Africa

(Regional coordination: Arnold de Beer, Stellenbosch University)

Botswana: Jyotika Ramaprasad (University of Miami)

Ethiopia: Terje Skjerdal (NLA University College)

Kenya: Levi Obonyo (Daystar University)

Malawi: Levi Manda (Malawi Institute of Journalism)

Sierra Leone: Sarah Bomkapre Kamara (LMU Munich)

South Africa: Arnold S de Beer (Stellenbosch University); Herman Wasserman (University of Cape Town)

Sudan: Mahmoud M. Galander (Qatar University)

Tanzania: Yusuf Kalyango (Ohio University)

Asia

(Regional coordination: Jyotika Ramaprasad, University of Miami)

Bangladesh: Mohammad Sahid Ullah (Chittagong University)

Bhutan: Beate Josephi (Edith Cowan University); Rabi Dahal (Bhutan Observer)

China: Zhang Zhi’an (Sun Yat-sen University); Baohua Zhou (Fudan University)

Hong Kong: Francis Lee (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

India: Jyotika Ramaprasad (University of Miami)

Indonesia: Nurhaya Muchtar (Indiana University of Pennsylvania); Masduki (Indonesian Islamic University, Yogyakarta)

Japan: Shinji Oi (Nihon University)

South Korea: Min-Kyu Lee (Chung-Ang University)

Malaysia: Mohd Safar Hasim (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

Philippines: Edson C. Tandoc, Jr. (Nanyang University of Technology)

Singapore: Andrew Duffy (Nanyang Technological University)

Thailand: Yubol Benjarongkij (Chulalongkorn University); Smith Boonchutima (Chulalongkorn University)

Central & Eastern Europe

(Regional coordination: Epp Lauk, University of Jyväskylä)

Albania: Jonila Godole (University of Tirana)

Bulgaria: Vera Slavtcheva-Petkova (University of Liverpool)

Croatia: Zrinjka Peruško (Zagreb University)

Czech Republic: Alice Němcová Tejkalová (Charles University); Filip Lab (Charles University)

Estonia: Halliki Harro-Loit (Tartu Univeristy); Epp Lauk (University of Jyväskylä)

Hungary: Jolan Roka (Metropolitan University)

Kosovo: Kenneth Andresen (University of Agder); Abit Hoxha (LMU Munich)

Latvia: Ainars Dimants (Turiba University)

Moldova: Natalia Milewski (University of Bucharest)

Romania: Natalia Milewski (University of Bucharest)

Russian Federation: Maria Anikina (Lomonosov State University)

Serbia: Verica Rupar (Auckland University of Technology); Sonja Seizova (University of Belgrade)

Latin America/the Caribbean

(Regional coordination: Martin Oller Alonso, Universidad de las Américas)

Argentina: Adriana Amado (National University of Matanza)

Brazil: Sonia Virginia Moreira (Rio de Janeiro State University); Letícia Matheus (Rio de Janeiro State University); Marcio Castilho (Fluminense Federal University)

Chile: Claudia Mellado (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso)

Colombia: Jesús Arroyave (Universidad del Norte)

Ecuador: Martin Oller Alonso (Universidad de las Américas); Palmira Chavero (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales)

El Salvador: Jose Luis Benitez (Universidad Centroamericana)

Mexico: Sallie Hughes (University of Miami); Mireya Márquez (Universidad Iberoamericana)

Middle East

(Regional coordination: Ashraf Galal Hassan Bayoumy, Qatar University)

Egypt: Basyouni Hamada (Qatar University)

Israel: Zvi Reich (Ben Gurion University of the Negev)

Oman: Abdullah Al-Kindi (Sultan Qaboos University)

Qatar: Ashraf Galal Hassan Bayoumy (Qatar University)

Turkey: Incilay Cangoz (Anadolu University)

UAE: Elsayed Bekhit (Zayed University)

Oceania

(Regional coordination: Folker Hanusch, University of Vienna)

Australia: Folker Hanusch (University of Vienna)

New Zealand: Ge of f Lealand (University of Waikato); James Hollings (Massey University)

Western Europe & North America

(Regional coordination: Thomas Hanitzsch, LMU Munich)

Austria: Josef Seethaler (Austrian Academy of Sciences); Andreas Riedl (Austrian Academy of Sciences)

Belgium: Olivier Standaert (Université catholique de Louvain); Stefan Mertens (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)

Canada: Ivor Shapiro (Ryerson University); Genevieve Bonin (Université d’Ottawa)

Cyprus: Dimitra Milioni (Cyprus University of Technology)

Denmark: Arjen van Dalen (University of Southern Denmark); Morten Skovsgaard (University of Southern Denmark)

Finland: Jari Väliverronen (University of Tampere); Reeta Pöyhtäri (University of Tampere)

France: Arnaud Mercier (Université de Lorraine); Nathalie Pignard-Cheynel (Université de Lorraine); Brigitte Sebbah (Université Paris Est)

Germany: Thomas Hanitzsch (LMU Munich); Nina Steindl (LMU Munich); Corinna Lauerer (LMU Munich)

Greece: Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

Iceland: Gudbjorg Kolbeins (University of Iceland)

Ireland: John O’Sullivan (Dublin City University); Kevin Rafer (Dublin City University)

Italy: Sergio Splendore (Università degli Studi di Milano)

Netherlands: Liesbeth Hermans (Windesheim University of Applied Sciences/Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen)

Norway: Jan Fredrik Hovden (University of Bergen)

Portugal: Rui Novais (University of Porto)

Spain: Rosa Berganza Conde (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)

Sweden: Monica Löfgren Nilsson (University of Gothenburg)

Switzerland: Vinzenz Wyss (Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften); Annik Dubied (University of Neuchâtel)

UK: Neil Thurman (LMU Munich)

USA: Tim Vos (University of Missouri); Stephanie Craft (University of Illinios, Urbana-Champaign)