Im Review-Verfahren zur Konferenz der International Communication Association (ICA) in Seattle im Mai gab es einen harten Konkurrenzkampf. Fast 70 Prozent der eingereichten Paper und Panels wurden abgelehnt. Umso mehr freuen wir uns, dass das IfK so oft auf der ICA-Konferenz vertreten war:
- Paper “Meta-Analysis of Influence Factors on Acceptance of Hydrogen Energy Technologies and Recommendations for Communication Strategies“; Adriane Schmidt (doctoral candidate Boysen-TUD-Graduiertenkolleg, Advisor: Prof. Donsbach)
- Paper “Why Mobile Government isn’t successful (yet). Perceived innovativeness between citizens and the government“; by Jakob Ohme, Claudia Seifert, Rebecca Renatus
- Paper “A click for the good life? Slacktivism on Facebook and its impact on life satisfaction”; Claudia Seifert, Jakob Ohme, Kerstin Helm, Lutz Hagen
- Paper “The Web 2.0 within journalistic research: Examining the role of Web 2.0 platforms in comparison to conventional sources & the relationship between Web 2.0 affinity & journalistic role perceptions”; Luisa Bauer (graduate of 2013; advisor: Prof. Donsbach)
- Panel “The Good Life and the Good Citizen”, proposed and co-chaired by Wolfgang Donsbach and W. Russell Neuman (U Michigan, USA); with the participants Matt Hindman (George Washington U, USA), Thomas E. Patterson (Harvard U, USA), Katrin Voltmer (U of Leeds, UK), and Magdalena Wojcieszak (U Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS)
- Panel “Norms and Values in Communication Research – A systematic Review of Theoretical Concepts, Guiding Principles and Methodical Approaches from 1990 until 2012”, chaired by Wolfgang Donsbach
- Editors’ Meeting: International Encyclopedias of Communication; chaired by Wolfgang Donsbach, General Editor