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Live stream! TODAY, noon EDT: Aynne Kokas: From Grindr to Cybersovereignty
by Christian Sandvig 29 Oct '19

29 Oct '19

Dear AoIR Colleagues, We are continuing our ESC live streaming efforts with this event today. I hope you can look in if it is useful to you. Christian ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Christian Sandvig <csandvig(a)umich.edu> Date: Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 7:02 AM Subject: TODAY, noon: Aynne Kokas: From Grindr to Cybersovereignty To: ESC Center <esc-center(a)umich.edu> Aynne Kokas: From Grindr to Cybersovereignty October 29, 2019 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Times shown are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC/GMT-4) 110 Weiser Hall, 500 Church St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 ***FOR REMOTE PARTICIPANTS: Video from this talk will be streamed live. For video, during the event visit this URL: http://esc.umich.edu/grindr ABSTRACT The Chinese government has become increasingly involved in global standards-making events such as the annual Internet Governance Forum and China’s Wuzhen Internet Summit (aka the World Internet Conference) that leverage China’s national standing in international standards-building events to shape global the future of global Internet governance. At the same time, Chinese regulators are also exporting standards not through national, or international governance frameworks, but through the community standards of individual platforms. This talk examines how the Chinese government is expanding its regulatory control over global consumer platforms through the expansion of Chinese-owned consumer platforms. SPEAKER BIO Aynne Kokas is an assistant professor of media studies at the University of Virginia. Her multiple-award-winning first book, “Hollywood Made in China” (University of California Press, 2017) argues that Chinese investment and regulations have transformed the US commercial media industry. Her next book project “Border Patrol on the Digital Frontier: The United States, China, and the Global Battle for Data Security” examines the policy implications of the transfer of consumer data between the United States and China. Her research has also appeared in “Information, Communication, and Society,” “Journal of Asian Studies,” “PLOS One,” and others. Her research has been funded by the Fulbright Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, the Mellon Foundation, The National Endowment for the Humanities, and others. Professor Kokas’ writing and commentary have appeared in forty-six countries and eleven languages. She is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. This event is co-sponsored with the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies. This event announcement on the Web: http://esc.umich.edu/event/aynne-kokas-from-grindr-to-cybersovereignty/ A printable PDF flyer of our Fall 2019 events: http://esc.umich.edu/ESC_Fall_2019_Events_Flyer.pdf TEASERS: The next ESC event is the ESC POD Faculty Mixer on 11/1: http://esc.umich.edu/event/esc-pod-faculty-mixer/ Next term, watch for "ESC PLAN," the ESC Launch Event on January 24, 2020 as well as a March visit from Shoshana Zuboff, author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism. ESC ARTIST: This term Katherine Behar is ESC artist-in-residence working on the project "Artificial Ignorance." ESC is generously supported by the School of Information; the Center for Political Studies at the Institute for Social Research; and the Department of Communication and Media in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan.

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CfP2 JCSCW Special Issue: Materializing Activism (Dec 1 2019)
by Karin Hansson 29 Oct '19

29 Oct '19

Second call for proposals Materializing Activism: A CSCW Journal Special Issue Net activism shows how easily available tools allow the organization of social movements to be scaled up and extended globally. These media ecologies enable new forms of power. This special issue gathers research focusing on the collaborative efforts within social movements, looking into the socio-technical systems; the organization of activism; the relations between traditional and social media; and the complex network of systems, information, people, values, theories, histories, ideologies and aesthetics underlying various types of activism. The purpose with the issue is to explore how activism is materialized, enabled, and constrained by human computer interfaces, while also contributing to the development of useful tools. Deadline for the first submissions of extended abstract is December 1, 2019. (Deadline for full papers will be July 2020.) The maximum length of the extended paper is 2,000 words. The papers should follow the JCSCW formatting guidelines. Anonymize the submission and add your name and the submission title in a separate document. Submissions of extended papers and inquiries shall be sent to the following email address: khansson(a)dsv.su.se<mailto:khansson@dsv.su.se> For more information about the special issue and suggested topics visit the web page: https://materializingactivism.blogs.dsv.su.se/cfp-jcscw-special-issue/ For more information about the journal and formatting guidlines: https://www.springer.com/computer/journal/10606

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cfp: Time and information, iConference 2020
by Jutta Haider 29 Oct '19

29 Oct '19

Call for Abstracts About Time: Information through the lens of time and temporality A one-day workshop at the *2020 **iConference* <http://ischools.org/the-iconference/> to be held in Borås, Sweden on Monday, *March 23, 2020* We seek contributions attending to the multi-faceted ways in which time and temporality are implicated in our understanding of information systems, policies, practices, institutions, or discourses. Time is relatively understudied notion in the field, and it cuts across and brings together otherwise disparate research traditions and interests in a fundamental way that demands further attention. Thus, the *purpose* of the workshop is to bring together information studies researchers, who are attending to notions of time and temporality in relation to information or who are about to develop research in this direction. The workshop intends to stimulate theoretical and subject-related development on the issue of time and temporality in the study of information, a complex and emerging field of study. The workshop has three *goals*: 1. Contribute to a *theoretically informed development *of notions of time and temporality for the study of information 2. *Networking* across different areas of the information field, thus potentially opening up avenues for future directions 3. Garner interest for a *special issue *of the *Journal of Documentation * *The theme of time/temporality and information includes, but is not limited to:* o Time as a structuring device for information practices and activities o Information and different experiences of time o The social acceleration of time and information work o Temporal dimension of information systems o Time and social order o Information about time o Theoretical and methodological issues pertaining to studies of time and information o Discourses of time and information o Critical perspectives on time and information o Generational aspects of information o Cultural heritage and memory practices o The temporalities of professional communication o The temporalities of scholarly communication NOTE: these are examples and other issues at the intersection of time/temporality and information are welcome. Submission We invite the submission of *extended abstracts *(700-1000 words, excl. references). We encourage *different types of submissions*, incl. conceptual, empirical, and methodological and at different stages of completion, even ideas, explorations, or work in progress. Submissions will be peer-reviewed by at least two members of the organisation committee. The submission is to be done via email: *about.time(a)hb.se <about.time(a)hb.se>* At least one author of each accepted abstract must register for the conference and present the paper there. We will have a number of slots for remote participation for authors not travelling to Sweden. This is in line with the attempt to minimize academic travelling and supports researchers flying less frequently to reduce carbon emissions. Important dates - 30th November: deadline for submission of abstracts - 15th December: notification of acceptance - 25th January: workshop programme sent out Organisation committee - Jutta Haider, Lund University & SSLIS, Sweden - Veronica Johansson, SSLIS, Sweden - Björn Hammarfelt, SSLIS, Sweden - Pamela McKenzie, Western University, Canada - Alison Hicks, UCL, UK - Krista Lepik, Lund University Sweden & University of Tartu, Estland - Nicole Dalmer, Trent University, Canada *Contact: jutta.haider(a)kultur.lu.se <jutta.haider(a)kultur.lu.se>* -------------------- Jutta Haider Associate professor in Information Studies Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences Lund University, Sweden <http://www.kultur.lu.se/person/JuttaHaider> http://www.kultur.lu.se/en/person/JuttaHaider/

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Faculty Position in Communication & Diversity Dept. Communication UC Santa Barbara
by Ronald Rice 28 Oct '19

28 Oct '19

*FACULTY POSITION* *COMMUNICATION & DIVERSITY Job # COMM21A (JPF01652)* *UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA* The Department of Communication invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the level of Assistant Professor in the area of communication and diversity. The appointment is expected to begin July 1, 2020. At a minimum, qualified applicants must have completed all requirements for a Ph.D. (or equivalent) in communication or a related field, except dissertation or equivalent, by the time of application. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in communication or a related field by the appointment start date. Preference will be given to candidates who have a strong social science background with a record of publishing innovative, empirical research, utilizing quantitative, qualitative, and/or mixed methods. We seek applicants who conduct theoretically-driven, social scientific communication research centrally informed by cultural and/or racial experiences that are often ignored in current disciplinary knowledge. Applicants’ scholarly profiles should be centered in a commitment to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusiveness. The successful candidate will complement one or more of the Department’s core areas in interpersonal/intergroup, media and technology, and organizational communication, as well as any of our cross-cutting emphases in health, family, or global approaches to communication. Scholars whose research investigates communication phenomena as they engage with the needs and concerns of an increasingly diverse and multicultural society are encouraged to apply. Candidates are expected to teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels and be active in professional and campus service. UCSB is ranked in the top 10 public universities in the United States, and the Department of Communication is ranked 5th in worldwide comparisons. It places great value on interdisciplinary research collaboration across campus, as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion. UCSB is a designated Hispanic-Serving Institution and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution. The Department is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching, and service. The University offers several programs to support incoming faculty, including housing assistance ( http://www.housing.ucsb.edu/faculty-housing) various grant support mechanisms, and numerous family friendly policies and resources that can be found here: https://www.myfamily.ucsb.edu/resources/faculty. This institution also offers benefits to same-sex and to different sex domestic partners. Applicants must submit: (1) a cover letter highlighting qualifications, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) evidence of teaching effectiveness, (4) three samples of published or completed research, and (5) and arrange for 3 references to submit letters of recommendation on your behalf via the appropriate sections of the job search website. In addition, we strongly encourage applicants to submit an optional Statement of Contributions to Diversity. This statement, if submitted, will be reviewed for evidence of research, teaching, professional, and/or public service contributions that promote diversity and equal opportunity. This can include, for example, effective strategies used for the educational advancement of students in various under-represented groups; research program with a demonstrated focus on issues associated with equitable access and diversity; and/or contributions furthering diversity and equal opportunity in higher education through participation in such activities as recruitment, retention, and mentoring of scholars and students. All application materials should be submitted to the appropriate sections of the job search website: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/apply/JPF01652 Questions about this search should be directed to the Search Committee Co-Chairs, Dr. Walid Afifi (w-afifi(a)ucsb.edu) and Dr. Jennifer Kam (jkam(a)ucsb.edu) or (805) 893-4479. This position will remain open until filled. For primary consideration, all application materials must be received by November 24, 2019. The Department is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching, and service. University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. -- [Please send inquires to Search Co-Chairs Afifi or Kam] Ronald E. Rice Arthur N. Rupe Professor in the Social Effects of Mass Communication ICA President, 2006-2007 Department of Communication 4005 Social Sciences & Media Studies Bldg University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4020 805-893-8696; http://rrice.faculty.comm.ucsb.edu/ricewww.htm

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Cambridge Digital Humanities seeks to appoint two full time postdoctoral researchers
by Kate O'Riordan 28 Oct '19

28 Oct '19

Cambridge Digital Humanities seeks to appoint two full time postdoctoral researchers in Digital Humanities. The posts will run for three years from Spring 2020. The successful candidates will undertake a research project with support and mentoring from the CDH team. Applicants should demonstrate how their work intersects with, and develops, the expanded field of the Digital Humanities, DH methods, empirical work, critical theorization, and research focusing on key issues in digital transformation as it affects cultural forms and practices, societies, archival issues, and knowledge production and dissemination. We will accept proposals for projects of all kinds. We particularly welcome proposals exploring the following areas: § Computational Humanities § DH and Decolonization § AI and DH § Big Data and Algorithmic Justice § Social Justice, Computational Bias, and DH Approaches § Visual Culture § Environmental Humanities § Digital Musicology § DH and New Media CDH resources include developer support, programming assistance, library expertise, and subject-specific/discipline-specific research expertise across a range of fields. Applicants should indicate resources they would draw on at Cambridge to develop and deliver their project. They should demonstrate that their proposed project can be delivered within the three-year time scale of the post. Applicants may have doctoral qualifications in Digital Humanities, but applications are also welcomed from postdoctoral researchers in cognate areas (e.g. including English, History, Digital Media/Film Studies, Linguistics, Computer Science, Sociology, Music, Philosophy, Modern Languages, Art History, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies). Applicants should demonstrate an engagement with DH issues, familiarity with DH methods, and an understanding of the changes in epistemic cultures digital transformation produces. High level technical skills are not necessarily required but may be part of the application. Applicants must hold, or have submitted, a PhD by the time of selection. The successful candidate will be affiliated to CDH and may be invited join a faculty/department or research institute. These fellowships are supported by the Issac Newton Trust whose generous support is acknowledged. For more information and to apply, click here<http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/23559/>.

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iSchool at Illinois - Open Rank Faculty Positions
by Jodi Schneider 28 Oct '19

28 Oct '19

Open Rank Faculty positions at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign iSchool: https://ischool.illinois.edu/our-school/job-openings *SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SCIENCES* *University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign* *Open Rank Faculty Position* The School of Information Sciences (iSchool) seeks to hire multiple outstanding full-time faculty members to join our dynamic and collegial School. *Data curation. *Possible specializations include techniques and systems for curation and management; the behavior and practices of data creators, managers, and users; and policy and governance, including national and international data privacy standards. Open rank. *Explainable AI. *Relevant topics include transparency, opacity, and explainability in AI algorithms; model interpretability; and inadvertent or deliberate bias. Open rank. *Digital Humanities. *Relevant topics include not only the development and application of digital techniques in the humanities but also explorations of the larger social and cultural significance of those methods. Open rank. *Information, Technology & Society. *Relevant topics include the political economy of information; legal and regulatory issues; information ethics, and impact on societies, communities, and democratic government. Contexts may be organizational, public sphere, community, or global contexts. Interpretive and historical perspectives are welcome. Open rank. Preference will be given to the above specializations, but strong candidates in any area will be considered. The iSchool is an established national leader in both groundbreaking information science research and the preparation of leading information professionals. Our faculty have key roles in national initiatives and professional societies and our close relationships with scientific and cultural institutions ensure that our research engages critical societal challenges. The School’s faculty is highly interdisciplinary, with backgrounds in information science, computer science, library science, informatics, engineering science, physics, astrophysics, law, psychology, English, medieval studies, philosophy, sociology, statistics, science and technology studies, and history of American civilization and they hold additional appointments in many other university departments, as well as world renowned research institutes such as the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. Successful candidates must be comfortable working in an interdisciplinary academic unit and addressing audiences in professional master’s degree programs, as well as teaching students from undergraduate to Ph.D. levels. The iSchool offers a Master of Science in Information Management, a Master of Science in Library and Information Science, a Master of Science in Bioinformatics, a Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS), and a CAS in Digital Libraries, a Ph.D., and has a School Librarian Licensure Program. The School also participates in a campus-wide undergraduate Informatics minor and the Ph.D. in Informatics, and teaches courses in the Master of Computer Science – Data Science program. The School’s new BS in Information Sciences begins in the fall of 2020. Appointments made under this announcement will be effective August 16, 2020. Rank is open, and salary is commensurate with experience. A Ph.D. degree or equivalent is required though we will consider candidates who are close to completion of the doctoral degree. Information about iSchool programs and faculty can be found at: http://ischool.illinois.edu/. To ensure full consideration, please complete your candidate profile at https://jobs.illinois.edu/ and upload your letter of application including the area(s) of interest for which you are applying: Data curation, Explainable AI, Digital Humanities, and/or Information, Technology & Society, complete CV/resume, statement on teaching and research, and a list of three professional references including contact information by December 1, 2019. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Applicants may be interviewed before the closing date, but no hiring decisions will be made until after the search has closed. We especially welcome applications from members of under-represented groups working in these or other areas of the information sciences. The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO. To learn more about the University’s commitment to diversity, please visit http://www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu

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Rereading Marx in the Age of Digital Capitalism
by Christian Fuchs 28 Oct '19

28 Oct '19

Fuchs, Christian. 2019. Rereading Marx in the Age of Digital Capitalism. London: Pluto Press. Introduction: http://fuchs.uti.at/books/rereading-marx-in-the-age-of-digital-capitalism/ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32YXLWXaHMY&feature=youtu.be "Fuchs rereads Marx in the present, in that tangle of explosive contradictions, indicating with clarity and force the necessary path of theoretical militancy today" – Antonio Negri, author of “Political Descartes: Reason, Ideology and the Bourgeois Project” “Christian Fuchs is the world’s foremost Marxist analyst of contemporary capitalist media" - Jodi Dean, author of “The Communist Horizon” The ‘end of history’ has not taken place. Ideological andeconomic crisis and the status quo of neoliberal capitalism since 2008 demand a renewed engagement with Marx. But if we are to effectively resist capitalism we must truly understand Marx: Marxism today must theorise how communication technologies, media representation and digitalisation have come to define contemporary capitalism. There is an urgent need for critical, Marxian-inspired knowledge as a foundation for changing the world and the way we communicate from digital capitalism towards communicative socialism and digital communism. "Rereading Marx in the Age of Digital Capitalism" does exactly this. Delving into Marx’s most influential works, such as Capital, The Grundrisse, Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts, The German Ideology and The Communist Manifesto, Christian Fuchs draws out Marx’s concepts of machinery, technology, communication and ideology, all of which anticipate major themes of the digital age. A concise and coherent work of Marxist media and communication theory, the book ultimately demonstrates the relevance of Marx to an age of digital and communicative capitalism. Table of Contents 1. Introduction: Rereading Marx in the Age of Digital Capitalism 2. Rereading Marx’s ‘Capital’ in the Information Age 3. Rereading Marx as Critical Sociologist of Technology 4. Rereading Marx as Critical Theorist of Communication 5. Rereading Marx in the Age of Digital Capitalism: The Case of Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet as the Digital German Ideology 6. Rereading Marx in the Age of Digital Capitalism: Reflections on Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri’s Book ‘Assembly’ 7. Conclusion

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Nov 4 deadline for AI, Ethics, & Society conference in NYC, Feb 2020
by Annette Markham 28 Oct '19

28 Oct '19

Dear AoIR-ists, I was put on the organizing committee for AI, Ethics, & Society 3rd annual conference specifically to help draw more AOIR perspectives into the mix of discussions that have been happening in this conference. So you still have a few days to submit a short (6 page) paper! This is a single track conference in NYC, Feb 7-8, 2020, with some groovy side events, including a preconference and reception at NYU, an evening plenary panel of science fiction writers, performances of Broadway caberet focused on AI (what?!) during coffee breaks, and some critical responses to AI through spoken word/music/performances with local artist/activists. I know the deadline is tight, if you’re already submitting to ICA, but who wouldn’t want to attend a single track two day conference that includes these fabulous keynotes? Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Gina Neff, Sociology, Oxford Internet Institute, UK Anita Gurumurthy, Executive Director IT for Change, Bengaluru, India Frank Pasquale, Law, University of Maryland, USA Peter Dabrock, Theology, Friedrich-Alexander University, Germany (one more planned) November 4 deadline! CFP here in brief (full CFP here: https://www.aies-conference.com/2020/call-for-papers/ As AI (and associated AI-hype) grows more pervasive in our lives, its impact on society is ever more significant, raising ethical concerns and challenges regarding issues such as privacy, safety and security, surveillance, inequality, data handling and bias, personal agency, power relations, effective modes of regulation, accountability, sanctions, and workforce displacement. Only a multi-disciplinary effort can find the best ways to address these concerns, including experts from various disciplines, such as ethics, philosophy, economics, sociology, psychology, law, history, politics, interaction design, informatics, social studies of science and technology, communication and media studies, and political science, as well as those with lived experience in relation to the impacts of AI systems. In order to address these issues in a scientific context, AAAI and ACM joined forces in 2018 to start the AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society. The third edition of this conference will be co-located with AAAI-20 on February 7-8, 2020 at the Hilton New York Midtown, New York, USA. The program of the conference will include peer-reviewed paper presentations, invited talks, panels, and working sessions. We expect papers will be submitted by researchers using different approaches (e.g., critical, empirical, philosophical, aesthetic, case study, ethnographic, discourse or text analysis). The conference welcomes contributions on a broad set of topics, to encourage the possibilities for transdisciplinary connections and challenges. This includes but is not limited to the following: Cultural, political, and other societal impacts of AI AI and surveillance/manipulation of people Impact of AI on jobs and work Meaningful control, safety, and security of AI AI and geopolitics AI and vulnerable groups When, why and how to ban, restrict, cost and tax AI Ethical models/frameworks around AI and data AI and environmental costs and impacts AI and labor, AI and markets Value alignment and moral decision making Trustworthy AI systems Black box systems and modes of investigation and explanation Ethically-aligned design Challenges and contradictions in AI-related design, development and ethics AI and the public interest Infrastructures of AI AI and law, regulation and governance AI and literature, performance, counter-culture, resistance New/novel AI-related concepts Speculative future AI design and implications Innovative methodologies for studying/analyzing AI Developments in AI concepts, definitions, schools of thought We solicit papers (PDF file) of up to 6 pages + 1 page for references, submitted through the EasyChair system. All submissions must be within the specified length limit and in the appropriate AAAI two column format. See the provided templates at ……Full CFP here: https://www.aies-conference.com/2020/call-for-papers/ Of course, feel free to contact me if you have questions, Annette ***************************************************** Annette N. Markham, Ph.D. Professor MSO, School of Communication & Culture, Aarhus University Affiliate Professor, School of Communication, Loyola University, Chicago amarkham(a)cc.au.dk http://annettemarkham.com/ http://pure.au.dk/portal/en/amarkham@cc.au.dk Twitter: annettemarkham

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WEBCAST TODAY: NetThing = Australian Internet Governance Forum
by Joly MacFie 27 Oct '19

27 Oct '19

The revamped AuIGF is underway. Sydney is on AEDT which is UTC+11. ISOC Live posted: "On Oct 26, 2019 at 12:00 PM IST (06:30 UTC) the Youth Internet Governance Forum India (Youth IGF India) supported by InSIG2019 is delighted to present the second of its webinar series. Topic: Security on/ of the Internet. Speaker: Mr Vinayak Godse (VP, Da" [image: NetThing] <https://netthing.org.au/>Today *Monday October 28 2019* *NetThing <https://netthing.org.au/>* takes place in Sydney. NetThing 2019 is the first edition renewal of an annual forum to strengthen Australia’s Internet governance community, and consists of robust Australia-based Internet policy exploration and discussion. The event will be webcast live via *APNIC YouTube <http://NetThing%20is%20the%20renewal%20of%20an%20annual%20forum%20to%20stre…>* . *PROGRAM: https://netthing.org.au/program/ <https://netthing.org.au/program/>* *TWITTER: #netthing https://priv.sh/Hw1JG59 <https://priv.sh/Hw1JG59>* MAIN ROOM *VIEW on YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/muQyETBp9wM <https://youtu.be/muQyETBp9wM>* WORKSHOPS *VIEW on YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/ed9Bpwixqtc <https://youtu.be/ed9Bpwixqtc>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/11461/ -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Book Announcement: Handbook of Research on Politics in the Computer Age
by Ashu M. G. Solo 27 Oct '19

27 Oct '19

Handbook of Research on Politics in the Computer Age Editor: Ashu M. G. Solo ISBN13: 9781799803775; ISBN10: 1799803775; EISBN13: 9781799803782; DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0377-5 https://www.igi-global.com/book/handbook-research-politics-computer-age/228… Technology and particularly the Internet have caused many changes in the realm of politics. Aspects of engineering, computer science, mathematics, or natural science can be applied to politics. Politicians and candidates use their own websites and social network profiles to get their message out. Revolutions in many countries in the Middle East and North Africa have started in large part due to social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter. Social networking has also played a role in protests and riots in numerous countries. The mainstream media no longer has a monopoly on political commentary as anybody can set up a blog or post a video online. Political activists can network together online. Handbook of Research on Politics in the Computer Age includes 19 research chapters from 27 researchers at 20 universities and research organizations in Belgium, Brazil, Cape Verde, Egypt, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Portugal, and the United States of America. They have done research studies on different aspects of politics with information technology, engineering, computer science, or math. This book strongly increases our understanding of methods for politics in the computer age, the effectiveness of these methods, and tools for analyzing these methods. Some topics covered: • Political engineering, computational politics, public policy engineering, and computational public policy • Fuzzy logic in politics and public policy • Online campaigning • Online activism • Politics on social networks • Political blogs, vlogs, and websites • Online political communications • Fake news • Case studies Book webpage: https://www.igi-global.com/book/handbook-research-politics-computer-age/228…

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