International History of Public Relations Conference

Registration

A second academic conference on the History of Public Relations will be held in July, 2011 at Bournemouth University in Dorset, England.

To register for the International History of Public Relations Conference please use our online registration form:

Register for the International History of Public Relations Conference

The conference, organised by the Centre for Public Communication Research in BU’s Media School, is an international opportunity for academic researchers, historians and interested practitioners to meet, hear papers and discuss this emerging area of research.

A Special History of Public Relations Issue of the Journal of Communication Management published in 2008 12(4) showed convincingly that there was world-wide interest, with contributions from Australia, Spain, UK and the US. Some challenged orthodoxies whilst others brought less-considered topics and national PR industries into a well-researched view.

The first conference’s Call for Papers has resulted in the submission of 66 abstracts from six continents with a wide range of themes and topics. At July 2010 conference,  34 papers were presented, along with two keynote speakers. A selection of papers will be published in another Special Issue of the Journal of Communication Management in mid 2011

We look to welcoming you to Bournemouth University in July.