Aims.

The aim of this working papers series is to disseminate current, multi-disciplinary research activities of members of Department of Communication. Working papers are published in electronically (pdf format) on our web site.

Working papers (sometimes called discussion papers) are manuscripts that have not been accepted for publication. The paper may be a draft that the author would like to send to colleagues in order to solicit comments or feedback, or it may be a paper that the author has presented or plan to present at a conference or seminar, or one that the author(s) have submitted for publication to a journal but has not yet been accepted.

Each working paper remains the intellectual property of the author. It is our goal to preserve the author's ability to publish the work elsewhere, and to that end we provide links and editorial policy statements on prior publication for leading journals. Working papers should not be reproduced without prior approval from the author.