[Air-L] CIRC19 CfP

Mon Jan 10 23:08:02 PST 2022

Sorry for cross-posting. But anyone interested in the event below (an ICA
pre-conference), please submit by February 1, 2022. All the best, jack

*CALL FOR PAPERS*The 19th Chinese Internet Research Conference
China and the Future of the Internet

*23-24 May 2022School of Communication and FilmHong Kong Baptist
University, Hong Kong(Hybrid Conference)*

GENERAL INFORMATION

The School of Communication and Film at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)
welcomes scholars from all disciplinary backgrounds to the 19th annual
Chinese Internet Research Conference (CIRC), to be held in Hong Kong and
online on Monday and Tuesday, 23-24 May, 2022. The theme for CIRC 2022 is China
and the Future of the Internet.

Conference Theme

China’s internet is flowering and provides successful examples of digital
transformation in domains such as economic and social development, finance,
entertainment, cyber governance, health, and more. Being the world’s
largest internet market by several measures, the Chinese internet has a
great impact on individual and collective life at the domestic, regional,
and global levels. The Chinese internet offers an innovative model of a
state-led digital capitalism with a strong developmental dimension. This
model differs from the dominant internet discourse, which focuses on
market-based solutions for digital empowerment and for creating and
supplying cyber consumers. Amid the rise of the Chinese Soft Power and the
country’s hardware proficiency, questions can be raised concerning how the
Chinese model of the internet - with its distinctive values and practices -
intersects with its Western counterparts.

Since the internet technology will continue to transform the economic,
political, cultural, social, and health sectors of China and other
countries, the cooperation, competition, confrontation, and convergence of
the Chinese model with other models will have a critical role in
characterizing the future of the internet. Under this broad theme, a wide
range of issues - from ethics, information, crisis management,
government-citizen relationship, participation, and lifestyle to data
technologies, digital diplomacy, internet laws, information ecologies, and
cyber governance - are worthy of scholarly inquiry.

To this end, CIRC 2022 proposes to interrogate questions around, but not
limited to, the following topics:

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   To what extent has China evolved an internet model?
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   Is China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) providing a new
   digital infrastructure for globalizing the state-led cyber-capitalism? Is
   it replicable among other developing countries?
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   How successful have China’s efforts been towards data localization and
   data management?
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   China has used data for development in innovative ways by deploying AI.
   How does the outside world view this – especially in reconciling
   large-scale and extensive surveillance with meeting developmental needs of
   its people, particularly in rural areas?
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   China has developed its own interpretations about the principles of
   global cyberspace such as being ‘multilateral, democratic, and
   transparent.’ How do the Chinese interpretations and practices of cyber
   governance and digital democracy differ from their Western counterparts?
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   How is ‘internet sovereignty’ understood in domestic discourse in China
   in comparison to perspectives from the outside world? What is the role
   of national governments in global cyber governance?
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   China’s digital economy has increased rapidly in recent years,
   particularly in the areas of e-commerce and fintech. What are the major
   risks and opportunities of further digitalization of the Chinese economy?
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   From a health perspective, what opportunities and challenges does the
   Chinese internet provide to risk management and disease control?
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   What insights can be drawn from the Chinese government’s regulation of
   internet information and digital content?
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   What is the impact of digital protectionism on China and other nations?
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   In what ways can China shape the future of cyberspace?

Paper and Panel Proposals

Proposals are invited for paper presentations or panels that address one or
more of the questions raised above, as well as proposals related more
generally to questions concerning Chinese Internet. This may include (but
not limited to) topics such as:

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   Perspectives on the globalization of the Chinese internet
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   Internet and social development
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   AI, blockchain, and machine learning: Lessons learned from the Chinese
   experiences
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   China’s digital economy and its impacts on domestic market and beyond
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   Ethical issues revolving around the Chinese model of internet
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   Personal information protection, content controls, and cybersecurity laws
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   Cyber governance and digital democracy
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   Civic engagement in social and political affairs in the Chinese context
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   Journalism in Chinese digital networks
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   Misinformation and disinformation in the digital age
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   The role of platforms in digital content production and dissemination
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   Influences of platforms and algorithms on digital content use
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   Health implications of Chinese internet technologies
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   Users and digital content
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   Digital technology in everyday life

Submission Guidelines

All submissions should be written in English. This conference accepts
abstracts and panel proposals. Abstract and panel proposals should be
submitted by 1 February 2022 to: https://www.comm.hkbu.edu.hk/circ2022/
<https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.comm.hkbu.edu.hk%2fcirc2022%2f&umid=f8824ab2-5cf4-4cb9-a36e-054ea62abc79&auth=8d3ccd473d52f326e51c0f75cb32c9541898e5d5-25fea2eaafaa28f7ac0f296443966d4b1caa2480>.
For further inquiries, please contact: circ2022_cmcr at hkbu.edu.hk.

Abstract: Individual or co-authored abstracts should be between 300-500
words, excluding the title page and references. The title page should
include the title of the paper and authors’ names, academic/professional
affiliations, and email address. The abstract should include central
arguments and a summary of the substance.

Panel proposal: Panel proposals are limited to 1,000 words, excluding the
title page, references, and appendices.

The organizing committee will inform applicants of its decision by March
2022. Full versions of the accepted papers are to be submitted by 1 May 2022.

Papers should not exceed 8,000 words, including notes and references, and
should be uploaded to the submission system or sent to the organizer via
email.

Additional information

Organizer:

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   Centre for Media and Communication Research (CMCR), School of
   Communication and Film, HKBU

Co-organizers:

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   AI and Media Research Lab, School of Communication and Film, HKBU
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   Department of Communication Studies, HKBU
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   Department of Journalism, HKBU

About the School of Communication and Film:

Located in Kowloon, Hong Kong, the School of Communication and Film at HKBU
provides a comprehensive range of programs in communication at the
undergraduate and postgraduate levels under three academic units:
Department of Journalism, Department of Communication Studies, and Academy
of Film. Home to some 35 research faculty and 40 PhD Students, the School
has been recently rated Hong Kong’s leading institution for
communication/media research outputs based on the 2020 Research Assessment
Exercise (RAE) conducted by the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong.

Organizer Committee:

Leanne Chang, Co-Director, Centre for Media and Communication Research

Daya Thussu, Co-Director, Centre for Media and Communication Research

Rose Luqiu, Department of Journalism, HKBU

Celine Yunya Song, Department of Journalism, HKBU

Xinzhi Zhang, Department of Journalism, HKBU

Stephanie Jean Tsang, Department of Communication Studies, HKBU

Location: Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

Other information:

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   No registration fee for the conference will be required
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   The language of the conference will be English
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   Open to the public, without fees, subject to registration in advance

-- 
Jack Linchuan Qiu, Ph.D.

Professor & Research Director <https://ap5.fas.nus.edu.sg/fass/cnmqlj/>, Dept
of Communications & New Media, <https://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/cnm/> National U
of Singapore
New article, "Conducting research in difficult, dangerous &/or vulnerable
contexts <https://doi.org/10.1177/08933189211058706>", *MCQ *(2022)
Article, "Radical praxis of computing in the PRC
<https://doi.org/10.1080/24701475.2021.1949817>", *Internet Histories*
 (2021)
Article, "Effects of digital media upon labor knowledge and attitudes
<https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2021.1933565>", *iCS* (2021)
Special issue of *Comunicação e Sociedade,* "Digital Platforms in Connected
Economies <https://revistacomsoc.pt/index.php/revistacomsoc/issue/view/175>"
(2021)
Special issue of *China Perspectives,* "Agency beyond Precarity
<https://www.cefc.com.hk/issue/china-perspectives-2021-1/>" (2021)