Call for Book Chapter proposals: "Cultural Hegemony and Media in Politics"

We invite chapter proposals for an edited volume that explores the intersections of cultural hegemony and media in shaping political landscapes, public discourse, and power relations across different contexts. This volume seeks to interrogate how media—traditional and digital—serves as a vehicle for hegemonic ideologies, contestation, and resistance in the political sphere.

Overview

Drawing on the foundational work of Antonio Gramsci and subsequent theoretical and empirical developments, this volume examines the role of media in maintaining or challenging dominant cultural and political narratives. In an age of global crises, misinformation, media concentration, and algorithmic curation, understanding the relationship between media systems and hegemonic power is more critical than ever.

We welcome contributions from scholars across disciplines including media and communication studies, political science, sociology, cultural studies, critical theory, and international relations. Both theoretical reflections and empirical case studies are encouraged.

Possible topics

Themes may include (but are not limited to):

• Gramscian and neo-Gramscian analyses of media and hegemony

• Media ownership, concentration, and ideological control

• Political communication, populism, and cultural narratives

• Media, nationalism, and identity politics

• Soft power, global media, and international hegemony

• Digital platforms, algorithms, and ideological reproduction

• News framing, agenda-setting, and political legitimacy

• Resistance media and counter-hegemonic discourses

• Media representations of class, race, gender, and migration

• Post-truth politics, disinformation, and media literacy

• Cultural hegemony in authoritarian and democratic regimes

Submission Guidelines

Please submit an abstract of no more than 300 words, along with a short biography (max 150 words), to Dr. Caglar Ezikoglu (c.ezikoglu@bham.ac.uk) by 30 June 2025

Following selection of abstracts, full chapters (6,000–8,000 words, including references) will be due by 30 September 2025. All submissions should be original and not under consideration elsewhere.