[Air-l] CfP IAMCR-CTP reminder

[Jo Pierson]

*** Apologies for possible cross postings ***

IAMCR-CTP Porto Alegre - Call for Papers


The Communications Technology Policy section invites submission of 
abstracts for papers and posters to be presented at the 2004 IAMCR 
Conference to be held in Porto Alegre, Brazil, 25.-30. July 2004. The 
Conference will be held under the theme: Communication and Democracy: 
Perspectives for a New World. More information about the conference 
is available at: http://www.pucrs.br/famecos/iamcr/

Digital technology opens up new possibilities for democratization. 
Through ICTs citizens may get better access to information and find 
new means to participate in democratic debate and decision-making. 
Yet, there are a number of political and social challenges to enable 
these potentials to be fully realized on local, national and global 
levels. These challenges include questions of culture, capabilities, 
access and social inclusion, of the openness of the networks and of 
the possibilities for citizens to use ICTs effectively for 
participatory purposes. How does policy address these issues - and 
how does this interact with new market developments? How do user 
aspects enable or constrain possibilities of digital participation? 
What new dimensions of research can contribute to a better 
understanding of the relationships between policy, information and 
communication technology and democracy?

Papers and posters to be presented in the CTP Section should relate 
to the overall theme of the conference and contributions on the 
following sub-themes are especially invited:

* Digital Divide vs Democratic Inclusion - political, social and 
cultural challenges on local and global levels.
* Structures and governance of the liberalized ICT industries.
* Strategies and policies regarding gate keepers in converging markets.
* Global Technologies and Local Power Relations - policies, 
adaptation and use at community levels.

The CTP section encourages papers that address these themes from the 
perspective of the production and/or consumption of technologies. 
Although the sub-themes above are of particular interest, the section 
welcomes submissions on closely related issues and will give 
consideration to such abstracts.  The section encourages papers 
offering theoretically informed and empirically grounded 
contributions.

Abstracts of about 500 words should be sent by 14. February 2003 to 
iamcr-ctp at encip.org. In addition you should also put the four e-mail 
addresses of the section heads and deputies in CC (Carbon Copy) 
(hdunn at cwjamaica.com, Verhoest2 at stb.tno.nl, jo.pierson at vub.ac.be, 
tanja.storsul at media.uio.no). Please indicate whether the abstract is 
intended for the paper or poster sessions. All prospective presenters 
will be advised by 12. April 2004 of the outcome of their 
applications. The full text of accepted papers would be due for 
submission no later than 13. July 2004.

For updates and further information about the section, please visit 
eCTP - the section's website: 
http://www.komdat.sbg.ac.at/ectp/
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