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Informer Virchow, Fabian <Virchowstaff.uni-marburg.de> Published on 19.12.2005 Citation Classification regional emphasis Europe temporal classifcation 1990- topic Film and media history, History of political parties and organisations Type CfP Country Germany Language English

Call for book chapter proposals
Media and the Far Right in Contemporary Europe – Theoretical
Considerations and Case Studies (working title)

As most other political and social forces the far right in modern societies has to take into account the prominent and ever increasing role the media play in shaping the political culture and political attitudes. From this, different approaches have been developed by far rightist activists and organisations to meet the media and to make use of it. In addition, a broad range of attempts, some more successful than others, have been started by the far right to become independent from what they call the ›system media‹ in order to be able to disseminate political messages unrestricted. On the other hand, democratic media often have problems with reporting about the far right as they either tend to hush it up, to scandalize it or to attack it in a way that might provoke feelings of solidarity. Finally, there is the complex problem that media might influence the ups and downs of far right parties by giving certain political issues too much/too less space or by addressing them in a certain way.

The volume aims at presenting various approaches to this complex and multifaceted relationship between the media and the far right in contemporary European socie-ties and to exhibit both the breadth and the depth of research and exhibition in the various disciplines concerning this issue. Following a multi-disciplinary approach contributions from media studies, sociology, political science, history, ethnography, visual sciences and rhetoric are highly welcomed. Submissions should highlight original thought and critical thinking dealing with, for example, but not limited to the following themes:
- representation of far right party leaders and party activists in the media
- visual images of the far right in the media
- information and communication approaches of the far right
- far right radio stations
- structure and development of far right media
- far right making use of mainstream media
- the far right in documentaries and feature films
- far rightist attacks on its critics
- methods of agenda-setting by the far right
- media reporting on the far right between hushing up and enhancing its status
- representatives of the far right in political talk-shows (TV)
- the far right and tabloid media
- influence of media reporting on the success/failure of far right parties or politicians

Abstracts of approx. 700 words outlining the basis idea, theoretical assumptions, methodology and the empirical material used should be sent together with a short c.v. by e-mail to

virchowstaff.uni-marburg.de

Please send your submission as a Word file e-mail attachment with ‘Media & the extreme right’ in the subject line. Virus-infected and unreadable files will not be considered.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 April 2006
Notification of acceptance: 30 June 2006
Accepted chapters are to be completed by 01 October 2006
The book will be published in early 2007

Papers should not have more than 8,000 words including footnotes and references. Also include a 200-word abstract.