The 34th International Public Relations Research Symposium, BledCom 2027, will take place on 2-3 July 2027 in Bled, Slovenia.

The BledCom symposium is an annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in public relations and related disciplines to discuss contemporary communication and management challenges.

This year’s theme, “The Social Role for Public Relations in a Turbulent World”, invites scholars and practitioners to explore the social role for public relations and its relevance in an increasingly turbulent world.

Questions to guide submissions:

• Does the practice of public relations have a social role beyond that of being the ‘paid piper’ for an organization?
• Has the discipline contributed to the current turbulence in the world? If so, how?
• To what extent has the discipline reflected on its own social responsibility while professing to be the conduit of communication for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)?
• Does public relations have a role in calming and healing this turbulence?
• If so, is the discipline even contemplating its role to help calm and heal a turbulent society?
• Is the discipline equipped to engage in this societal role as healer?
• Has scholarship adequately addressed the role public relations has played in building just and equitable societies as part of civil society?

Deadlines and Dates

• Submit abstracts (500-800 words) or panel proposals by 2 February 2027
• Notification of acceptance after peer review: March 3, 2027 
• Full papers (up to 6,000 words): due September 13, 2027, for inclusion in conference proceedings

More information: https://www.bledcom.com/bledcom-2027-call-for-papers