.social, Ruth Palmer & Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
cup.columbia.edu/book/avoidin...
Avoiding the News: Reluctant Audiences for Journalism
By @benjamintoff.bsky.social, Ruth Palmer & Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
cup.columbia.edu/book/avoidin...
🎓Political Communication Division PhD Dissertation Award
✨ Awardee: Meagan E. Doll
📄 Beyond Believability: Factors Driving Media Trust in Uganda
✨ Awardee: Meagan E. Doll
📄 Beyond Believability: Factors Driving Media Trust in Uganda
June 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🎓Political Communication Division PhD Dissertation Award
✨ Awardee: Meagan E. Doll
📄 Beyond Believability: Factors Driving Media Trust in Uganda
✨ Awardee: Meagan E. Doll
📄 Beyond Believability: Factors Driving Media Trust in Uganda
Top Poster Paper Award
🏆 @lukotto.bsky.social, Frank Mangold, Fabian Thomas, & Michaela Maier
📄 Stubborn Cynics and Enlightened Skeptics? Disentangling Different Forms of Media Distrust and Its Association With Online News Consumption
🏆 @lukotto.bsky.social, Frank Mangold, Fabian Thomas, & Michaela Maier
📄 Stubborn Cynics and Enlightened Skeptics? Disentangling Different Forms of Media Distrust and Its Association With Online News Consumption
June 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Top Poster Paper Award
🏆 @lukotto.bsky.social, Frank Mangold, Fabian Thomas, & Michaela Maier
📄 Stubborn Cynics and Enlightened Skeptics? Disentangling Different Forms of Media Distrust and Its Association With Online News Consumption
🏆 @lukotto.bsky.social, Frank Mangold, Fabian Thomas, & Michaela Maier
📄 Stubborn Cynics and Enlightened Skeptics? Disentangling Different Forms of Media Distrust and Its Association With Online News Consumption
🎓 Top Student-Led Paper Awards
🎓 Haotian Zhao
📄 Does Country Context Matter? A Cross-National Multilevel Analysis of Political Polarizing Effect of Social Media
🎓 Haotian Zhao
📄 Does Country Context Matter? A Cross-National Multilevel Analysis of Political Polarizing Effect of Social Media
June 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🎓 Top Student-Led Paper Awards
🎓 Haotian Zhao
📄 Does Country Context Matter? A Cross-National Multilevel Analysis of Political Polarizing Effect of Social Media
🎓 Haotian Zhao
📄 Does Country Context Matter? A Cross-National Multilevel Analysis of Political Polarizing Effect of Social Media