[Air-l] IAMCR-CP&T call for papers
Jo Pierson
Jo.Pierson at vub.ac.be
Thu Dec 23 23:50:55 PST 2004
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - IAMCR Communication Policy & Technology section
Taipei, 26-28 July 2005
The Communication Policy & Technology section (CP&T) of the
International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR)
invites submissions of abstracts for papers to be presented at the 2005
Conference in Taipei, Taiwan, 26-28 July 2005. The Conference will be
held under the theme: Media Panics: Freedom, Control and Democracy in
the age of Globalisation. More information about the conference is
available at: http://iamcr2005.shu.edu.tw/.
The CP&T Section's focus is on communication policy, with a keen
interest in socio-economic aspects of technological change. The Section
welcomes research that bridges between theory and practice, theoretical
and empirical studies, by offering scientific reflection as well as
guidelines for political action. The CP&T Section does not adhere to
any single philosophical or theoretical school but encourages research
that is critical and counter-intuitive. For the Taiwan conference, we
plan to hold sessions on:
Emerging ICTs and user empowerment
Peer-to-peer exchange, blogging, wiki, smart mobs, social software,
location-based services, are emerging ICT applications that seem to
allow the user to adopt an active role in 'configuring' and
'domesticating' technology. However, all technological change is
embedded in, and constrained by the social context of everyday life and
work. The question therefore remains to what extent these new
applications really enable users to participate in political, economic
and cultural life.
Internet governance: who rules?
The question of Internet governance is high up on many agendas.
Governments are discussing how to deal with unwanted content on the
web, whereas market players are becoming increasingly creative in
competing for the control of the Internet. The Section welcomes
contributions that address the question who controls the Internet, why
and with what effects.
The digital media in Asia: the 'geo'-factor
Papers for this session are to be situated in Asia and have either a
regional, national or local focus. They highlight geo-political,
geo-economical or geo-cultural factors as possible explanations for the
evolution of digital information and communication systems. Papers that
discuss Asian information and communication systems in relation with
other continents are also welcomed.
Digital Divide
Digital divide being an indication of unequal access and use of ICT is
provoked by factors of economic, socio-political, educational, gender,
and cultural nature. In different national contexts digital divide
results in inequality, media illiteracy and decreased communication
competence. Papers for the joint session of the CP&T and Working Group
on Digital Divide, convened by Elena Vartanova, are invited to discuss
new models of national and global communication policy to overcome the
digital divide with a special focus on the role of various social
agents such as states, NGOs, content and access providers and users.
Criteria for selection of abstracts
The CP&T welcomes abstracts from the global research community. Younger
researchers from all regions are especially encouraged to submit
abstracts for evaluation. The CP&T has a tradition for keeping high
academic standards. In evaluating abstracts, we look at criteria such
as:
1.The scientific or policy relevance of the research problem
2.The formulation of the research question
3.The clarity of the objective of the paper
4.The consistency of the proposed argument
5.The theories and/or methodologies used
6.The nature of the empirical evidence presented.
Abstracts may be rejected on the basis that they do not meet these
criteria or that the information provided is of insufficient quality.
Abstracts of about 500 words should be submitted by 1 February 2005 to
Tanja Storsul (tanja.storsul at media.uio.no). All prospective presenters
will be advised by 1 April 2005 of the outcome of their applications.
The full text of accepted papers would be due for submission no later
than 1 June 2005.
Joint Heads: Hopeton S. Dunn & Pascal Verhoest
Deputy Heads: Jo Pierson & Tanja Storsul
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