Communication scholars have intensified their interest in theories of dialogue during the past twenty years, finding and creating applications in interpersonal, organizational, intercultural, rhetorical, media, and performance settings. Most of this work has been inspired by the writing of relatively few theorists, yet we suspect other approaches and perspectives might be equally illuminating. Thus, we are led to ask such questions as: What underappreciated issues or emerging theorists offer new perspectives on dialogue? Does our interest in dialogue as a phenomenon of cooperation obscure theoretically important facets of the process? What contributions to dialogue theory are made by scholarship outside well-known academic European and North American cultural traditions? What 21st century gender-, race-, and power-based issues might cause us to rethink some previously-held assumptions of dialogue? Does dialogue research today demand innovative and unusual research methods in order to provide fresh data for theorizing? For this special issue, we invite our colleagues to take the road “less traveled by” and to submit manuscripts that explore fresh perspectives regarding these and other issues, manuscripts that deepen our understanding of dialogue theory and its contributions, applications, and limitations.

Manuscripts should be submitted by email attachment to both editors simultaneously not later than July 15, 2006 (kcissna@luna.cas.usf.edu and andersonr@accessus.net). The email message should (a) provide complete contact information (address, telephone, fax, and email) and brief biographical summaries (full name, highest earned academic degree, institution granting that degree, and present academic or professional position) for each author; (b) indicate the title of the manuscript; and (c) state that the manuscript is the author(s)’s original work, that it is submitted for consideration for this special issue of Communication Theory, that it is not presently under consideration at any other journal nor published elsewhere; and that the reference list is complete and in appropriate form. Attached to the message should be an electronic copy of the manuscript in Word. The first page of the manuscript should contain the title, an abstract of not more than 200 words, and up to six keywords for indexing. Manuscripts should not exceed 30 pages, including text, references, notes, tables, and figures, and must conform to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition). Preference may be given to shorter manuscripts that will allow us to maximize the number of articles in the issue. Manuscripts must be free of all author-identifying references, must utilize one inch margins and 12 point font, and be double-spaced throughout. If electronic submission poses a hardship, please contact the editors by email or by phone to Cissna (813-974-6820) to arrange an alternative submission format.

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