GCSC Division Announces Winners of the Best Papers at ICA22 in Paris, France

Every year, the International Communication Association's (ICA) Global Communication and Social Change Division honours the outstanding scholarship of papers accepted for presentation at the Annual Conference by giving two best paper awards and two best runner up paper awards. Two of the awards go to papers led by faculty members, while two go to student-led papers. In addition, the division has partnered with the African Journalism Studies journal to award every year to the top ranked paper on journalism studies.

The division is proud to announce the winners of the 2022 Best Paper Awards, which are given to full manuscripts that advance our knowledge on topics related to the mission of the GCSC division. A list of past winners is available from here. The winners of this years awards are:

Best faculty paper: "Does Context Matter? Opportunities and Challenges for Migration NGOs in Two Neighbouring Countries" by D. Dimitrova (Iowa State U) & E. Ozdora Aksak (Bilkent U).

Best student paper: "Social Media for Community Organizing: Saving Oconomowoc Dispatch" by R. Italiano & F.A. Ramirez (Louisiana State U)

Best faculty runner-up: "Venezuelan refugees in Brazil, communication rights and digital inequalities in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic" by A. Alencar, (Erasmus U Rotterdam), J. Camargo (Federal U of Roraima) & D. Cogo (ESPM - São Paulo)

Best student paper: "Social Inequality and News Media Repertoires in Seven MENA Countries" by R. Leuppert (Hochschule fur Musik Theater und Medien Hannover), I. Allagui (Northwestern U - Qatar, Doha) & C. Klimmt (Hochschule fur Musik Theater und Medien Hannover)

African Journalism Studies Paper Award: "From Connective Action to Collective Action: The Role of Sudanese Professionals Association in Sudan’s 2019 Revolution" by H. A. Guta (Qatar U)

All the winners and runner-ups will receive a monetary price, a certificate and a conference fee waiver.