*CFP* CALL FOR PARTICIPATION, ECREA CRISIS COMMUNICATION SECTION, PHD WORKSHOP YOUNG SCHOLARS NETWORK (ECREA)

As part ofour online activities throughout the first half of 2021, we would like to invite all young scholars to apply for our YECREA PhD Workshop jointly heldby ECREA’s Crisis Communication Section and Young Scholars Network (YECREA). The participation in the workshop is free of charge.

The aim of the workshop is to provide an online forum with individual feedback by senior scholars for doctoral students whose Ph.D. and research interest is related to the wide and interdisciplinary field of Risk and Crisis Communication.

The PhD Workshop will take place in May 2021. The exact date and time depend on the countries of origin/time zones of the individual participants. Further information on the date as well as on the respondents (senior scholars) will be announced later in time.

To apply for the workshop, please prepare and submit the _following two documents:

• an extended abstract of up to 500 words outlining your project (literature excluded): Please think of key elements such as your research problem, theoretical foundation, research question(s), methodology and (preliminary) findings
• a short letter of motivation stating why you would like to participate and which questions you want to see addressed; it should also mention your doctoral advisor as well as a rough time schedule for your project.

The documents must be submitted to Janina Klingelhöfer (Janina.Klingelhoefer@ifkw.lmu.de) until February 15, 2021. Please do not hesitate to ask questions beforehand.

A jury will select the applications according to standards of academic quality like theoretical foundation, stringency, and originality. You will receive their decision by mid-March 2021. There is no need to be a member of the Crisis Communication Section to apply, but please note that the capacity of the workshop is limited.