Transcript Stepping out of the shadow: internationalizing communication

Stepping out of the shadow:
internationalizing communication
research in CEE
Václav Štětka
ECREA 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
GERD as a % of GDP
Employment in R&D as a
% of population
Source: Płoszaj & Olechnicka 2015
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
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
40%
18%
13%
Poland
11%
Czech Hungary Romania
Republic
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)
12
11
10
8
6
4
2
0
6
5
4
3
3
3
2
1
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
IF
(2013)
Sage
2.444
Wiley-Blackwell 2.076
Ranking in the WoS JCR –
Communication (2013)
1
3
New Media & Society
Journal of Computer-Mediated
Communication
Political Communication
Sage
2.052
Wiley-Blackwell 2.019
4
6
Taylor & Francis 1.825
10
International Journal of Press-Politics
Communication Monographs
Sage
1.761
Taylor & Francis 1.319
11
17
Information Communication & Society Taylor & Francis 1.283
19
Journalism
Media, Culture & Society
Communication Theory
Sage
1.241
Sage
1.139
Wiley-Blackwell 1.048
21
25
31
European Journal of Communication
Sage
1.000
33
Discourse & Society
International Journal of
Communication
Journalism Studies
Sage
0.862
USC Annenberg 0.786
Press
Taylor & Francis 0.709
36
41
Communication Research
Journal of Communication
Publisher
43
Results:
12
10
48 articles
by 88
authors
= approx.
1% of total
production
8
11
9
8
6
4
2
0
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
Time development: is there any progress at all?
12
10
10
8
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
2
5
3
3
2
0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Authors by countries
2% 1% 1%
5%
Slovenia
6%
Other - Western Country
36%
7%
Poland
Czech Republic
Hungary
9%
Estonia
Romania
Other - Europe
10%
Bulgaria
23%
Lithuania
Authorship
Single
Multiple
35%
65%
48%
52%
Western co-authors
Non-western co-authors
First author
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
18
11
5
4
4
2
2
1
1
Universities with more than 1 article
University of Ljubljana
19
Charles University in
Prague
University of Queensland
5
48
5
3
University of Tartu
Others (only 1)
Type of journal issue
Regular issue
Special issue
15%
85%
Methodology
Quantitative
Qualitative
Not declared
13%
57%
30%
First method
3
Survey
2
Content analysis
13
13
Discourse/textual/s
emiotic analysis
Interviews
Other
6
Second method
5
7
Discourse/textual
/semiotic analysis
Interviews
Other
1
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 copublications 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!
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