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WEBCAST NOV 29: 5th Annual Canada Digital Access Day 2022
by Joly MacFie 01 Dec '22

01 Dec '22

This has been running all day. Great panels, typical of ISOC Canada. I mention now because the final session 'Resiliency/Competition' at 20:15 UTC looks good, featuring notable activist Michael Geist, ISOC's own Hosein Badran, and Francis Careau, a cofounder of upstart ISP oxio. No real time text, but there will be transcripts in the archive. [image: isoc live] <https://isoc.live/16095>On* Tuesday November 29 2022* the *Internet Society Canada Chapter <https://internetsociety.ca/>* hosts the *5th Annual Digital Access Day <https://bit.ly/3EM6dca>* in Ottawa, bringing together thought-leaders from NGOs, the tech sector, government, universities, and those most affected by the digital divide to talk about good work already underway, identify what else can be done, and measure progress in digital resiliency in Canada’s supply chain, affordability, cybersecurity, and competition. *AGENDA https://bit.ly/3EM6dca <https://bit.ly/3EM6dca>* EST = UTC-5 *09:00 Opening* *Franca Palazzo*, Executive Director, Internet Society Canada Chapter *Francis Careau*, Co-founder, oxio *09:15 No Sector Left Behind: Ensuring Digital Resiliency in Canada’s Supply Chain* *Vidya ShankarNarayan*, Assistant Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada *Erik Valiquette*, Co-founder / CEO, Blockchain Supplychain Association Moderator: *Janet Silver*, Senior Director, Advocacy & Communications, Syntax Strategic *10:30 Forewarned is Forearmed. To be prepared is half the victory: Giving Canadians the cybersecurity tools they need* *Tanya O’Callaghan*, VP Community Investment, Policy and Advocacy, CIRA *Chris Smith*, Portage CyberTech (TBC) *Shawn M.*, Director General, Cyber Operations Division, CSIS Moderator: *Brent Arnold*, Partner, Gowlings WLG *13:00 Achieving Digital Equity- What does it look like?* *Jaimie Boyd*, National Digital Government Leader, Deloitte Canada *Hon. Colin Deacon*, Independent Senator, Nova Scotia *Sam Andrey*, Leadership Lab, Toronto Metropolitan University *Ima Okonny*, Chief Data Officer, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Moderator: *Jillian Leblanc*, Senior Policy Analyst, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) *14:00 Affordability* *Todd Hofley*, VP Policy and Communications, Beanfield *Yuka Sai*, Staff Lawyer, Public Interest Advocacy Centre *Geoff White*, Executive Director, Competitive Network Operators of Canada Moderator: *Jenna Cocullo*, Deputy Editor, The Wire Report *15:15 Resiliency/Competition* *Michael Geist*, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law, University of Ottawa *Matthew Gamble*, Principal, Int13 Consulting Inc. *Francis Careau*, Cofounder, oxio *Hosein Badran*, Senior Director, Internet Growth and Trust, Internet Society Moderator: *Ben Klass*, School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University *16:15 Closing Remarks Philip Palmer,* President, Internet Society Canada Chapter *16:30 Networking Reception Opening remarks* *Rachel Thomas*, MP *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/dad2022 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/dad2022>* *PARTICIPATE VIA YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/Xemcyc2bE7w <https://youtu.be/Xemcyc2bE7w>* *TWITTER #digitalaccessday <http://bit.ly/digitalaccessday> @ISCC_Canada @RachaelThomasMP @vidyasn @colindeacon @toddhofley @sambandrey @mgamble @Yukaryote @Jillian_LeBlanc @markymarkymarcc @tanya_oc @BrentJArnold @hoseinbadran @geoffrey_white @jaimieboyd @mgeist* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/>* (AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/dad2022 <https://archive.org/details/dad2022>* *https://www.youtube.com/@internetsocietycanadachapt8659 <https://www.youtube.com/@internetsocietycanadachapt8659>* *Permalink https://isoc.live/16095 <https://isoc.live/16095>* - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Sanctions, war, and the sovereignty of RuNet | Online seminar with Ksenia Ermoshina
by Orsolya Gulyás 30 Nov '22

30 Nov '22

Dear colleagues, The next edition of our online Data Sovereignty seminar series will take place on 13 December at 15.00 (CET) with Ksenia Ermoshina (CIS-CNRS) on the project of the sovereign Russian internet in the context of the ongoing war and sanctions. Registration: https://brussels-school.be/event/data-sovereignty-seminar-5sanctions-war-an… While the Russian authorities have been tightening their control over RuNet for the last decade, there have been multiple possibilities for circumvention and evasion both for the RuNet users and for Internet Service Providers. We have previously examined the dynamic relations between the ISP community and the regulators, and described various tools and practices used by ISPs to avoid total control over the networks. However, with the adoption of the law on "Sovereign Runet" in 2019, Roskomnadzor hardened its grip over the networks. The new generation of DPI middleboxes called "TSPU", officially "made in Russia", changed the way RuNet was filtered and left little to no chance for ISPs to boycott censorship and surveillance over their users. However, after the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, the technological sovereignty project was challenged — on the very level of infrastructures. Sanctions of technological companies against Russia led to a crisis of both components and software solutions, revealing a profound dependency of the RuNet on foreign technologies. The presentation will explore the effects of sanctions on the project of the Sovereign Runet, based on a mixed-methods approach: interviews with ISPs and vendors of information control equipment, analysis of vendors' websites and technical documentation of the equipment, analysis of websites and materials of specialized exhibitions focused on cybersecurity equipment and finally, network measurements. Programme 15:00-15:05: Welcome and introduction by Orsolya Gulyás & Clément Perarnaud (BSoG) 15:05-15:25: Presentation by Ksenia Ermoshina (CIS-CNRS) 15:25-15:35: Discussion by Clément Perarnaud (BSoG) 15:35-16:00: Q&A Time: December 13, 2022 at 03:00 PM CET The Data Sovereignty seminar series is jointly organised by the Center for Digitalisation, Democracy and Innovation<https://brussels-school.be/research/digitalisation-democracy-and-innovation> at the Brussels School of Governance and the UNU-CRIS/VUB Chair on Digital Sovereignty. Best wishes, Orsolya Gulyás and Clément Perarnaud ORSOLYA GULYÁS PhD Researcher orsolya.gulyas(a)vub.be<mailto:orsolya.gulyas@vub.be> Brussels School of Governance<https://brussels-school.be/> Pleinlaan 5 - 1050 Brussels

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WEBCAST NOV 30 – IGF 2022 – Global Governance of LEO Satellite Broadband
by Joly MacFie 30 Nov '22

30 Nov '22

We are on the final countdown to this highly topical panel. [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/16108>On *Wednesday November 30 2022* at *13:50-15:20 UTC* the *Internet Governance Forum <https://intgovforum.org/>* presents a workshop '*Global Governance of LEO Satellite Broadband <https://bit.ly/3VyGbQu>*'. An expert panel addresses the opportunities and challenges of satellite reliant Internet access, currently offered by service providers such as SpaceX or OneWeb. We seek to explore potential benefits as well as threats that come with this new technology. We address this new phenomenon through references to the SDGs and international law, exploring whether current policies offer plausible solutions to upcoming or potential problems. PANEL *Dan York*, Director, Online Content, Internet Society *Akcali Gur Berna*, Queen Mary University of London *Wu Fei*, Professor, Ji Nan University *Mwangi Michuki*, Regional Development Manager - Africa, Internet Society *MODERATORS* *Kulesza Joanna*, University of Lodz *Dan York*, Internet Society *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/igf2022-399 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/igf2022-399>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3VyGbQu <https://bit.ly/3VyGbQu>* *REAL TIME TEXT https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-RPC03 <https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-RPC03>* *TWITTER #IGF2022 #LEOs <https://bit.ly/3ORZt15> #InternetAccess #SpaceLaw @danyork @BernaAkcaliGur Wu Fei @JinanUniversity @michukis @InternetSociety* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/* <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/> (AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/igf2022-399 <https://archive.org/details/igf2022-399>* Permalink https://isoc.live/16108 - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Digital Democracy and the Digital Public Sphere
by Christian Fuchs 30 Nov '22

30 Nov '22

Christian Fuchs. 2023. Digital Democracy and the Digital Public Sphere. Media, Communication and Society Volume Six. London: Routledge. 320 pages. Sample chapters and more information: https://fuchsc.uti.at/books/digital-democracy-and-the-digital-public-sphere/ Based on the approach of the Critique of the Political Economy and dialectical philosophy, this sixth volume in Christian Fuchs’ Media, Communication and Society series critically address questions around the digital public sphere and the challenges and opportunities for digital democracy today. The book discusses topics such as Karl Marx, journalism and democracy; digital democracy, the digital public sphere, digital alienation, sustainability in digital democracy, journalism and democracy, public service media, the public service Internet, and democratic communications. Fuchs argues for the creation of a public service Internet run by public service media that consists of platforms such as a public service YouTube and Club 2.0, a renewed digital democracy and digital public sphere version of the legendary debate programme format Club 2. The book presents foundations and analyses of digital democracy that are interesting for both students and researchers in media studies, cultural studies, communication studies, political science, sociology, Internet research, information science, as well as related disciplines. Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION 1. Democracy, Communicative Democracy, Digital Democracy II. FOUNDATIONS OF DIGITAL DEMOCRACY 2. The Dialectic: Not Just the Absolute Recoil, but the World’s Living Fire that Extinguishes and Kindles Itself: Reflections on Slavoj Žižek’s Version of Dialectical Philosophy in „Absolute Recoil: Towards a New Foundation of Dialectical Materialism“ 3. The Critique of the Political Economy of the Media and Communication 4. Power in the Age of Social Media 5. The Praxis School’s Marxist Humanism and Mihailo Marković’s Theory of Communication 6. Sustainability and Community Networks 7. Karl Marx, Journalism, and Democracy 8. Towards a Critical Theory of Communication as Renewal and Update of Marxist Humanism in the Age of Digital Capitalism 9. Digital Democracy, Public Service Media, and the Public Service Internet III. CONCLUSION 10. The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere and Alienation: Challenges and Opportunities for the Advancement of Digital Democracy Also available: Media, Communication and Society Volume 1: Marxist Humanism and Communication Theory Media, Communication and Society Volume 2: Foundations of Critical Theory Media, Communication and Society Volume 3: Digital Capitalism Media, Communication and Society Volume 4: Digital Fascism Media, Communication and Society Volume 5: Digital Ethics

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About statistical analysis for networks that share some of their actors
by Xanat Meza 30 Nov '22

30 Nov '22

Hello everyone! I have been asking this question in other more related groups, but so far, there are no answers, so I am giving it a shot here, as some of the members of this group might be conducting network analyses. I have a stakeholder network that is segmented in three different categories. However, some of the actors in the network are included in two or even the three sub-networks. My question is, which type of statistical network analysis (or any statistical test for that matter) can be used to test differences in such a network? Usually, a node level T-test or a network ANOVA, for example, can be conducted, with the assumption that the groups have totally different sets of actors. If anyone has an idea of what can proceed in this case, or has research literature or case study based papers, I would be grateful. Xanat V. Meza Ph.D. Kansei, Behavioral and Brain SciencesUniversity of Tsukuba M.A. Media and Communication Yeungnam University B.D. Graphic Communication Design Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana

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WEBCAST NOV 29 – NYC Mesh Org Meetup
by Joly MacFie 30 Nov '22

30 Nov '22

As a growing organization, and now an established non-profit, NYC Mesh has reached the moment for their first board election. That, and other recent developments are covered in today's meetup. [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/16099>On *Tuesday November 29 2022* at *7pm EST* (00:00 UTC) *NYC Mesh <https://nycmesh.net/>* will hold its *Monthly Org Meetup <https://www.meetup.com/nycmesh/events/289922586/>*. There will be a presentation or two related to the organization, a technical presentation, and after that there will be open discussions about the ongoing board election. This meeting will also be the deadline for Voter Registration (Nov 22nd - Nov 29th) and will mark the transition to the voting period (Nov 29th - Dec 26th) *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/nycmesh-nov2022 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/nycmesh-nov2022>* *PARTICIPATE F2F https://www.meetup.com/nycmesh/events/289922586/ <https://www.meetup.com/nycmesh/events/289922586/>* *TWITTER @nycmesh <https://bit.ly/nycmesh/> #growinternet #communitynetworks* *SIMULCASTS* *https://youtu.be/hb0L2Eyo11Y <https://youtu.be/hb0L2Eyo11Y>* (chat monitored) *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/>* (AI Captions) *https://www.facebooklive/isocny/* <https://www.facebooklive/isocny/> (AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/nycmesh-nov2022 <https://archive.org/details/nycmesh-nov2022>* *Permalink https://isoc.live/16099 <https://isoc.live/16099>* - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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7th International Conference on Internet Science (INSCI 2023): First Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 29 Nov '22

29 Nov '22

*** First Call for Papers *** 7th International Conference on Internet Science (INSCI 2023) September 13-15, 2023, St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/insci2023/ Submissions due: May 1, 2023 (AoE) “Internet for Survival”: How the effective and democratic evolution of the Internet towards an infrastructure/ecosystem supporting resilience and equality depends on deeply intertwined considerations rooted in technological, social and economic sciences. INSCI is a multidisciplinary conference that brings together scholars and practitioners at the intersection of technological, social and economic sciences seeking to learn how the Internet can be used to make our world a better place. Its insights are expected to create a better understanding of this complex socio-technical system we call “Internet”, for instance to inform political decisions on the technological priorities for public funding and to drive a more sustainable and equitable development of the innovation and social ecosystems it supports. INSCI welcomes fundamental and applied multidisciplinary research, including policy- oriented studies and works offering technological solutions, that investigate the role of Internet for sustainable development, social and economic resilience, collective intelligence, reliable information processing and protection, and, more generally, for a holistic understanding of societal transformations, governance shifts and innovation quests. INSCI welcomes works done in interdisciplinary teams that may include computer scientists, sociologists, policy makers, economists, designers and artists, or complex system scholars, among others, preferably uniting expertise from social, economic and technical sciences. This kind of work is expected to close the gap between societal / economic impact and requirements and technological developments, seen as both drivers and consequences of each other. Thus, INSCI 2023 welcomes submissions to a wide range of topics including but not limited to the following list. TOPICS Green, Sustainability, and Innovation • The challenges of Responsible Research and Innovation on Internet solution • The technological, social and economic benefits of Transnational and Inter-Cultural Projects • Internet solutions supporting Environmental policies related to Climate Change • Green Computing in a holistic perspective: trade-offs of computing power, social benefits, economic and environmental impacts (e.g. blockchains) • Design, Implementation, and Analysis of Novel Platforms for alternative distributed economic models • Distributed environmental awareness: creating a collective consciousness of environmental issues and possible solutions at individual and collective level. Collective intelligence, sensing and action • Energy optimisation from from networked production to shared consumption, relying on top-down and bottom-up approaches • Networks for circular economy models: conceiving and putting in place platforms and solutions effectively supporting circular and social economy models, collaborative making, art and creativity. Enabling Technologies, Applications and Infrastructures • Social implications of Reinforcement Algorithms, Machine Learning and Intelligent Systems • Feasibility and social /economic aspects of Algorithms for mediation content • Data Sovereignty and inclusion aspects of Cloud, Grid and Cluster Computing • Recommender, Adaptive and Context Aware Systems: design, social and inclusion aspects, feasibility and adoption • Networking and Wireless Systems as enablers: inclusion, health, privacy and pervasiveness aspects • People-driven Internet Technologies and Applications, including Collaborative Platforms & Social Search, Open Data and New Interfaces Societal Structures • How will Internet of Things change Society and interaction models • Digital Competences and Participation • Virtual Communities and Behavioural Patterns: how are they affected by the technological platforms being used • Knowledge, Education, Technology Enhanced Learning, and Societal Web Impact on Internet Evolution • Offline and Online Human Behaviour with Emphasis on Social Media and Online/ER/ VR Interactions Digital Politics and Governance • Internet and Political Participation • Online Political Freedoms in Policing and in Effect: Regional and Local Perspectives, technological impacts and requirements • Citizen Involvement into Decision-Making: Platforms, Actors, and Experiences • Political Discussions Online: Issues and Groups Behind Them, technical and collaborative solutions to moderate them • E-governance Practices of Today’s Authorities across the world • Internet regulation: Security vs. Openness Free Communication Patterns and Democracy • Freedom of Speech Online: a Contested Area of Policing • Algorithms as New Total Communicative Power • Extremist and Radical Talk Online and Policies or socio-Technical solutions to counteract it • Universal Internet Freedoms vs. Dark Web • Participatory Democracy and Budgeting: citizens’ involvement in democratic processes, for more equal and inclusive resource allocation • Cognitive, Psychological Aspects and Incentive Mechanisms for online Engagement, Collaboration and Participation (smart citizenship, e-literacy, participation skills, decision support and recommendations for informed citizens and collective actions) • E-Democracy and E-Participation: risks and opportunities, lessons learnt from currently deployed solutions (e.g. e-voting, Decidim) • Reliable online information: collaborative models and processes to produce/qualify online information (e.g. post-truth Practices Online, filter bubble and fact checking), for health (e.g. vaccination), democracy (international decision-making, political campaigns, opinion and sentiment modelling, governmental censure and influence), economy (product labelling, ethical marketing), safety of online ecosystems (children protection, fake news, digital rebels) • Crowdsourcing: implications, enablers Sustainable Network Economy • Legal, economic, technological and innovation hurdles related to Intellectual Property and the Digital Commons • New Collaborative Markets Analytics • Economic Power of Online Platforms: Expropriation of Digital Labour, Open Data solutions and their applicability • Digital Corporations: World Leaders and Regional Alternatives • Analogous Elites, Technological Precariat • Digital Professions and Reshaping of Online Labour Markets • New decentralised economic models: enabling and sustaining a distributed ecosystem of platforms and solutions intrinsically respectful of privacy, self- disclosure and digital sovereignty • The consumer perspective: unlawful profiling, discrimination and lock-in, automated contracts and warranties Global Access Opportunities • Internet Resilience: Defining/Comparing non-disconnection Technologies, Monitoring Approaches and Internet Governance Models ensuring resiliency and citizens’ empowerment and sovereignty • Global and Local Faces of Today’s Digital Divide • Comparing existing and future Open Distance Education and Life-long Learning Environments on online/Virtual Reality Platforms, Practices Around the World • Global Media Online: Translation and Language Divide • Empowerment of Disabled with New Body Extensions • Post-human and Tech-human Individuals and Societies Data Sharing and Protection • Data Openness vs. User Protection: tech and social aspects of open data policies • Limits of Privacy and Anonymization, their dependance on technological solutions and intended applications • Clouds, Big Data and Data Protection Regulation vs. knowledge sharing and open innovation • Global Tech Powers and Alternative Solutions based on decentralisation • Open Science and Access to Scientific Production: technological enablers, platform governance, economic and innovation aspects IMPORTANT DATES • Submission of Papers: May 1, 2023 (AoE) • Notification of Decision: July 1, 2023 • Camera-Ready Submission: July 15, 2023 • Author Registration Deadline: July 15. 2023 PAPER REQUIREMENTS All submitted papers must: • Describe original results that have not been accepted or submitted for publication elsewhere • Be written in English and be submitted in PDF format • Contain author names, affiliations, and email addresses • Be formatted according to the Springer’s LNCS format Proceedings template: http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html • Contain three to seven keywords characterizing the paper, to be indicated at the end of the abstract • Be submitted via the conference system in EasyChair, using the submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=insci2023 Full paper submissions should not exceed 15 pages (including all text, figures, references and appendices). We encourage a length of 12 pages for full papers. The Program Committee reserves the right to accept a submission as a short paper. Submissions not conforming to the LNCS format, exceeding the submission page limits or being obviously out of the scope of the conference, will be rejected without review. SELECTION All submissions will be evaluated by at least three members of the international Program Committee, with a mix of social, economic and technological expertise. The review process will be single-blind. Selection will be based on: • Degree of interdisciplinarity (between social, economic and/or technical sciences) • Novelty and technical merit • Relevance of the generated insights for the future Internet development CAMERA-READY Camera-ready submissions should be corrected by following the remarks of the reviewers and submitted using the same submission link in zip format including: • The camera-ready version of the authors’ work in pdf format • The camera-ready version of the authors’ work in editable sources format • The Consent to Publish signed in ink and scanned to image file PUBLICATION Accepted papers will be presented at INSCI2023 and published in the conference proceedings volume, which will be published in the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). Authors of selected best papers from the conference will be contacted in order to consider submission of an expanded version of their papers for publication in a special issue to be organised with an accredited journal (under negotiation). ORGANISATION General Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs • Vasileios Mezaris, Information Technologies Institute, Greece • Fabrizio Sestini, European Commission DG CONNECT, Belgium Steering & Program Committees https://cyprusconferences.org/insci2023/committees/

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2 Postdoc Posts @ UCL
by Leonie Tanczer 29 Nov '22

29 Nov '22

Hi Everyone, I wanted to raise your awareness of two open Research Fellow (i.e., Postdoc) roles at University College London (UCL). I'd be ever so thankful if you could circulate them amongst your networks. 1) Research Fellow in Technology Facilitated Abuse (Tech Abuse) in Intimate Partner Violence Contexts https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?nPostingId=2140&n… *A PhD in relevant social science discipline. However, applicants from any disciplines undertaking relevant research will be welcomed. *Prior knowledge of the literature on intimate partner violence (IPV), domestic abuse, and violence against women and girls (VAWG). *Familiarity with online harms and online safety research, industry, and policy developments. *Strong qualitative and quantitative research skills, including knowledge of a range of research methods to engage in high-quality research. *Experience of collecting, managing, analysing and presenting qualitative data, ideally in interdisciplinary settings. *Ability to travel across the UK for fieldwork and other research-related activities. 2) Research Fellow in Natural Language Processing (NLP) for the Violence, Health, and Society (VISION) Consortium https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?nPostingId=2144&n… *A PhD in Computer Science or a related field. However, applicants from any disciplines undertaking relevant research will be welcomed. *Expertise and research interests in machine learning for text classification and information extraction, or equivalent data science/computational linguistics experience. *Ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team as well as independently using own initiative. *Ability to pass Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as well as UK security clearance (NPPV3 and CTC). For both roles, an online information session will be held on 15 December 2022. This event allows interested parties to meet me/the team (honestly: we are super nice!), ask questions, and just generally get a better sense of the prospective role and research group they will be joining. Come and say hi! The submission deadline for both posts is on 16 of January 2023 (11.59pm). Further important details can be found in the respective Job Descriptions, which you can access via the links. Thank you so much for your help in spreading the word! Best wishes, Leonie

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CFP Reminder || Global Media and China_Special Issue_China and the Global South: Interrogating Imperialist Ambitions
by Xiao Han 29 Nov '22

29 Nov '22

Dear All, We are writing this email to gently remind you that the deadline for this Special Issue is approaching, *December 10 2022*. *Global Media and China CFP * (Follow us at: https://twitter.com/GCHjournal; https://www.facebook.com/Global-Media-and-China-110136464998539/) **** NO PAYMENT FROM AUTHORS* *Special Issue: China and the Global South: Interrogating Imperialist Ambitions* *Guest Editors: * *Stuart Davis, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies, City University of New York, Baruch College * (stuart.davis(a)baruch.cuny.edu) *Time Schedule:* *—December 10, 2022: *a 1,000-word abstract and a 100-word bio, mentioning the title of the special issue in the subject line, to the guest editor: stuart.davis(a)baruch.cuny.edu *—10 January 2023: *accepted abstracts notified *—01 May 2023:* full paper submission *Overview: * This proposed special issue raises a question linked to the single most pivotal shift in the contemporary international relations: How do transformations in the media and technological landscapes of the Global South reflect China’s rise as the primary contemporary challenger to American economic and political hegemony? In addressing this question, contributions will help provide insight into a conflict that the US State Department (2021) has recently labelled the “most significant case of great-power competition in the 21st century”; a so-called "new Cold War" that has manifested across sectors ranging from resource extraction to telecommunications. Given their strategic role during and after the Cold War along with their histories of political conflict and economic disadvantage, nations within the Global South are key sites of economic and political conflict for larger states attempting to exercise economic and political influence. In the case of China, many pundits and academics (particularly in the US) have labelled its recent expansion into the Global South as "China's new age of imperialism" (French, 2014), arguing that it is using its economic and political strength to impose its will on "weaker" nations. In a similar vein, within communication and media studies critics have designated China's purported domination a form of “technological imperialism” (Greene and Triolo, 2021) wherein financial or technical support provides a wedge for commercial market domination and opens the door to increased cultural influence. Pushing against these dystopian views of Chinese globalization, others have argued that Chinese-oriented development portends a more egalitarian approach, particularly in the Global South. This expansion, in the words of political economist Giovanni Arrighi, offers "the promise of a global order based on economic interdependence but respectful to political and cultural differences" (Arrighi 2008, p. 379). Building on the trailblazing work of Yan (2020), Davis and Xiao (2021), and a scant few others, this proposed special issue will turn to media and communication processes in the Global South in an attempt to move beyond sweeping claims about the impact of Chinese globalization. In this vein, we welcome empirical investigations of how the Chinese state and Chinese media and technology corporations are expanding in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and other parts of Southeast Asia. Contributors might address topics related to Chinese development initiatives in media or telecommunications infrastructure, cultural diplomacy and soft power, the expansion of Chinese-owned platforms, and other topics related to China's increasingly powerful role in telecommunications, ICT, news, and other media industries. Relatedly, contributions that deal with media responses to Chinese-led development are also welcome, including those that interrogate local responses such as heightened Sinophobia. References: Albuquerque, A., Oliveira, T. dos Santos Jr., R., Quinan, R. and Mazur, D. (Forthcoming). Coronavirus meets the clash of civilizations. *Convergence. *(Forthcoming, Fall 2022). Arrighi, G. (2008). *Adam Smith In Beijing: Lineages of the 21st Century.* New York: Verso. Davis, S. (2020). More than “a little flu": Digital advocacy journalism and the struggle for health justice in Brazil under COVID-19. In Peter Van Aelst and Jay Blumler (eds.). *Political Communication in the Time of Coronavirus. *New York: Routledge. Davis, M., and Xiao, J. (2021). De-Westernizing platform studies: History and logics of Chinese and U.S. platforms. *International Journal of Communication* French, H. (2014). *China’s Second Continent: How a Million Migrants are Building a New Empire **in Africa. *New York: Vintage Books. Greene, R. and Triolo, M. (2021) Will China control the Global Internet via its digital Silk Road? The Carnegie Fund, December 11, 2021. Liu, H. (2022). China engages the Global South: From Bandung to the Belt and Road Initiative. * Global Policy* 13 (1): 11-22. Mirrlees, T. (2022). Sanctioning China’s technology industry to secure Silicon Valley’s global dominance. In Stuart Davis and Immanuel Ness. (eds.). *Sanctions as War: Anti-Imperialist Perspectives on US Geo-economic Strategy*. Leiden/Chicago: Brill. US Department of State (2020). Elements of the China Challenge. Available at: https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20-02832-Elements-of-China… 508.pdf Wasserman, H. (2016). China's “soft power” and its influence on editorial agendas in South Africa. *Chinese Journal of Communication* 9:1, 8-20, DOI: 10.1080/17544750.2015.1049953 Yan, Xuetong. (2020). Bipolar rivalry in the early digital age. *The Chinese Journal of International **Politics* 13 (3):313-341. DOI: 10.1093/cjip/poaa007

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WEBCAST NOV 28 – IGF 2022 – Understanding Internet Fragmentation: Concepts and their Implications for Action
by Joly MacFie 28 Nov '22

28 Nov '22

This, obviously, is a follow up to the discussion last week <https://isoc.live/16036/>. Round up the usual suspects :) This time Milton will bring the spice. [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/16091>On *Monday November 28 2022* at *14:00-15:30 UTC* the *Internet Governance Forum <https://intgovforum.org/>* presents a session '*Understanding Internet Fragmentation: Concepts and their Implications for Action <https://bit.ly/3EJJddU>*', organized by the *Columbia Institute for Tele-Information <https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/citi/>*. The *Multistakeholder Advisory Group <https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/about-mag>* (MAG) has designated “*Avoiding Internet Fragmentation*” to be one of the 2022 IGF’s five organizing themes. There likely will be many events on the program related to this topic, but what exactly does Internet fragmentation mean, and how does that meaning affect the actions that may be undertaken by states and stakeholders? This session brings together prominent analysts and stakeholders from five continents, with varying and even divergent viewpoints, in the hope of working toward a higher level of consensus (or at least a more structured range of disagreements) on the core features, sources, forms, and consequences of Internet fragmentation, and what all these may mean for actions taken in response by states and stakeholders. *PANEL* *Milton Mueller*, Internet Governance Project, Georgia Tech *Wolfgang Kleinwächter*, European Summer School on Internet Governance *Sheetal Kumar*, Global Partners Digital *Neha Mishra*, Geneva Graduate Institute *Andrew Sullivan*, Internet Society *Xu Peixi*, Communication University of China *MODERATORS* *Anriette Esterhuysen* *William J. Drake* *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/igf2022-68 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/igf2022-68>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3EJJddU <https://bit.ly/3EJJddU>* *REAL TIME TEXT https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-RPC10 <https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-RPC10>* *TWITTER #fragmentation <https://bit.ly/3OGgvPC> @Columbia_Biz @IntGovForum @miltonmueller @SullivanISOC Wolfgang Kleinwächter #EuroSSIG Sheetal Kumar @GlobalPartnersD @neha_mishra_nm @GVAGrad Xu Peixi @wjdrake Anriette Esterhuysen #netgov* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/* <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/> (AI Captions) *https://www.youtube.com/@igf/streams <https://www.youtube.com/@igf/streams> *(Caucus Room 11) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/igf2022-68 <https://archive.org/details/igf2022-68>* Permalink https://isoc.live/16091 <https://isoc.live/16091%E2%80%8B> -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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