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Stepping out of the shadow: internationalizing communication research in CEE
Václav ŠtětkaECREA CEE Network Chair
PolCoRe,Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism,
Charles University in Prague
CEECOM 2015 International Conference, Zagreb 12-14 June 2015
Assessing/reflecting the East/West gap in social sciences
• European Social Foudation (2010) Promoting Internationalisation of the Social Sciences in Central and Eastern Europe. SCSS Position Paper.
• Palné Kovács & Kutsar (eds.) (2010) Internationalisation of Social Sciences in Central and Eastern Europe. The ‘catching up’ – a myth or a strategy? Routledge.
• Płoszaj A., Olechnicka A, (2015), ‘Running faster or measuring better? How is the R&D sector in Central and Eastern Europe catching up with Western Europe?’, GRINCOH Working Paper Series, Paper No. 3.06
“The slow and contested internationalisation”
Historical legacies: hindrance to internationalization
• “Catching up with Western Europe is blocked particularly by the several decades of isolation of the Central and Eastern European research community (primarily in the social sciences)”
Kutsar & Palné Kovács (2010: 1-2)
Participation in ESF activities and proposals by scientists from Europe vs CEE, 2004-2008
Source: ESF 2010
Coordinators of social sciences and humanities projects
in EU Framework Programmes (1994-2006)
CEE coordinators:FP5: 3%FP6: 6%
(source: ESF 2010)
Coordinators of FP7 projects (all disciplines) from CEE countries (EU10)
3.7%
Success rate of EU10 applications in ERC programmes: 4.3% (source: Rauch & Ulrich 2012)
Expenditure on R&D and employment in R&D: EU15 vs EU10
Source: Płoszaj & Olechnicka 2015
GERD as a % of GDP Employment in R&D as a % of population
GERD as % of GDP by country
Source: Płoszaj & Olechnicka 2015
R&D Expenditure vs FP7 success
Source: Rauch & Ulrich 2012
Publications in WoS journals 2000-2013: CEE authors account for 10.9% of total production
Poland Czech Republic
Hungary Romania0%5%
10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%
40%
18%
13%11%
Source: Płoszaj & Olechnicka 2015
CEE countries’ share in articles and citations of EU10 (WoS, 2000-2013)
Source: Płoszaj & Olechnicka 2015
Citations per article in EU10 vs EU15
All WoS journals Excluding WoS journals published outside EU10
Source: Płoszaj & Olechnicka 2015
Citations per article by authors from EU10s (excluding WoS journals published in EU10)
Source: Płoszaj & Olechnicka 2015
Percentage of articles with at least one foreign affiliation (excl. CEE journals)
Source: Płoszaj & Olechnicka 2015
Examining publication outputs by CEE scholars in media/communication journals: an unexplored territory
• Braun and Schubert (1996): research on publications from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia
• Elena Tarasheva (2011) : The place of Eastern European researchers in international discourse: Critical discourse analysis. Discourse & Society 22 (2), 190-208.
• a case study on eight ‘Western’ journals which publish CDA research to establish the number of articles by Eastern Europeans– Journals included Media, Culture & Society; Communication Research;
Discourse & Society; Theory, Culture & Society• Out of 5699 articles in the sample (1990-2010), 39 (0.68%) came
from authors from Eastern Europe
Research articles in 8 communication/linguistic journals (SAGE) published by CEE scholars between 1990-2010 (Tarasheva, 2011)
Slove
nia
Poland
Romania
Russia
Bulgaria
Czech
Republic
Hungary
Estonia
Bosnia
Serb
ia0
2
4
6
8
10
12 11
65
43 3 3
21 1
Publication record of CEE scholars in international media & communication journals
A pilot study
Methodology
• Method: content analysis of publication record of CEE-based scholars in selected international media & communication journals
• Sample: 15 key communication journals published by Western publishers (Sage, Taylor&Francis, Wiley); all indexed in WoS–time scope: 2005-2014– only articles with authors affiliated to universities
residing in CEE countries – only research/review articles
• Variables: forms of authorship, types of methodologies, types of journal issue
Journal name Publisher IF (2013)
Ranking in the WoS JCR – Communication (2013)
Communication Research Sage 2.444 1Journal of Communication Wiley-Blackwell 2.076 3
New Media & Society Sage 2.052 4Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
Wiley-Blackwell 2.019 6
Political Communication Taylor & Francis 1.825 10International Journal of Press-Politics Sage 1.761 11Communication Monographs Taylor & Francis 1.319 17
Information Communication & Society Taylor & Francis 1.283 19
Journalism Sage 1.241 21Media, Culture & Society Sage 1.139 25Communication Theory Wiley-Blackwell 1.048 31
European Journal of Communication Sage 1.000 33
Discourse & Society Sage 0.862 36International Journal of Communication
USC Annenberg Press
0.786 41
Journalism Studies Taylor & Francis 0.709 43
European Journal o
f Communica
tion
Discourse
& So
ciety
Journalism St
udies
Journalism
Media, Cultu
re & So
ciety
International Journal o
f Press&
Politics
Information, C
ommunication &
Socie
ty
International Journal o
f Communica
tion
New Media &
Socie
ty
Journal of C
omputer Mediated Communica
tion0
2
4
6
8
10
12 11
98
4 43 3 3
21
Results:
48 articlesby 88 authors
= approx. 1% of total production
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140
2
4
6
8
10
12
2
5 5
34
5
10
5
3
6
Time development: is there any progress at all?
Authors by countries
36%
23%
10%
9%
7%
6%5%
2% 1% 1%
SloveniaOther - Western CountryPolandCzech RepublicHungaryEstoniaRomaniaOther - EuropeBulgariaLithuania
35%65%
Authorship
Single Multiple
48%52%
Western co-authors Non-western co-authors
Slove
nia
Other - W
estern Country
Poland
Czech
Republic
Hungary
Estonia
Romania
Bulgaria
Other - Europe
02468
101214161820
18
11
54 4
2 21 1
First author
19
5
53
48
University of LjubljanaCharles University in PragueUniversity of QueenslandUniversity of TartuOthers (only 1)
Universities with more than 1 article
85%
15%
Type of journal issue
Regular issue Special issue
13%
30%57%
MethodologyQuantitative Qualitative Not declared
32
13
6
13
First method
SurveyContent analysisDiscourse/textual/semiotic analysisInterviewsOther
5
1
7
Second method
Discourse/textual/semi-otic analysisInterviewsOther
Summary• CEE media & communication scholars having
marginal impact on the top-level international publictation scene– situation does not seem to be improving in time
• Virtually no presence in journals with highest IF• With the exception of Slovenia, publication record of
other countries limited to just a handful of articles• Most universities represented by just one article • Relative lack of empirical research & quantitative
methodologies • Low attention devoted to new/online/social media
So… what to do about it?• International co-publishing activities: “simple and robust indicator of
the internationalisation of science” (Kramberger & Mali, 2010: 199)– need to actively seek collaborative projects leading to co-publications with
Western authors• increasing international visibility: joint database of CEE institutions /
projects / researchers for improving networking– > “match-making application” - ECREA CEE Network initiative
• overcoming “self-stigmatisation” of CEE scholars (Kutsar & Kovács, 2010: 222)
• Internationalization from below: promoting & enhancing international experience of graduate/PhD students– Encouraging participation at international graduate conferences– Joint PhD supervision with Western universities– Preventing from “brain drain”: creating conditions for young CEE scholars
with international experience to return back to CEE
Thank you!