Call for Papers
The International History of Public Relations Conference
July 5-6, 2023
Bournemouth University, UK
Faculty of Media & Communication
Academics, practitioners and research students are invited to submit competitive abstracts for presentation at the 13th International History of Public Relations Conference (IHPRC) which will again be held at Bournemouth University.
Since 2010, IHPRC has been the premier international conference addressing the history of public relations and related disciplines. It has attracted papers from around the world and led to a major expansion of publishing on the public relations history field in academic journals and research books.
After a successful trial in 2022, the 13th IHPRC will again be held in a hybrid format that combines physical attendance at the conference as well as online presentations.
Submissions – Deadline for consideration: 16 January 2023.
For IHPRC 2023, the conference’s academic committee is especially keen to receive submissions based on archival research or which consider the theory and practice of archival research in the history of public relations.
Papers for presentation at IHPRC 2023 will be selected, after peer review, on the basis of abstracts. Authors are invited to submit one word document. Page one will include the title of the paper, author(s) name(s) and affiliations. Page two onwards will include the abstract. The abstract will be of no more than two pages total length, including references. The abstract should express the purpose, methodology, findings and implications of the research. Author and affiliation details are to be presented only in first page and should not be identified in the abstract.
Abstracts must be presented in Word format, 12-point font size, single spacing with a 1-inch (25mm) margin on A4 page size. Submissions and enquiries should go to atheofilou@bournemouth.ac.uk.
Information on conference registration and conference hotels follows, as will details of the conference’s hybrid structure.
We look forward to welcoming PR historians to Bournemouth in July 2023.
Follow the conference on @historyofpr and Facebook.com/IHPRC
Hello our dearest History of PR Aficionados!
We have exciting news! The Special Issue of “Corporate Communication: An International Journal” on History of PR is now open to receive submissions from our latest IHPRC 2022!! Some useful information:
- All submissions will go through ScholarOne
- Author guidelines may be found here https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/ccij
- Each article needs to be approximately between 6000 and 8000 words in length. This includes all text including references and appendices. Please allow 250 words for each figure or table.
- We aim for the special issue on History of PR to be Volume- 28/Issue – 4 ie September 2023, therefore we are on a tight schedule. The deadline to submit your manuscript will be December 30, 2022.
- When submitting your paper do not forget at Step 5 of the process to indicate that your submission is for the Special issue “History of PR”
Anything you need to ask we are an email away atheofilou@bournemouth.ac.uk
Call for papers now closed.
The call for papers for IHPRC 2019 IHPRC 2019 – CALL FOR PAPERS
Organised by the Public Relations Research Group of the Faculty of Media and Communication, Bournemouth University, UK
Academics, practitioners and research students are again invited to submit competitive abstracts and papers for presentation at the tenth running of the International History of Public Relations Conference (IHPRC) to be held on June 26-28, 2019 at Bournemouth University.
The first nine IHPRCs have been very successful and have made an important contribution to public relations and communications history scholarship. Proceedings, presentations and keynote presentations will be available at http://historyofpr.com.
Conference themes
Among the themes IHPRC continues to promote are:
- The historiography of public relations and the application of historical theories and
interpretations to the history of PR; alternative and unheard histories and herstories;
archaeological methodologies and theoretical analyses - Seminal personalities or events that shaped the formation of public relations
as a discipline (This can also include challenges to the “Great Man” or “Great Woman”
approach) - History of the PR/Communication departments of organisations (companies,
associations, political organisations, NGOs, etc.) - History of PR instruments (press releases, press conferences, campaigns, social
media, etc.) - Alternative approaches to the history of public relations, e.g. on the basis of
culture (personal networks and influence) or via definitions of public relations - The evolution of public relations in nations, government and industry
- The history of public relations in specific sectors (for example, consultancy,
education, health, and politics) - The public relations of dissent and activism; historical analysis of public relations
in activist and non-profit campaigns - The evolution of public relations theory(ies) over time; the history of schools of
thinking in public relations - The formation of industry and professional bodies and their impact on public
relations practice and education; professionalisation of public relations - The ethics of public relations and its discussion over time
- Oral histories of public relations; discussion of this methodology
| For 2019, in addition to the traditional themes on the history of PR, we would also welcome proposals for a discussion panel on the history of PR education and the teaching of PR history. Research around this area may offer insight on the links between PR education, PR history and how the practice of the discipline has evolved historically. |
Submissions
Papers for presentation at IHPRC 2019 will be selected, after peer review, on the basis of abstracts, of no more than two pages total length, including any references. The abstract should express the purpose, methodology, findings, implications/limitations and originality of the study. Author and affiliation details are to be printed on a separate sheet and the author(s) should not be identified in the abstract.
Abstracts must be presented in Word format, 12 point font size, single spacing with 1-inch (25mm) margins on A4 page size. For presentation examples, please see: Abstracts_2017 IHPRC
Publications
Manuscripts have been sought for submission to the most established journals of the PR discipline. Papers from the conference have mostly been published in Special Issues in Public Relations Review. Specifically:
Journal of Communication Management (2011), 15(3)
Public Relations Review (2012), 38(3)
Public Relations Review (2013), 39(2)
Public Relations Review (2014), 40(4)
Journal of Public Relations Research (2015), 27(3)
Public Relations Review (2016), 42(5)
Journal of Public Relations Research (2017), 29(1)
The next special issue will be in Public Relations Review, which will be published in 2018 (guest editors: Dr Tasos Theofilou and Professor Tom Watson).
Deadlines
- Submission of abstracts: Monday, February 1, 2019 to prhistory@bournemouth.ac.uk
- Acceptance notification (by email): w/c March 22, 2019
Conference Venue and Registration
All accepted abstracts will be published online prior to the conference.
IHPRC will be held at Bournemouth University’s Executive Business Centre. Please go to the ‘registration’ tab from March 2019 onwards or register here: https://ihprc2019.eventbrite.co.uk/
Keep in touch You can follow IHPRC through its Facebook group and on Twitter, @historyofpr
About Our Research
As its name suggests, the Public Relations Research Center is focused on research into the history, practice and theory of public relations and adjacent fields of communication activity.
The annual International History of Public Relations Conference commenced on July 2010.