Public Relations Review’s Public Relations History 2013 special edition is now online with eight papers from Japan, Turkey, UK and USA, all emanating from IHPRC 2012: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03638111/39/2
PR history special edition online
Posted on 02. May, 2013 by twatson in Conference, News, Resources, Uncategorized
IHPRC Conference Dinner announced
Posted on 01. May, 2013 by twatson in Conference, News, Uncategorized
For the first time, the International History of Public Relations Conference is holding a Conference Dinner. It will be held on the evening of Monday, June 24 at the Carlton Hotel, Bournemouth, above the spectacular East Cliff. The keynote speaker is Robert S. Leaf, former international chairman of Burson Marsteller, and author of a recent [...]
IHPRC 2013 Speaker Schedule
Posted on 29. Apr, 2013 by twatson in Conference, News, Uncategorized
The schedule of speakers for the International History of Public Relations Conference 2013 has been announced. The conference, held over two days, has 36 speakers from 19 countries offering the latest research and scholarship on PR history: IHPRC 2013 Speaker Schedule There is also a keynote speech on trends in PR historiography from the conference organiser, Prof Tom [...]
PR History 2014 special edition – Call for Papers
Posted on 21. Mar, 2013 by twatson in News, Uncategorized
The Call for Papers for the Public Relations History 2014 special edition of Public Relations Review has been issued. It builds on the success of the first 2012 edition (Vol. 38, No.3) and the forthcoming 2013 edition (Vol. 30, No.2) which have published selected, peer reviewed papers from the International History of Public Relations Conference [...]
IHPRC 2013 early bird registration ends April 12
Posted on 19. Mar, 2013 by twatson in Conference, News, Uncategorized
Save £50 by registering for the International History of Public Relations Conference 2013 before 2330 BST on Friday April 12. The early-bird fee is just £225 / delegate. After that date, the fee rises to £275 until it closes on Friday June 20. Please note that authors must register for both days of the conference. [...]
IHPRC 2013 abstracts online
Posted on 04. Mar, 2013 by twatson in Conference, News, Resources, Uncategorized
All 36 abstracts chosen for presentation at IHPRC 2013, plus reserve papers, have been published. They were chosen from a record number of submissions by a 30-strong international peer review panel. The chosen papers come from authors in 19 countries, with the first papers ever from Indonesia, Kazakhstan and Indonesia. The largest national representation is from the [...]
Edelman biography in IHPRC Resources
Posted on 20. Feb, 2013 by twatson in News, Resources, Uncategorized
The biography of the late consultancy pioneer Daniel Edelman – Edelman and the Rise of Public Relations (2012) – has been posted as a PDF in the Resources section of the IHPRC website. Written by Franz Wisner and published by the firm, it tells the story of Dan Edelman, son of immigrants, and the development of his [...]
Tom Watson named as IHPRC 2013 keynote speaker
Posted on 29. Jan, 2013 by twatson in Conference, News, Uncategorized
Professor Tom Watson is to be the keynote speaker for the International History of Public Relations Conference (IHPRC) in 2013. He established the conference in 2009 and will be reviewing the trends and future directions of public relations history when making his address on Monday, June 24. “We have come a long way in just [...]
European PR History archive published
Posted on 17. Jan, 2013 by twatson in News, Resources, Uncategorized
The European Public Relations History Network (EPRHN) is a Bournemouth University initiative, supported by EUPRERA, to gather knowledge of the history of public relations across Europe. It aims to create cross-border research projects and to explore the distinctive aspects of public relations’ history across the continent. More than 30 academics and practitioners from 13 countries are founding members [...]
New PR history books and booklet
Posted on 17. Dec, 2012 by twatson in News, Resources, Uncategorized
The Finnish PR association, ProCom, has recently published a brochure in English on the long history of public relations in Finland. Titled, ‘History of Public Relations in Finland’, it is summarised from the Finnish language, ‘Century of PR in Finland’, and can be accessed online at: http://procom-fi-bin.directo.fi/@Bin/bf3672b1a1c40bffabadd3a60b5157f1/1355142813/application/pdf/788258/The%20History%20of%20PR.pdf Two new PR history books have been published [...]
Conference 2013
The conference, organised by the Institute for Media and Communication Research in BU’s Media School, is the international opportunity for academic researchers, historians and interested practitioners to meet, hear papers and discuss this rapidly growing area of research.
The fourth International History of Public Relations Conference is being held at Bournemouth University in England on June 24-25, 2013.
About Our Research
Based in the Corporate & Marketing Communications, Journalism & Communication and Media Production Academic Groups of The Media School, the Institute for Media and Communication Research aims to produce creative and rigorous research into public communication and the public sphere in the UK and internationally. Amongst its active groups are the Centre for Media History and the Public Relations Research Group. The annual International History of Public Relations Conference commenced in July 2010.
Registration
The International History of Public Relations will be held from Monday June to Tuesday June 25, 2013 at Bournemouth University in Dorset, England.
Register for the International History of Public Relations Conference 2013.
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