CALL FOR PAPERS THEMATIC DOSSIER 50 | Risk and Crisis: Reflections on Organizational Communication Management in the Risk Society

2025-10-22

Call for papers thematic dossier

Risk and Crisis: Reflections on Organizational Communication Management in the Risk Society

Number 50 (January to April 2026)

 

DOSSIER COORDINATORS

Sergio Andreucci - Universidade de São Paulo - ECA - USP – e-mail: s.andreucci@usp.br

Jones Machado - Universidade Federal de Santa Maria – UFSM – e-mail: jones.machado@ufsm.br

 

PRESENTATION

The current risk society demands deep reflection, paradigm shifts, and quick and effective responses from governments and organizations. This involves the adoption of public and private strategies aimed at mitigating situations of vulnerability arising from various contexts.

Environmental disasters, climate change, wars reflecting power struggles, hunger, poverty, epidemics, uncertainties and fears related to advances in artificial intelligence, as well as extremist ideologies, contribute to a state of permanent risk in society. These risks are complex and multifaceted, affecting not only the environmental sphere but also economic, social, political, and technological dimensions.

The instability caused by the uncertainty of risks directly compromises the balance and well-being of the market, organizations, and global society, requiring coordinated and effective responses to mitigate them. In this context, the role of communication, both public and organizational, is crucial to inform and mediate integrated strategies, aiming to find safer and more sustainable solutions to the challenges faced.

This thematic dossier of the magazine Organicom invites researchers to reflect on the role of organizational communication and public relations in risk and crisis management. We are seeking articles that critically and proactively explore how organizations can use communication strategies to face crises and mitigate risks.

 

 

CALL FOR PAPERS - THEMATIC DOSSIER

 

Risk and Crisis: Reflections on Organizational Communication Management in the Risk Society - Number 50 (January to April 2026)

TOPICS OF INTEREST

 

We invite the submission of articles that address, but are not limited to, the following topics:

  1. Interdisciplinarity for risk and crisis management in communication.

The search for integrated approaches that combine knowledge and practices from various fields of expertise to mitigate risks, prevent crises, reduce impacts, and promote mediating and caring communication.

  1. The complexity of AI – Artificial Intelligence in crisis management.

Reflections on the use of these technologies in organizational crisis management and communication, with a focus on reputation, communication flows, and strategic decisions.

  1. Epistemological studies on organizational communication in the risk society.

Analysis of the epistemological implications of organizational communication in contexts of uncertainty and risk.

  1. Ethics, communication, and risks in organizational relationships.

Studies on ethics in communication and in organizational relationships that may impact fundamental rights. Responsibilities of organizations, corporate governance, and compliance policies.

  1. Intercultural communication in risk and crisis management.

Analysis of intercultural communication and its implications in risk and crisis contexts, considering the vulnerabilities and specific needs of diverse groups.

  1. Public communication and risk communication.

Policies and strategies that explore the different forms of public and risk communication, topics of public interest that affect collective life, encompassing communication produced by the state, society, media, and organizations.

  1. Identities, narratives, and power relations.

Studies that analyze organizational discourses and their implications for power relations, identity, image, and reputation. Languages and strategies for consolidating organizational identity and image, and the reputational outcomes in the relationship between organizational discourse and society.

  1. Risk communication in consumer society.

Analysis of risk communication and crisis management strategies in the market environment. Consumption, reputation, and branding, the functional interactions between institutional communication and marketing.

  1. The phenomenon of disinformation and its implications for organizations.

Creation and dissemination of false information with the aim of generating risks, instability, and crises for organizations. Addressing the phenomena of fake news, deepfakes, and post-truth through the implementation of communication strategies.

 

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