*CFP* "DIGITALIZATION OF DIPLOMACY IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA", SPECIAL SUMMER 2020 ISSUE, JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY EASTERN ASIA

The Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia (JCEA) is a peer-reviewed biannual journal that takes a leading role in new scholarship in Asia. Building on a foundation of dedicated study in current political, social and economic trends in East and Southeast Asia, the JCEA is expanding its scope to unique aspects of Asian scholarship, including (socio-technical) convergence and future (network) studies.

The JCEA editorial board is committed to working very hard to boost the scholarly presence of new Asian scholarship around the world and secure its reputation as an emerging world-class publishing outlet. The editors welcome manuscripts based on original research or significant reexamination of existing literature.

The Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia (JCEA), is announcing a call for papers for a special Summer 2020 issue on the Digitalization of Diplomacy in South-East Asia.

The topics that we are particularly interested in include, but are not limited to:

• The manner in which local, societal norms and values influence diplomats’ use of digital technologies 
• The internal processes through which diplomatic institutions adopt and utilize new digital technologies 
• How organizational mentalities can facilitate/obstruct the adoption of digital technologies 
• How does the digitalization of society impact the digitalization of diplomats? 
• The temporal and spatial impact that digitalization has had on the conduct of diplomacy 
• How political structures within foreign ministries or governments influence diplomats’ ability to utilize digital technologies 
• Whether and how have increasing concerns about disinformation or misinformation affected the digitization of diplomacy?

The deadline for abstract submission is September 20.

For more details, please refer to our website.