Established in 2007 and inaugurated at the Shanghai Global Communication and Development Conference, GCA is intended to:

  • Foster and promote academic research in global studies;
  • Promote academic collaboration among major universities around the world;
  • Facilitate joint projects and research opportunities among scholars, researchers, and graduate students;
  • Facilitate faculty research and exchange programs;
  • Facilitate joint programs, grant opportunities, symposiums, and timely initiatives among centers, institutes, and global organizations;
  • Explore the myriad opportunities and challenges in the areas of teaching, learning, communication development, globalization, mass media, and international cooperation; and
  • Hold annual conferences throughout the world.

Membership

The founding members of Global Communication Association include:

  • Dr. Obaid Said Al-Shaqsi
    Dean of Bayan College
    P.O.Box 1842
    Postal Code 130 Al-Athaiba
    Sultanate of Oman
    Emails: dr.shaqsi@gmail.com or Obaid@bayancollege.edu.om
  • Professor Kang Liu, Director
    Program in Chinese Media and Communication Studies
    Duke University, North Carolina, USA
    chinesemedia@duke.edu
  • Prof. Xiguang Lee, Director
    Center for International Studies
    Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
    xiguang@tsinghua.edu.cn
  • Prof. Dai Yuanguang, Director
    School of Film and Television
    Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
    daiyg8408@vip.sina.com
  • Prof. Sun Youzhong
    Beijing Foreign Studies University, China
    sunny@bfsu.edu.cn
  • Prof. Yahya Kamalipour, Director
    Center for Global Studies
    Purdue University Calumet, Indiana, USA
    yrkamali@purdue.edu

Gradually, other major universities throughout the world will be invited to join GCA. Each member will sponsor an annual conference on a timely global communication theme.

Please direct your comments and suggestions to:

 

Yahya Kamalipour 

Yahya R. Kamalipour, PhD
Professor and Head
Department of Communication and Creative Arts
Director, Center for Global Studies
Purdue University Calumet
2200 169th Street
Hammond, IN  46323-2094
 
Telephone: 219-989-2880 or 219-989-2393
Fax: 219-989-2008
Email: yrkamali@purdue.edu; kamaliyr@calumet.purdue.edu or kamalipour@yahoo.com
Personal web site:  www.kamalipour.com
 
Founder & Managing Editor, Global Media Journal (www.globalmediajournal.com)
Co-Editor & Founder, Journal of Globalization for the Common Good (www.commongoodjournal.com)
Founder, Global Communication Association (www.globalcomassociation.com)
Co-Editor, Global Media Studies, State University of New York Press (http://www.sunypress.edu/results.asp)