[Air-L] 3. Digital Civic Engagement and Democracy Literature Review (Steven Clift) Air-L Digest, Vol 111, Issue 26

tania arriaga-azkarate ameriketan at hotmail.com
Tue Oct 29 10:43:10 PDT 2013


Thank you for your effort!!! I am going to take good care of it!!!

Tania Arriaga Azkarate
PhD Student
Center for Basque Studies 
University of Nevada, Reno (USA)
89503 Reno
 
Twitter: @Taniarriaga
 


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> Today's Topics:
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>    1. Fan Studies Network 2013 Symposium Programme (Bertha Chin)
>    2. Call for Contributors - First Person Scholar (Gerald Voorhees)
>    3. Digital Civic Engagement and Democracy Literature Review
>       (Steven Clift)
>    4. ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci?14), June 23-26, 2014
>       (Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia)
>    5. Come to MSU! (Shelia Cotten)
>    6. Special Assistantship Jrnl of Information Policy
>       (Richard Denny Taylor)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 11:31:29 +0000
> From: Bertha Chin <bertha.chin at gmail.com>
> To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
> Subject: [Air-L] Fan Studies Network 2013 Symposium Programme
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> Dear all,
> 
> We are delighted to announce the programme for the very first Fan Studies
> Network symposium, hosted by the School of Political, Social and
> International Studies at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, on Saturday
> 30th November 2013.
> 
> You can find the programme here:
> 
> http://fanstudies.wordpress.com/fan-studies-network-symposium-2013/
> 
> The event will begin with a keynote from Professor Matt Hills (Aberystwyth
> University).
> 
> Featuring an international cohort of over 30 speakers, there will be themed
> panels on spaces and performance, transculture, gender, ?classic? fandoms,
> textualities, and celebrity. There will also be a participatory ?speed
> geeking? session, featuring a number of scholars sharing research in its
> early stages.
> 
> Registration is open until Monday November 18th 2013. Cost: ?16.75/?37.75
> Unwaged/Waged. You can register on the symposium website:
> http://www.uea.ac.uk/politics-international-media/events/fan-studies-network-symposium
> and
> talk about the event on Twitter using #FSN2013.
> 
> All are welcome!
> 
> *Conference Organisers:*
> 
> Lucy Bennett and Tom Phillips (FSN chairs)
> 
> Bertha Chin, Bethan Jones, Richard McCulloch, Rebecca Williams (FSN board)
> 
> http://fanstudies.wordpress.com/
> 
> Dr. Bertha Chin
> Independent Scholar <http://cardiff.academia.edu/BerthaChin>
> Board Member, Fan Studies Network (http://fanstudies.wordpress.com/)
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 12:44:24 -0400
> From: Gerald Voorhees <dr.g.voorhees at gmail.com>
> To: gamesnetwork <GAMESNETWORK at uta.fi>, air-l
> 	<Air-L at listserv.aoir.org>, 	CULTSTUD-L at lists.umn.edu
> Subject: [Air-L] Call for Contributors - First Person Scholar
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> On behalf of the editors; please email them, not me!
> 
> 
> First Person Scholar (firstpersonscholar.com) is seeking submissions for
> our weekly games studies periodical. As a publication, it is our aim to
> occupy the niche between academic blogs and scholarly journals in
> establishing an informed, sustained conversation. Our articles, read by
> thousands a month, are relatively short, thought-provoking pieces that are
> intended to stimulate debate on games and games scholarship. In that
> respect, our contributors are encouraged to take calculated risks with
> their submissions; we want to hear scholars think out loud about gaming in
> a way that challenges accepted definitions and practices. If journals
> document where games studies has gone, we are interested in where games
> studies is going.
> 
> First Person Scholar publishes in three broad categories:
> 
> COMMENTARIES
> Editor: Kent Aardse (kent.aardse at firstpersonscholar.com)
> 
> The commentary section exists as a venue for writers to tackle ideas still
> being worked through in their minds. Commentaries begin with the discussion
> of a game, and from there work outwards to include theory and criticism
> that may be particularly relevant in such discussion. We encourage authors
> to be daring and experimental in their discussion. Commentaries should
> attempt to tackle issues in game scholarship which are not all too common.
> 
> ESSAYS
> Editor: Jason Hawreliak (jason.hawreliak at firstpersonscholar.com)
> 
> Essay submissions for FPS are meant to address critical, theoretical, and
> methodological considerations as they pertain to game studies. Although
> essays should be theoretically grounded, theory should be discussed in the
> context of particular games or play experiences. If ?Commentaries? are
> inductive, moving from the particular to the general, then ?Essays? are
> deductive, moving from the general to the particular.
> 
> BOOK REVIEWS
> Editor: Michael Hancock (michael.hancock at firstpersonscholar.com)
> 
> The purpose of the book reviews is two-fold: to act as a resource for game
> scholars and to critique and comment on the book?s arguments. As such, the
> book reviews are divisible into summary and commentary sections. We are
> also interested in publishing Second Takes, wherein a writer presents an
> alternate take on an existing review, and Comparative Studies, wherein a
> writer compares two or more game-related books.
> 
> GENERAL ARTICLE GUIDELINES
> 
> We invite submissions from graduate students, as well as established and
> emerging scholars, on games and new media. All documents are reviewed by
> the editorial staff prior to publication. We may request revisions prior to
> accepting your article. All submissions must meet the following criteria:
> ? 500-2000 words. Include your name, as well as a fifty-word bio.
> ? Scholarly but informal in tone.
> ? Articles must be submitted by Sunday in advance of a Wednesday
> publication.
> ? Essays and Commentaries require at least three (3) academic sources
> (including texts, journal articles, researched blog posts, etc.)
> 
> Please direct general inquiries to Editor-in-Chief, Steve Wilcox (
> steve.wilcox at firstpersonscholar.com).
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 14:03:11 -0500
> From: Steven Clift <slc at publicus.net>
> To: "Air-L at listserv.aoir.org" <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>,
> 	"ciresearchers at vancouvercommunity.net"
> 	<ciresearchers at vancouvercommunity.net>, 	"PSRT-L at h-net.msu.edu"
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> Cc: Steven Clift <clift at e-democracy.org>
> Subject: [Air-L] Digital Civic Engagement and Democracy Literature
> 	Review
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> I thought you might find this of interest.
> 
> On a related note, I am looking to link up researchers and
> practitioners looking to document lessons on how to intentionally
> raise new and more representative voices online (noting how "those who
> already show up" appear to be even more dominate online with civic
> participation online overall - http://bit.ly/pewcivic ). Drop me a
> note: clift at e-democracy.org  -  In subject write "New Voices Research"
> 
> - Steven Clift, E-Democracy.org
> 
> 
> Why We Engage
> How Theories of Human Behavior Contribute to Our Understanding of
> Civic Engagement in a Digital Era
> 
> Eric Gordon
> Jesse Baldwin-Philippi
> Martina Balestra
> 
> A Berkman Center for Internet & Society working paper:
> 
> http://bit.ly/digiciviclitreview
> 
> >From Eric Gordon's blog post linked above:
> 
> "What happens when democratic processes are augmented by digital
> communication? What are the political, civic and social conditions
> that necessitate new tools and new approaches? How is trust generated
> and distributed differently across digital networks than across
> physical ones?
> 
> These questions fundamentally cut across disciplines. So we set out to
> review the literature on human behavior and civic engagement across
> multiple fields in the social sciences, including communications,
> social psychology, behavioral economics and sociology, with the goal
> of establishing a groundwork on which the field of civic media can be
> built. Despite our grand aspirations, however, the document we
> produced did not end up defining a field; but it does, I hope, bring
> together some foundational research and terms that can spark debate in
> what is clearly an emerging field. This literature review is meant to
> clarify common questions and concerns, and provide some background
> into the rich literature that preceded our current moment of crisis
> where we are collectively confronted with the need to understand how
> digital media is transforming democracy and civic life."
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 15:24:26 -0400
> From: Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia <gciampag at indiana.edu>
> To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
> Subject: [Air-L] ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci?14), June 23-26,
> 	2014
> Message-ID: <526EB9EA.6020505 at indiana.edu>
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> 
> 1st CALL FOR PAPERS (DRAFT)
> ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci?14), June 23-26, 2014
> Bloomington, Indiana, USA
> websci14.org ? @WebSciConf
> Deadline for papers: Feb. 23rd 2014
> 
> Web Science is the emergent science of the people, organizations, applications, 
> and of policies that shape and are shaped by the Web, the largest informational 
> artifact constructed by humans in history. Web Science embraces the study of the 
> Web as a vast universal information network of people and communities. As such, 
> Web Science includes the study of social networks whose work, expression, and 
> play take place on the Web. The social sciences and computational sciences meet 
> in Web Science and complement one another: Studying human behavior and social 
> interaction contributes to our understanding of the Web, while Web data is 
> transforming how social science is conducted. The Web presents us with a great 
> opportunity as well as an obligation: If we are to ensure the Web benefits 
> humanity we must do our best to understand it.
> 
> Call for Papers
> 
> The Web Science conference is inherently interdisciplinary, as it attempts to 
> integrate computer and information sciences, communication, linguistics, 
> sociology, psychology, economics, law, political science, philosophy, digital 
> humanities, and other disciplines in pursuit of an understanding of the Web. 
> This conference is unique in the manner in which it brings these disciplines 
> together in creative and critical dialogue, and we invite papers from all the 
> above disciplines, and in particular those that cross traditional disciplinary 
> boundaries.
> 
> Following the success of WebSci'09 in Athens, WebSci'10 in Raleigh, WebSci'11 in 
> Koblenz, WebSci ?12 in Evanston, and WebSci?13 in Paris, for the 2014 conference 
> we are seeking papers and posters that describe original research, analysis, and 
> practice in the field of Web Science, as well as work that discusses novel and 
> thought-provoking ideas and works-in-progress.
> 
> Possible topics for submissions include, but are not limited to, the following:
> 
> * Analysis of human behavior using social media, mobile devices, and online 
> communities
> * Methodological challenges of analyzing Web-based large-scale social interaction
> * Data-mining and network analysis of the Web and human communities on the Web
> * Detailed studies of micro-level processes and interactions on the Web
> * Collective intelligence, collaborative production, and social computing
> * Theories and methods for computational social science on the Web
> * Studies of public health and health-related behavior on the Web
> * The architecture and philosophy of the Web
> * The intersection of design and human interaction on the Web
> * Economics and social innovation on the Web
> * Governance, democracy, intellectual property, and the commons
> * Personal data, trust, and privacy
> * Web and social media research ethics
> * Studies of Linked Data, the Cloud, and digital eco-systems
> * Web access, literacy, and development
> * Knowledge, education, and scholarship on and through the Web
> * People-driven Web technologies, including crowd-sourcing, open data, and new 
> interfaces
> * Digital humanities
> * Arts & culture on the Web or engaging audiences using Web resources
> * Web archiving techniques and scholarly uses of Web archives
> * New research questions and thought-provoking ideas
> 
> Submission
> 
> Web Science is necessarily a very selective single track conference with a 
> rigorous review process. To accommodate the distinct traditions of its many 
> disciplines, we provide three different submission formats: full papers, short 
> papers, and posters. For all types of submissions, inclusion in the ACM DL 
> proceedings will be by default, but not mandatory (opt-out via EasyChair). All 
> accepted research papers (full and short papers) will be presented during the 
> single-track conference. All accepted posters will be given a spot in the 
> single-track lightning talk session, and room to present their papers during a 
> dedicated poster session.
> 
> Full research papers (5 to 10 pages, ACM double column, 20 mins presentation 
> including Q&A)
> 
> Full research papers should present new results and original work that has not 
> been previously published. Research papers should present substantial 
> theoretical, empirical, methodological, or policy-oriented contributions to 
> research and/or practice.
> 
> Short research papers (up to 5 pages, ACM double column, 15 mins presentation 
> including Q&A)
> 
> Short research papers should present new results and original work that has not 
> been previously published. Research papers can present preliminary theoretical, 
> empirical, methodological, or policy-oriented contributions to research and/or 
> practice.
> 
> Full and short paper submissions should be formatted according to the official 
> ACM SIG proceedings template (WebSci archive format at 
> http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates).
> 
> Posters (up to 6 pages, ACM abstract template, lightning talk + poster presentation)
> 
> Extended abstracts for posters, which should be in English, can be up to 6 
> pages, and should be formatted according to the official ACM SIG abstract 
> template (extended abstract format at 
> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pl130rtd134fxu6/hiyzXgWwTs).
> 
> Other creative submission formats (flexible formats)
> 
> Other types of creative submissions are also encouraged, and the exact format 
> and style of presentation are open. Examples might include artistic performances 
> or installations, interactive exhibits, demonstrations, or other creative 
> formats. For these submissions, the proposers should make clear both what they 
> propose to do, and any special requirements they would need to successfully do 
> it (in terms of space, time, technology, etc.)
> 
> Instructions for all types of submissions will be posted on the WebSci?14 
> conference website soon.
> 
> Review
> 
> The Web Science program committee consists of a program committee that covers 
> all relevant areas of Web Science. Each submission will be refereed by three PC 
> members and one short meta review written by a Co-PC chair, to cover both the 
> research background of each submission as well as the necessary 
> interdisciplinary aspects.
> 
> (Optional) Archival Proceedings in the ACM Digital Library
> 
> All accepted papers and posters will by default appear in the Web Science 2014 
> Conference Proceedings and can also be made available through the ACM Digital 
> Library, in the same length and format of the submission unless indicated 
> otherwise (those wishing not to be indexed and archived can ?opt out? of the 
> proceedings).
> 
> Deadlines (tentative)
> 
> Full & Short Papers:
> * 23 February 2014: Submissions of full and short papers
> * 13 April 2014: Notification of acceptance for papers
> * 25 May 2014: Camera-ready version of papers and posters due (determined by ACM 
> proceedings production - waiting for final production timeline info)
> 
> Posters:
> * 23 April 2014: Submissions of posters due
> * 14 May 2014: Notification of acceptance of posters
> * 25 May 2014: Camera-ready version of papers and posters due (determined by ACM 
> proceedings production - waiting for final production timeline info)
> 
> Authors take note: The official publication date is the date the proceedings are 
> made available in the ACM Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks 
> prior to the first day of the conference. The official publication date affects 
> the deadline for any patent filings related to published work.  (If proceedings 
> are published in the ACM Digital Library after the conference is over, the 
> official publication date is the first day of the conference.)
> 
> Call for Workshops
> 
> TBA - more information will be made available on the conference website soon
> 
> Conference calendar and rough program
> 23 June 2014: workshops, opening reception and keynote
> 24 June 2014: keynote(s), technical program, poster reception
> 25 June 2014: keynote(s), technical program, social event
> 26 June 2014: keynote, technical program, closing
> 
> General chairs
> Fil Menczer, Indiana University
> Jim Hendler, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
> Bill Dutton, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
> 
> Program chairs
> Markus Strohmaier, University of Koblenz and GESIS (Computing)
> Ciro Cattuto, ISI Foundation (Physics)
> Eric T. Meyer, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford (Social Sciences)
> 
> PC: TBA
> 
> -- 
> Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia
> 
> Postdoctoral fellow
> Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research
> Indiana University
> 
> ? 910 E 10th St ? Bloomington ? IN 47408
> ? http://cnets.indiana.edu/
> ? gciampag at indiana.edu
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 16:50:36 -0400
> From: "Shelia Cotten" <cotten at msu.edu>
> To: <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>
> Cc: cotten at msu.edu
> Subject: [Air-L] Come to MSU!
> Message-ID: <034f01ced41f$5a7ed7e0$0f7c87a0$@msu.edu>
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> 
> Hi everyone. As some of you know, I moved from UAB to Michigan State in
> August. I'm in the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and
> Media (TISM) and really loving it thus far! 
> 
>  
> 
> We'd love to have some of your students who are interested in technology,
> social media, human-computer interaction, games, media effects, etc. apply
> for our PhD program! I'm particularly interested in working with students
> who are interested in technology and health, digital inequalities, aging and
> technology use, community based interventions, social, educational, and
> health impacts of technology use, and multitasking. If you have students who
> might be interested in any of my areas, I am happy to talk with them! We
> have faculty who are phenomenal in several other areas (see below) too!
> 
>  
> 
> Please share with other listservs and students that you think might be
> interested.
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks!
> 
>  
> 
> Shelia
> 
> Professor, Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media
> 
> Michigan State University
> 
>  
> 
> MIS PhD Program @ MSU
> 
>  The Media and Information Studies PhD program at Michigan State University
> seeks engaged students who wish to join an exciting interdisciplinary
> program of study at the intersection of the social sciences and socio
> technical systems. Our diverse faculty develops and applies transformative
> knowledge about media and society and evolving information and communication
> technologies.  The program engages students to become active scholars,
> teachers, and leaders in the media and information fields.
> 
> Offered jointly by the Department of Advertising + Public Relations, the
> School of Journalism, and the Department of Telecommunication, Information
> Studies and Media, the MIS PhD program give students access to fifty PhD
> faculty with research interests that span critical current and emerging
> issues in media and information studies. Students get involved in projects
> early on, complementing theoretical coursework with hands-on research
> experiences.
> 
> Particularly strong research interests of our faculty include:
> 
> *      Social media and social computing
> 
> *      Human-computer interaction
> 
> *      Management information systems
> 
> *      Games and meaningful play
> 
> *      Health and ICT
> 
> *      ICT4D
> 
> *      Media effects
> 
> *      Media and information policy
> 
> *      Socio technical systems
> 
> Over 90 percent of our current students are supported by graduate teaching
> and research assistantships with generous monthly stipends, tuition
> remission, and health benefits. . University fellowships, dissertation
> completion fellowships, summer research fellowships and stipends for travel
> to academic conferences round out the resources available for students.
> 
> Over three-fourths of our graduates are hired into faculty positions at
> four-year institutions at graduation. They are found in departments of mass
> media, journalism, advertising, public relations, and information studies
> across the United States and around the world. Others go on to careers in
> public service and business.
> 
> The National Research Council (NRC) ranks the MIS doctoral program among the
> top 10 of all doctoral programs in communication in the United States. The
> National Communication Association (NCA), in their most recent doctoral
> program reputation study, ranked MSU's Ph.D. programs as No. 1 in educating
> researchers in communication technology, and in the top four in mass
> communication. Michigan State University ranked third in frequency of
> faculty publication in communication in a study reported in The Electronic
> Journal of Communication in 2012.
> 
> East Lansing and the greater Lansing area offer a vibrant cultural
> environment with easy access to a variety of outdoor activities and the
> scenic beauty of our state year-round. Blending urban and sub-urban living,
> it is one of the nation's most affordable places to complete a doctoral
> program in media and information studies.
> 
> Application deadline to be considered for assistantships is January 1, 2014.
> However, we will begin reviewing applications on December 1, 2013 and
> continue to review them through early February 2014.
> 
> For more information and to apply visit
> http://cas.msu.edu/programs/phdinmis/ or email Dr. Robert LaRose, Director,
> MIS PhD Program at larose at msu.edu <mailto:larose at msu.edu> .
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 17:16:06 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Richard Denny Taylor <rdt4 at psu.edu>
> To: <Air-L at listserv.aoir.org>
> Subject: [Air-L] Special Assistantship Jrnl of Information Policy
> Message-ID: <e9d3aca6.00001858.00000006 at WIN-BU1P7832ALI.comm.psu.edu>
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> 
> Colleagues,
> 
>  
> 
> Kindly note the announcement below for a grad student to become Managing
> Editor of the Journal of Information Policy, and share with other
> interested parties.  Thank you.
> 
>  
> 
> Richard Taylor
> 
> Co-Editor-in-Chief
> 
> Journal of Information Policy (http://jip-online.org) 
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> The Institute for Information Policy at the College of Communications at
> Penn State is seeking an incoming graduate student to be assigned to a
> special assistantship program in which he or she will serve as managing
> editor of the Journal of Information Policy.  The position will require
> attending to duties over the summer as well, and will include a summer
> stipend.  Interested prospective applicants should identify themselves and
> their qualifications.  The position requires strong English language
> skills.  Candidates with an interest in information policy (including, but
> not limited to issues such as privacy, copyright, access, media law, First
> Amendment, technology, etc.) are preferred, but an otherwise strong
> candidate who is highly motivated can be trained.  The position involves
> receiving manuscripts, finding and following up with reviewers in a timely
> way, careful editing and support for the publication process, and
> assisting with promotional activities for the Journal.  It is a great
> opportunity to become familiar with current research and scholarship in
> the field, as well as with many of the leading academics who write and/or
> review for the Journal.
> 
>  
> 
> For further information, contact me at rdt4 at psu.edu.  Interested parties
> should apply via the College's Graduate Admissions Program, noting their
> interest and qualifications, at
> http://comm.psu.edu/graduate/graduate-studies-how-to-apply 
> 
> 
> 
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