The forthcoming RIPE@2026 conference will take place in Taipei, Taiwan, from 20-23 October 2026. It will be sponsored by the Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation (PTS) and hosted by the School of Communication at National Chengchi University in Taipei.
The topic for RIPE@2026 is Politics and Public Service Media. In this regard, the organizers welcome paper proposals that address the following topics:
- Political Dynamics, Media Capture and PSM Autonomy
- Geopolitics, Global Power Shifts, and the Evolution of PSM
- Policy-Making and Regulatory Regimes in a Shifting Media Environment
- PSM in the Digital Age: Navigating Disinformation and Platform Power
- Trust, Neutrality, and Public Legitimacy: The Political Battleground
- Emerging Agendas: Sustainability, DEI, and the Future Mandate of PSM
We welcome the submission of abstracts (max. 600 words plus title page) until 28 February 2026. The submission platform will be available from January 2026 and its opening announced separately.
Review decisions will be finalized in March, and notifications of acceptance will be sent on 1 April 2026. Accepted authors are expected to submit their full papers by 1 August 2026.
The full call for papers and additional conference information is available here: