Now a Call for Papers has been issued for the forthcoming conference Leadership. Leaders and New Trends in Political Communication. The conference will be held in Rome, Italy, between May 20-21.

Confirmed keynote speakers are: Brian McNair, Sara Bentivegna, Nico Carpentier, Fausto Colombo, Raffaele De Mucci, Sergio Fabbrini, Ivor Gaber, Matthew Hibberd, Michael Higgins, Leonardo Morlino, Edoardo Novelli, Jo Silvester, Mick Temple, Dario E. Viganò, and Katrin Voltmer.

The deadline for abstract submissions is April 2, 2011. For more information about the conference, please visit the conference website.