January 2015 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

Call for chapter proposals: Citizen Engagement and Public Participation in the Era of New Media
by Yuping Mao 14 Jan '15

14 Jan '15

CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS Proposal Submission Deadline: March 15, 2015 Citizen Engagement and Public Participation in the Era of New Media A book edited by Dr. Marco Adria, (University of Alberta) Dr. Yuping Mao, (Erasmus University Rotterdam) To be published by IGI Global: http://bit.ly/1KD13x4 For release in the Advances in Public Policy and Administration (APPA) Book Series<http://www.igi-global.com/book-series/advances-public-policy-administration…> Propose a chapter for this book<http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/submit/1643> The Advances in Public Policy and Administration (APPA) Book Series aims to publish scholarly publications focused on topics pertaining to the governance of the public domain. APPA's focus on timely topics relating to government, public funding, politics, public safety, policy, and law enforcement is particularly relevant to academicians, government officials, and upper-level students seeking the most up-to-date research in their field. Introduction The book will address the opportunities and challenges for the theory and practice of public involvement occasioned by the rise of social media. A single best method for designing public- involvement activities using one or more of the communication modes of social media, mass media, and personal outreach has not emerged, in part because of widely varying social and political contexts. The political economy of a country or region, along with the history of its democratic institutions, will shape approaches to the use of communication media in public- involvement initiatives. In addition, each of the three modes of communication has varying affordances that shape strategies for use. The book will feature new scholarship from established and emerging scholars from the U.S., Canada, Singapore, China, and the Netherlands, concerning how social media, mass media, and personal outreach have been applied in international sociopolitical contexts. It will consider how these three communication modes may be employed for public-involvement initiatives - separately or in concert. The introductory and concluding chapters will offer theory-based insights into extending and improving public-involvement practices, ensuring that the book has relevance and practical uses beyond the university classroom. Objective of the Book The use of public-involvement methods, such as citizen juries and citizen panels, has increased since their introduction in the 1970s, in policy areas including electoral reform, land use, environmental assessment, human reproductive technologies, and health care. This book will address the new opportunities and challenges of public-involvement initiatives that have arisen as a result of the arrival of social media on citizens' mobile devices. The book will ask how and why social media may be used in combination with the already used and understood communication modes of mass media and personal outreach. Now that social media is in the toolkit for policymakers, elected representatives, scientists, engaged citizens, and activists, should it be used separately in the design of public-involvement initiatives? If it should be combined with mass media and personal outreach, how should this be done? The book takes into account scholarly analysis and commentary about democratic innovations from around the world, including participatory budgeting in Chicago and Porto Alegre, electoral reform in British Columbia and Ontario, and online voting in Italy and Norway. We seek proposals for chapters that combine practice-based accounts with theoretical insight. Proposals for chapters providing critical interpretations of empirical data, in addition to local, regional, national, and international case studies, are especially encouraged. Target Audience University Teachers The book will be suitable for adoption as a set of core readings for both undergraduate and graduate-level courses. Because the book will be interdisciplinary in its approach, it will find a place on reading lists in departments of political science, communication, sociology, mass media and broadcasting, public administration, and community-service learning. For example, political communication is a course commonly offered in communication and media departments in universities in North America and Europe, focusing on communication channels and process in the political context. Similarly, courses in community engagement are offered at the undergraduate and graduate level in departments of communication, business, and public administration. Such courses focus on devising methods for engaging communities and social sub-groups for public-involvement events and initiatives. Practitioners The book will be of interest to community organizers, corporate professionals, consultants, and government administrators. It will also be useful as a reference and guide to practice for citizens and activists who have an interest in improving performance through the effective design of public-involvement initiatives. Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following: * The new online public space * Social media for public involvement * Public discourse and media * Theoretical and historical reflections on the domestication of social media * A transnational view of political discourse and public participation using media * The use of mass media platforms for public involvement * Interpersonal, communication, group communication, and social networks to support public involvement * An integrated approach to public involvement using mass media, social media, and personal outreach * Lessons and future directions in scholarship and practice Submission Procedure Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before March 15, 2015, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words, clearly explaining the objective and concerns of the proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by April 15, 2015 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters of 6,000 to 10,000 words will be due July 30, 2015. All chapters will be subject to a double-blind review. Authors may also be requested to serve as reviewers. There are no submission fees or acceptance fees for manuscripts. Full chapters may be submitted to this book here: Submit a chapter<http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/1643> All proposals should be submitted through the link at the bottom of this page. Publisher This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), an international academic publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. IGI Global specializes in publishing reference books, scholarly journals, and electronic databases featuring academic research on a variety of innovative topic areas including, but not limited to, education, social science, medicine and healthcare, business and management, information science and technology, engineering, public administration, library and information science, media and communication studies, and environmental science. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com<http://www.igi-global.com/>. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2016. Important Dates March 15, 2015: Proposal Submission Deadline July 30, 2015: Full Chapters Due September 30, 2015: Review Results to Authors October 30, 2015: Revised Chapter Submissions Inquiries can be forwarded to Dr. Yuping Mao - mao(a)eshcc.eur.nl<mailto:mao@eshcc.eur.nl> Propose a chapter for this book<http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/submit/1643> To find related content in this research area, visit InfoSci(r)-OnDemand: Download Premium Research Papers http://www.igi-global.com/infosci-ondemand/search/ Yuping Mao, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Media and Communication Erasmus University Rotterdam Mail address: Erasmus University, M8-48, P.O. Box 1738, NL-3000 DR Rotterdam, the Netherlands E-mail: mao(a)eshcc.eur.nl Tel: +31 (0)10 4082468 Fax: +31 (0)10 4089135

1 0

Re: [Air-L] Re law at AoIR
by Peter Timusk 14 Jan '15

14 Jan '15

Sorry I will restate this simply as first thought of reading the call for papers for IR How does the Supreme court imagine the Internet? Peter -----Original Message----- From: Sandra Braman [mailto:bramansandra@gmail.com] Sent: December-29-14 2:40 AM To: peterotimusk(a)gmail.com Subject: Re law at AoIR Peter, on the question of whether or not there should be more attention to law and policy at AoIR, I'm with you, but your post below includes a wild array of quite different sources of and types of law and policy. Anything you do that would be comparative would have to be consistent regarding just what it is that is being looked at. You start by talking about court decisions at the constitutional level but wind up referring to government reports, etc. Governments are complex organizations, to put it mildly, and governance -- with its significant intertwinings with the private sector and informal as well as formal approaches to decision-making and the exercise of power -- even more so. If you were to focus on one specific comparative research project and issue a call for it, it could be useful for stimulating more work of this kind, certainly. Sandra Braman On 12/28/14, air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org <air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org> wrote: > Send Air-L mailing list submissions to > air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > air-l-owner(a)listserv.aoir.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Air-L digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Various Supreme Court's views of the Internet (Peter Timusk) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 00:12:45 -0500 > From: "Peter Timusk" <peterotimusk(a)gmail.com> > To: "aoir list" <air-l(a)aoir.org> > Subject: [Air-L] Various Supreme Court's views of the Internet > Message-ID: <06b901d0225c$eb0a70d0$c11f5270$(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > I am looking at the call for proposals for IR16 and thinking about > something in legal studies scholarship where we also look at the > sociology of legal personnel not just laws. I wonder if I were to > write a paper tracing the Canadian government's and in particular the > Supreme Court of Canada's imagining of the Internet from 1971 to 2014 > would someone else be able to cover a similar paper from their > country? So we could do a panel of "legal imaginings of the Internet". > We could simply present all laws on the book about the net and legal > decisions. > > > > Also if someone can offer mentorship I would appreciate that. I have > been a reviewer for about 4 or so IR's now but haven't got a paper in myself yet. > > > > At IR 14 some of us in one session just chatting after the papers, > thought we should try to have more legal scholarship at IR's. > > > > In 2014 the Supreme Court ruled on privacy of browsing. And in the > early 1980's they ruled and puzzled on a hacking case before the 1986 > criminal code rewrite that brought a crime of hacking into the law > books. Whereas the Canadian government released a report in about 1971 > that envisioned all that was coming in communication and networked > computers. In the hacking case they seemed to not understand what a > time share system was or the crime, even though they obviously had > access and knowledge of the government report from 1971. Even now in > 2014 they are only just ruling on browsing and the government is only > recently studying social network sites with surveys. > > > > It's not the same as quantitative or survey based data research but I > would present various phrasings/texts of decisions where we can draw > out what the judges seem to think the net is. > > > > Can anyone join me in this? > > > > Peter Timusk B.Math, B.A. legal studies > > > > Most of my Internet studies papers are here www.webpagex.org and my > old academic blog is here http://notebook.webpagex.org here is my > academia .edu page. https://uottawa.academia.edu/PeterTimusk > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the > Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change > options or unsubscribe at: > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/ > > ------------------------------ > > End of Air-L Digest, Vol 125, Issue 24 > ************************************** >

1 0

iConference 2015: EARLY REGISTRATION ends Jan 15!!
by Ingrid Erickson 11 Jan '15

11 Jan '15

************************************************************* *iConference 2015: Program Schedule Posted* 24-27 March,2015, Newport Beach, California, USA Conference Home: http://ischools.org/the-iconference/ ************************************************************* The complete *iConference 2015 program schedule* is now available online. Visit <%22>https://www.conftool.com/iConference2015/sessions.php to begin planning your conference experience. We remind you that*discounted early registration* rates are available through Thursday, January 15. Standard rates apply thereafter. Register now to secure the lowest available rate. http://ischools.org/the-iconference/registration/ iConference 2015 takes place in *sunny Newport Beach, California*, March 24-27. This international gathering of information scholars and researchers will push the boundaries of information studies, explore core concepts and ideas, and create new technological and conceptual configurations. All are welcome. The iConference 2015 program includes the following: * .Keynote addresses by noted luminaries Christine L. Borgman, Carole Goble, and Scott E. Page. * .51 completed research papers offering new and interesting perspectives on key topics in the information field. * .40 preliminary results papers that explore developing thinking and perspectives. * .Nearly 100 poster presentations by present and future thought-leaders in the field. * .11 workshops providing a meaningful and immersive experience in specific areas of study. * .8 thought-provoking sessions for interaction and engagement. * .Myriad socializing and networking opportunities, including our evening Opening Reception, and also our Banquet Dinner at the waterfront Newport Dunes. * .Special meetings for iSchools leadership, staff, and practitioners. * .The student Social Media Expo, presentation of the annual iSchools Doctoral Dissertation Award, and much, much more! Visit the conference website for complete details: <http://ischools.org/the-iconference/>http://ischools.org/the-iconference/ iConference 2015 is presented by the iSchools organization (www.ischools.org <http://www.ischools.org>) and hosted by University of California, Irvine: The Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences. Our champion sponsors are Microsoft Research, UCI Hana Lab, and the National Science Foundation; contributors include Facebook and Nokia; additional support provided by Google, Morgan & Claypool Publishers, the UCI Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and UCI Newkirk Center. More at <http://ischools.org/the-iconference/>http://ischools.org/the-iconference/

1 0

Literature on digital comm professionals?
by Luis Hestres 11 Jan '15

11 Jan '15

Can anyone recommend a few must-read articles/books on digital communication professionals? I'm thinking about people like social media managers, copywriters, PR/outreach/communication strategists, designers, etc. Even more software development-oriented professions would be useful. Thanks (and apologies if you already saw this on the FB group). - - - - - Luis E. Hestres, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Communication The University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249-0732 luis.hestres(a)utsa.edu<mailto:luis.hestres@utsa.edu> http://www.luishestres.com<http://www.luishestres.com/>

2 1

Data Power conference abstract submission deadline: 16th January
by Helen Kennedy 10 Jan '15

10 Jan '15

*Please note that we now have an online submission system, so please submit your 250 word abstracts here: http://datapower.group.shef.ac.uk/index.php?option=6 <http://datapower.group.shef.ac.uk/index.php?option=6> by 16th January 2015. * *DATA POWER*: a two-day, international conference *Date:* Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd JUNE 2015 *Venue:* Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Sheffield, UK Data make many promises. Through data, we can access opinions, feelings, behaviours, people, in real time, at great volume and at great speed. Tracking data is the holy grail*. *Data have the potential to transform all aspects of society, making all of its operations more efficient. Big data represent opportunities for social researchers to enhance understanding of human behaviour. The numbers speak for themselves. But what is the cost of the data delirium (van Zoonen)? What kind of power is enacted when data are employed by governments and security agencies to monitor populations or by private corporations to accumulate knowledge about consumers in an increasingly ‘knowing capitalism’ (Thrift)? Because contemporary forms of data mining and analytics open up the potential for new, unaccountable and opaque forms of population management in a growing range of social realms, questions urgently need to be asked not only about who gets access to data and whose privacy is invaded, but also about control, discrimination, and social sorting – about data power. We also need to ask about the possibility of agency in the face of data power, of social groups sidestepping the dominating interests of big business and big government in our increasingly big-data-driven world. This conference creates a space to reflect on these and other critical issues relating to data’s ever more ubiquitous power. Keynote speakers include these fantastic commentators on data power: - Mark Andrejevic, Center for Critical and Cultural Studies, University of Queensland, author of AOIR book award winner *Infoglut *(2013); - Kate Crawford, Microsoft Social Media Research Collective, author of numerous articles on big data and *Understanding the Internet: Language, Technology, Media, Power *(forthcoming) (participation to be confirmed); - José van Dijck, Comparative Media Studies, University of Amsterdam, author of *The Culture of Connectivity *(2013); - Alison Hearn, Faculty of Information and Media Studies, University of Western Ontario, author of numerous articles on data, labour and subjectivity; - Richard Rogers, Digital Methods Initiative, University of Amsterdam, author of ICA book award winner *Digital Methods* (2013); - Evelyn Ruppert, Department of Sociology, Goldsmiths College, University of London, author (with Engin Isin) of *Being Digital Citizens *(forthcoming) & editor of *Big Data and Society*; - Joseph Turow, Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennslyvania, author of *The Daily You* (2012), amongst many other publications. Papers are invited on the following – and other relevant – topics: - The political economy of data - Data cultures (data and the cultural industries, data journalism) - Data and the production of subjectivity and identity - Theorising data - The politics of data visualisation - Data labour - Emotional data - The social life of data and data-driven methods - The politics of open and linked data - Data-driven governance, surveillance and control - Data and discrimination - The regulation of data mining - Data citizens - Resistance, agency, appropriation. *Information/details* - Submit your 250 word abstract to http://datapower.group.shef.ac.uk/index.php?option=6 by 16th January 2015. - Decisions on abstracts will be communicated by 30th January 2015. - The conference fee is £120 waged (approx. $190 / 150 euro, £80 unwaged/student (approx. $130 / 100 euro). - Whilst we welcome papers of all kinds, please note that this conference focuses on critical questions about data’s power. Papers which do not address critical, social questions will not be accepted. - The conference will launch the special issue of *The European Journal of Cultural Studies* edited by Mark Andrejevic, Alison Hearn and Helen Kennedy, entitled ‘Data Mining and Analytics’. - Data Power is hosted by the University of Sheffield’s Digital Society Network, and the Department of Sociological Studies, both in the Faculty of Social Sciences. - Please direct any queries to data-power-conference(a)sheffield.ac.uk. -- Professor Helen Kennedy Department of Sociological Studies / Faculty of Social Sciences Elmfield, Northumberland Road Sheffield S10 2TU T: 0114 2226488 E: h.kennedy(a)sheffield.ac.uk

1 0

Need for relevant publications
by obinnaojemeni＠yahoo.com 10 Jan '15

10 Jan '15

Dear All, I'm currently working on my PhD proposal in order to aid my admission quest into iSchools abroad. I need current and relevant literature on Users and their preference for & retention of OA journals from the developing regions. Your assistance will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Obinna. Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN

1 0

CfP: The Ethics of Online Research Methods
by Tereza Spilioti 09 Jan '15

09 Jan '15

BAAL Special Interest Group: Language and New Media?? (http://www.baal.org.uk/sig_lnm.html) SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS? Deadline 15th January The Ethics of Online Research Methods Cardiff University, 16th-17th April 2015 Today, more than ever, data are widely accessible, visible, and searchable for research in digital media contexts. At the same time, new data types and collection methods challenge existing approaches to research ethics and raise significant and difficult questions for researchers who design, undertake and disseminate research in and about digital environments. The aims of this workshop are to bring together researchers who use online research methods and data in different subfields of applied linguistics, to discuss ethical considerations in online data collection and analysis, to identify challenges and share solutions to ethical issues arising from applied linguistics research. Confirmed invited speakers Alexandra Georgakopoulou (King's College London) Claire Hardaker (Lancaster University) Annette Markham (Aarhus University, Denmark) Stephen Pihlaja (Newman University, Birmingham) Please send proposals for Pecha Kucha or paper presentations to Tereza Spilioti at: SpiliotiT1(a)cardiff.ac.uk For more information: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/encap/newsandevents/events/conferences/ethics/inde… Dr Tereza Spilioti Lecturer, CLCR School of English, Communication and Philosophy Cardiff University, John Percival Building, Colum Drive, Cardiff CF10 3EU Tel: +44(0)29 208 76041 Email: SpiliotiT1(a)cardiff.ac.uk ? Dr Tereza Spilioti Lecturer, CLCR Ysgol Saesneg, Cyfathrebu ac Athroniaeth Caerdydd Prifysgol Caerdydd, Adeilad John Percival, Colum Drive, Caerdydd CF10 3EU Ffon : +44 (0)2920 876041 Ebost: SpiliotiT1(a)cardiff.ac.uk

1 0

Event: Open Data, Smart Citizens?
by Scott Rodgers 09 Jan '15

09 Jan '15

With apologies to those outside of London / the South East of England. Open Data, Smart Citizens? 27 January 2015, 7pm Birkbeck, University of London Keynes Library (Room 114), 43 Gordon Square, Bloomsbury, WC1H 0PD Although a relatively recent phenomenon, the concept and implementation of technologically-enabled 'smart cities,' has already generated much criticism. While some note the surveillance implications of supposedly 'all-knowing' and 'all-seeing' urban environments, others challenge the technocratic assumption that the automated 'smart city' will help overcome the limitations of an inherently unruly and inefficient citizenry. Yet do these top-down, privatised and bureaucratic forms of urban management exhaust the possibilities of the smart city discussion? Or might the contemporary confluence of urban space and media technologies lead to more democratic and participatory alternatives? Could such developments as the expanded access to 'big data' and the information generated by sensor technologies help produce more small-scale, distributed or spontaneous forms of invention and intervention within the city? This seminar - the inaugural event of a new London research network on media and cities - interrogates the possible consequences and potentials of open data for participation and citizenship in urban life. The event will begin with two short papers: Jennifer Gabrys (Goldsmiths) will speak on 'Citizen Sensing, Smart Citizens and Rethinking the Problem of Urban Participation'; and Alison Powell (LSE) will speak on 'Governing the Data City: Agency, Voice, and Augmented Space.' Güneş Tavmen (Birkbeck) will then respond with some initial comments, followed by a discussion involving the audience. A wine reception will conclude the event. Participation is open to all but registration is essential - please register you place at: https://eventbrite.co.uk/event/15218465841/ For more information, please get in touch with Joel McKim (j.mckim(a)bbk.ac.uk)or Scott Rodgers (s.rodgers(a)bbk.ac.uk)

1 0

Knowledge-related practices research [Reading please]
by Jarosław Kopeć 09 Jan '15

09 Jan '15

Dear All, I am preparing myself to empirical part of my PhD thesis here and I am looking for some reading concerning knowledge-related practices conducted by wokers of creative industries who deal with loads of information. What I’m looking for is not writing on social or economic conditions of modern journalism in a broad sense. My research is focused on post-humanism-leaning questions about the alliances people build with machines, and the scale I’m interested in is from individual through organization such as a not-so-huge newspaper, a smal PR-agency. Anything going along the lines of Latour’s ANT and Hutchins’ distributed cognition would be especially precious. Thank you all up front. I hope you might help me get out of the corner I walked into ;) Jarosław Kopeć http://surfing.wymiarywiedzy.pl

1 0

List of textbooks on "ICT Policy" recommended by AOIR members
by joo-seong Hwang 09 Jan '15

09 Jan '15

Please find the list of textbooks on "ICT Policy" recommended by the APIR members. Individual recommendation has already been mailed to you through the mailing list, but aggregated list would serve you in time and convenience. Thanks you for all the information and efforts of the AOIR members with sharing spirit. James. - Adomi, E. 2011, Framework for ICT Policy: Government, Social and Legal Issues, New York : Information Science Reference. - Fransman, M., 2010, The New ICT Ecosystem : Implications for Policies and Regulation, Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. - R. Mansell and M. Raboy (Eds). 2011. The Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy. (Available online) - Braman, Sandra. 2012. Change of State: Information, Policy, and Power. MIT Press. - Andrew White, 2014, Digital Media and Society : Transforming Economics, Politics and Social Practices, N.Y.: Palgrave Mcmillan - Hugh F (Tony) Cline, 2014, Information Communication Technology and Social Transformation, A Social and Historical Perspective, Routledge - Grimmelmann, J., Internet Law: Cases and Problems 4.0. on the internet - Bardach,E. 2011, A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis - Ludes, P. 2008, Convergence and Fragmentation, Chicago : The University Press - Balmer, R.E., 2013, Competition & Investment in Telecommunications and Media Markets, - Shiller, D., 2014, Digital Depression: Information Technology and Economic Crisis, -- *황주성*IT정책전문대학원 공공정책전공 부교수 서울과학기술대학교 139-743 서울시 노원구 공릉로 232 창조관 406호(or 411호) T 02-970-6868 F 02-970-6800 M 010-3777-4450 jshwang(a)seoultech.ac.kr, www.seoultech.ac.kr http://itpolicy.seoultech.ac.kr/info/pub/prof/?togo=list&menu=9070&profidx=… *Joo Seong Hwang, Ph. D., Associate Professor*Graduate School of Public Policy and Information Technology Seoul National University of Science and Technology Changjo-Hall(Bd.No. 8), 232 Gongneung-ro, Nowon-gu, 139-743, Seoul, KOREA (Office) 82-2-970-6868, (Fax) 82-2-970-6868, (MP) 82-10-3777-4450 jshwang(a)seoultech.ac.kr, http://itpolicy.seoultech.ac.kr/en/depart/pp/faculty/

1 0