- Air-L - lists.aoir.org

CFP: Philosophy and Technology’s special issue on The Governance of Algorithms
by Mariarosaria Taddeo 23 Aug '16

23 Aug '16

Apologies for multiple posting Call for Papers for Philosophy and Technology’s special issue on The Governance of Algorithms GUEST EDITORS Marcello D'Agostino (University of Milan, Italy) and Massimo Durante (University of Turin, Italy) INTRODUCTION In our information societies, we increasingly delegate tasks andalgorithms. Their increased intelligence, autonomous behavior and connectivity are changing crucially the life conditions of human beings as well as altering traditional concepts and ways of understanding reality. Algorithms are directed to solve problems that are not always detectable in their own relevance and timeliness. They are also meant to solve those problems through procedures that are not always visible and assessable in their own. In addition, technologies based on algorithmic procedures more and more infer personal information from aggregated data, thus profiling human beings and anticipating their expectations, views and behaviors. This may have normative, if not discriminatory, consequences. While algorithmic procedures and applications are meant to serve human needs, they risk to create an environment in which human beings tend to develop adaptive strategies by conforming their behaviour to the expected output of the procedures, with serious distortive effects. Against this backdrop, little room is often left for a process of rational argumentation able to challenge the results of algorithmic procedures by putting into question some of their hidden assumptions or by taking into account some neglected aspects of the problems under consideration. At the same time, it is widely recognized that scientific and social advances crucially depend on such an open and free critical discussion. TOPICS The aim of this special issue of Philosophy & Technology is to explore questions about the governance of algorithms in light of the technological dependence of our information societies. We ask how to face theoretical and practical challenges in order to assure that technological innovations go hand in hand with human needs, beliefs and expectations. We solicit the submission of papers from different disciplines (law, ethics, economics, computer science, social studies, epistemology and philosophy of science) to address questions such as: · How to deal with the "knowledge problem" (as Franck Pasquale put it), i.e., with the openness, transparency and fairness of algorithmic procedures and applications? · How to govern those algorithmic procedures and applications once we delegate them the accomplishment of tasks or the solution of problems? · By which standards the relevance and the timeliness of problems as well as the efficiency and the legitimacy of solutions are measured? · Is the extensive functioning of automated systems, devices and agents based on algorithms able to impair human freedom and autonomy, free critical discussion and reflexivity? TIMETABLE December 19, 2016: Deadline for paper submissions February 13, 2017: Deadline reviews papers March 13, 2017: Deadline revised papers April, 2017: Publication of accepted papers SUBMISSION DETAILS To submit a paper for this special issue, authors should go to the journal’s Editorial Manager http://www.editorialmanager.com/phte/ <http://www.editorialmanager.com/phte/> The author (or a corresponding author for each submission in case of co- authored papers) must register into EM. The author must then select the special article type: " The Governance of Algorithms” from the selection provided in the submission process. This is needed in order to assign the submissions to the Guest Editors. Submissions will then be assessed according to the following procedure: New Submission => Journal Editorial Office => Guest Editor(s) => Reviewers => Reviewers’ Recommendations => Guest Editor(s)’ Recommendation => Editor-in-Chief’s Final Decision => Author Notification of the Decision. The process will be reiterated in case of requests for revisions. For any further information please contact: GUEST EDITOR’S CONTACT DETAILS Marcello D'Agostino: <>marcello.dagostino(a)unimi.it <mailto:marcello.dagostino@unimi.it> Massimo Durante: <>massimo.durante(a)unito.it <mailto:massimo.durante@unito.it> -- Dr Mariarosaria Taddeo Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford Faculty Fellow, Alan Turing Institute, London Co-Investigator, PETRAS Hub for Internet of Things, a EPSRC project Editor-In-Chief of Minds & Machines, Springer Co-Editor-in-chief of Philosophical Studies, Book Series, Springer President, International Association for Computing and Philosophy Associate Editor for Ethics, Policy & Technology - Philosophy & Technology, Springer http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/taddeo/ http://rosariataddeo.net

1 0

Online Book Launch: Social Media in Industrial China and Social Media in Rural China (UCL Why We Post)
by Major, Alison 23 Aug '16

23 Aug '16

****Apologies for any cross posting **** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Online Book Launch: Social Media in Industrial China and Social Media in Rural China Date: Tuesday 13 Sep 2016 Time: * London: 3 pm - 4 pm BST (UTC+1 hour) * New York: 10 am - 11 am EDT (UTC-4 hours) * Los Angeles: 7 am - 8 am PDT (UTC-7 hours) * Hong Kong: 10 pm - 11 pm HKT (UTC+8 hours) Register today: http://bit.ly/2b1mVuA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join Professor Daniel Miller (UCL Anthropology), Xinyuan Wang (UCL Anthropology) and Tom McDonald (HKU Sociology) for a live and interactive discussion about UCL's groundbreaking Why We Post project. Streamed on Youtube, and hosted by HKU Sociology, this exciting discussion will mark the launch of two brand new Open Access volumes Social Media in Industrial China (UCL Press) and Social Media in Rural China (UCL Press), which detail they key findings of the Chinese section of the UCL Why We Post project. Put your own questions to the authors, and hear them discuss their experiences of conducting ethnographic fieldwork on social media use in China, writing their books, and how the unique case of China has implications for understanding social media use around the world. Register today: http://bit.ly/2b1mVuA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- About the books Wang's Social Media in Industrial China describes social media's role in the biggest migration in human history, an estimated 250 million Chinese people have left their villages in recent decades to live and work in urban areas. Wang describes a second migration taking place: a movement from offline to online. As Wang argues, this is not simply a convenient analogy but represents the convergence of two phenomena as profound and consequential as each other, where the online world now provides a home for the migrant workers who feel otherwise 'homeless'. Find out more: http://bit.ly/2b1qAT7 McDonald's Social Media in Rural China argues that social media allows rural Chinese people to extend and transform their social relationships by deepening already existing connections with friends known through their school, work or village, while also experimenting with completely new forms of relationships through online interactions with strangers. By juxtaposing these seemingly opposed relations, rural social media users are able to use these technologies to understand, capitalise on and challenge the notions of morality that underlie rural life. Find out more: http://bit.ly/2b3w3sK --------------------------------------------------------------------------

1 0

Social sciences Post-doc Researcher in Participatory Design and Public Engagement
by Maurizio 23 Aug '16

23 Aug '16

A full time vacancy is open for research in the scope of the Horizon 2020 “PIE News” project (Poverty, Income, and Employment News) at the Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Madeira Island, Portugal (M-ITI). M-ITI is an highly interdisciplinary and international research institute who collects artists, designers, computer scientists, and social scientists, to engage with critical technical practices. The overall ambition of the PIE News project is to foster the emergence of commonfare as an alternative economic model to fight poverty, a condition affecting some 25% of the European population. Commonfare is a new collaborative form of welfare provision based on equitable governance and grassroots democracy. It entails the involvement of diverse stakeholders to facilitate the bottom-up arousal of collective practices tackling the needs of the new poor (precarious workers, working poor, NEETs, people left behind by safety nets). The consortium will achieve this goal through a Collective Awareness Platform (CAPS) which (a) informs people about existing welfare state provisions, (b) provides them with the means to share good practices on how to handle poverty-related issues, and (c) supports their abilities to network and to sustain real-life value. The person will research and investigate the public design process enacted during the PIE News project. In particular, will focus on the interrelation between the design of the technical components of the platform and the formation of a vibrant public interested in and supportive of the platform itself. The person will work under the supervision of Prof. Maurizio Teli, the Research and Innovation Coordinator of the PIE News project. Whoever is interested, can contact us via hr(a)m-iti.org to receive more information and a more extended description of the project. The desired profile is the one of a person engaged in social sciences, interested in Science and Technology Studies and/or Media Studies, as well as related fields, with a focus on the relation between digital technologies and the association of people around specific issues. Duration: The position is for one year, with funding available for renewing them for another year. The maximum legal of three years is depending on further funding. Envisaged Job Starting Date: 01/11/2016 Working Hours: 7.5 per day Fellowship value: The monthly maintenance stipend is of 1495€ net, according to the Portuguese directives from the ministry of science and education www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores.phtml.en) This value can be complemented with social security reimbursement if the researcher subscribes the voluntary SSV according to the Portuguese Law – Lei Nº. 202/2012, de 27 de Agosto. The selection criteria include: - 35% publication record in the relative fields; - 35% ability to work in interdisciplinary teams; - 30% experience in related tasks. The candidate should be in possession of a Ph.D., or close to completion, at the time of application. The capability to work in English is a necessary requirement. Members of the Jury: Prof. Dr. Maurizio Teli, Prof. Dr. Nuno Jardim Nunes, and Prof. Dra. Valentina Nisi How to apply: Applications will be accepted by email (hr(a)m-iti.org ) with the reference “PIENEWS – RH002”. The application must include: - Letter of introduction, explaining how the candidate is covering the requirements; - CV (Europass) with a photo; - Copy of all certificates that prove the habilitations mentioned in the CV or that the habilitations will be obtained before the beginning of the contract - Minimum of two recommendation letters written by academics who have worked with the candidate This announcement is visible here: http://www.m-iti.org/node/3896

1 0

Re: [Air-L] Webcast Tomorrow: "Digital Methods & Social Develop"
by Scott MacLeod 22 Aug '16

22 Aug '16

Hi, Jack and AoIR, Viewing CUHK's "Digital Methods and Social Development" conference from the SF Bay Area and listen to all of you in Hong Kong (what incredible I.T. technologies!) went excellently. Congratulations on having an Intel representative give your first keynote too. I hope your students find their ways into jobs and careers with Intel, a great company to work with, it would seem. Everyone's English was excellent and the mostly Chinese faculty and students I saw are so cosmopolitan! As an expression of the network society (per Manuel Castells - I noticed the title of your first 2009 book), thanks for the opportunity to participate in Chinese University of Hong Kong's "Digital Methods and Social Development" conference from the SF Bay Area and listen to all of you in Hong Kong. I heard the first 2 keynotes, and will check out the others, if available, as well, here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvzXW5bHbro . I tweeted about the conference twice, but may have gotten the Hashtag wrong (and added a few comments in the Youtube Live stream chat area too): https://twitter.com/hashtag/dsmcu16?src=hash https://twitter.com/WorldUnivAndSch/status/767207773750779904 https://twitter.com/WorldUnivAndSch/status/767207030176174080 (Is #dsmcu16 the correct #hashtag?) While there were mentions of Manuel Castells's theorizing of the digital methods and the information age (in your bio, for example), none of the presenters I heard seemed to have read him (as a great social theorist of the internet), so I'd probably explore adding more Castells-informed perspectives, for one, in subsequent CUHK "Digital Methods and Social Development." I attended Castells' "Society and Information Technology" course at UC Berkeley about 15 years ago - and was captivated and riveted but his lectures. I teach a course now on "Information Technology, the Network Society and the Global University" - http:// worlduniversityandschool.org/InfoTechNetworkSocGlobalUniv.html. I hope this course comes into conversation virtually with expressions of global information capitalism I heard (Castells is great in these regards) in your conference too. In a related vein and re digital methods, I'm also very glad my actual / virtual Harbin Hot Springs' ethnographic book was published in April, with an introduction by UC Berkeley Professor Nelson Graburn -. http://www.scottmacleod.com/ActualVirtualHarbinBook.html. My book comes into conversation with Tom Boellstorff's "Coming of Age in Second Life: An Anthropologist Explores the Virtual Human" (Princeton 2008). In this book and in subsequent virtual Harbin projects, I hope to build a film realistic virtual Harbin / virtual earth for STEM research, and planned in all 7,097 living languages - something like Google Street View with time slider with OpenSim/SL (and at the neural/cell nano/atomic levels too) This will film realistic, interactive, 3D, group-build-able, all-languages, with avatars earth also become "classrooms" for startup CC MIT OCW-centric World University and School (STEM-wise as well as ethnographically). On my book's web page, you'll find two talks I've given at UC Berkeley. The slides from the one I gave in November 2015 lay out further a new digital method I'm calling ethno-wiki-virtual-world-graphy (re Professor Richard Rogers' approach to digital methods). The video is from a Berkeley talk I gave in November 2012 re Harbin ethngraphically. I think the building of a film realistic virtual earth/cosmos will further the growth of the web, as well as the chip industry (Intel) significantly. In what ways did you work with Castells besides being a co-author with him - http://www.com.cuhk.edu.hk/en-GB/people/teaching-staff/qiu-jack-l-c at the University of Southern California for your Ph.D.? Please keep World University and School in mind re both academic careers for your students - planned in each of all 7,097 languages, each a market re academia ... and in ~204 countries' each a major university (per the 2008 summer Olympics), the "Harvards of the Web." We'd like to become the Harvard of the internet in all countries' main and official languages offering online free CC MIT OCW-centric, Bachelor-level, Ph.D., Law and M.D. degrees as well as I.B. high school degrees. And WUaS is planning an online academic press in all 7,943 languages - http:// worlduniversityandschool.org/AcademicPress.html - as well as a bookstore/computer store, again in ALL languages. I've added two blog posts I made about this conference too - http://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2016/08/rainy-season-hong-kong-wuas-china… http://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2016/08/aristolochia-streamed-online-chin… Your conference was excellent. World University and School will hopefully head toward further complementary excellence in all of our universities and schools' academics - as well as re networking for careers for our WUaS students too, in all countries' main languages - even as WUaS also grows as an university organization in all 7,943 languages! My complements to your co-faculty and to all the presenters! All best, Scott https://twitter.com/WorldUnivAndSch http://worlduniversityandschool.org On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 7:17 AM, Jack Qiu <jacklqiu(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks, Scott - how did it work? Must be quite an unusual Saturday night > for you. All comments and feedback will be greatly appreciated, as this is > the first time we do such live webcast. > > All best , > Jack > > On Aug 21, 2016 12:27 AM, "Scott MacLeod" <helianth(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Jack and AoIR, >> >> Thanks. It looks like "Digital Methods & Social Develop" begins this >> evening, Saturday, Aug 20, at 6pm, in California (PDT) - which is 9am Hong >> Kong time tomorrow Aug 21. >> >> Looking forward to tuning in this evening from California - and thanks >> greatly for streaming this! >> >> Scott >> >> >> Here again is Hong Kong World University and School - >> http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Hong_Kong (before moving into a >> new wiki emerging from Wikidata/Wikibase, which is Wikipedia's 3 1/2 year >> old database now in 358 languages). >> >> And here's China World University and School - >> http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/China - planned in Mandarin for >> free best STEM CC OpenCourseWare university degrees (Bachelor, Ph.D., Law >> and M.D. ((as well as IB high school)), accrediting on, for example, CC MIT >> OCW in Mandarin - http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/t >> ranslated-courses/traditional-chinese/. >> >> And here's the beginning China Law School at WUaS - >> http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/China_Law_School_at_WUaS - also >> planned in Mandarin, and potentially other main languages in China and Hong >> Kong. WUaS is also planned as wiki schools for open teaching and learning >> in ALL languages in China and Hong Kong (and in all 7,943 languages too - >> http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Languages) >> >> And here's the beginning Mandarin language WUaS - >> http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Mandarin_language_(Chinese). >> >> Thanks for sharing information about online video streaming of this >> "Digital Methods and Social Development" conference in Hong Kong! (Glad to >> see that Isaac Mao is presenting and a panelist too!). WUaS will look to >> add online resources from this conference after WUaS moves to our new wiki. >> >> Cheers, >> Scott >> >> http://worlduniversityandschool.org >> https://twitter.com/WorldUnivAndSch >> >> On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 10:10 PM, Jack Qiu <jacklqiu(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Just a gentle reminder to all AoIR colleagues. Please tune in tomorrow if >>> you're interested and available! The room is now ready! >>> https://twitter.com/jacklqiu/status/766852104338100224/photo/1 >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 5:43 PM, Jack Qiu <jacklqiu(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> > Dear all, >>> > >>> > The Inaugural CUHK Research Summit "Digital Methods and Social >>> > Development" will be held this Sunday (August 21st) at the Chinese >>> > University of Hong Kong. If you are in the city or nearby, you're most >>> > welcome to join us at Lecture Theatre 2, Esther Lee Building, three >>> minutes >>> > walk from University MTR station. >>> > >>> > If you cannot join us physically, don't worry. You can still watch all >>> > talks live broadcast online at http://ow.ly/be1s303h8Cg (this page has >>> > more background info about the event). >>> > >>> > We will also replay it on Twitter (hashtag: #dmsdcu16) >>> > >>> > This is the schedule (Hong Kong time) on Sunday August 21st: >>> > >>> > 9:00am-9:20am opening ceremony >>> > 9:30am-10:30am Melissa Gregg -- Counterproductivity: A brief history of >>> > time management >>> > 10:45am-11:45am Richard Rogers -- Otherwise Engaged: From vanity >>> metrics >>> > to critical analytics >>> > 11:45am-12:45pm Wenhong Chen -- Handle with Care: Digital methods, >>> > sociological imagination, and the Chinese Dream >>> > 2pm-3pm Michael Best -- Digital Methods and Democratic Development: >>> > Acquiring and acting on user generated content during national >>> elections >>> > 3pm-4pm Isaac Mao -- Man and Machine, Teaming or Fighting? >>> > 4:20pm-5:20pm Panel Discussion: Angela Wu (Moderator), Michael Best, >>> > Wenhong Chen, Melissa Gregg, Isaac Mao, Richard Rogers >>> > 5:20pm-5:30pm Closing: Richard Rogers, Jack Qiu >>> > >>> > Stay tuned and hope you're going to join us either way! >>> > >>> > Cheers, >>> > jlq >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jack Linchuan Qiu, Ph.D. >>> Professor >>> School of Journalism and Communication, >>> The Chinese University of Hong Kong >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/ >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> - Scott MacLeod - Founder & President >> - 415 480 4577 >> - http://scottmacleod.com >> - Please donate to tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) >> - World University and School >> - via PayPal, or credit card, here - >> - http://worlduniversityandschool.org >> - or send checks to >> - PO Box 442, (86 Ridgecrest Road), Canyon, CA 94516 >> - World University and School - like Wikipedia with best STEM-centric >> OpenCourseWare - incorporated as a nonprofit university and school in >> California, and is a U.S. 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt educational organization. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- - Scott MacLeod - Founder & President - 415 480 4577 - http://scottmacleod.com - Please donate to tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) - World University and School - via PayPal, or credit card, here - - http://worlduniversityandschool.org - or send checks to - PO Box 442, (86 Ridgecrest Road), Canyon, CA 94516 - World University and School - like Wikipedia with best STEM-centric OpenCourseWare - incorporated as a nonprofit university and school in California, and is a U.S. 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt educational organization.

1 0

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER for the 2nd International Conference on Consumer Research (ICCR) 2016
by Christian Bala 22 Aug '16

22 Aug '16

Please circulate this invitation widely. Hope to see you in Bonn in September. Sorry for cross-postings. Kind regards, Christian ---- LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER for the 2nd International Conference on Consumer Research (ICCR) 2016 THE 21ST CENTURY CONSUMER: VULNERABLE, RESPONSIBLE, TRANSPARENT? September 26-27, 2016 Wissenschaftszentrum Bonn, Ahrstr. 45, 53175 Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR THE ICCR 2016 ENDS ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2016. ABOUT THE ICCR 2016 The North Rhine-Westphalia Competence Centre of Consumer Research CECORE (Kompetenzzentrum Verbraucherforschung Nordrhein-Westfalen) invites to the second International Conference on Consumer Research (ICCR) 2016 scheduled for September 26-27, 2016 at the Wissenschaftszentrum Bonn (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). The theme of the conference is "The 21st Century Consumer: Vulnerable, Responsible, Transparent?". The aim of the conference is to discuss different views, concepts, and models of consumers and the implications for policy-making. The ICCR 2016 addresses questions like: Is there a way to protect vulnerable consumers more efficiently? Can responsible consumers get new tools to achieve healthy and sustainable societies? Is transparency an asset or a threat to consumers? Does nudging help to unfold self-governance of consumers? The CECORE was established in 2011 as a collaborative project between the Consumer Association of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Nature Conservation and Consumer Protection of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Research of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. Its main objective is to support and consumer research and to develop a network focusing on research activities and projects throughout North Rhine-Westphalia with the aim of establishing international contacts and networks. For further informations see below or visit our website: http://www.verbraucherzentrale.nrw/iccr-2016. The ICCR 2016 is funded by the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Research of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia REGISTRATION AND TRAVEL INFORMATION Registration: https://lcem.lab-concepts.de/registration/iccr2016/en (External link | An online service of lab concepts GmbH) Hotel Reservation: http://www.bonn-region.de/events/iccr-2016.html (External link | A service of the Tourismus & Congress GmbH Region Bonn / Rhein-Sieg / Ahrweiler) Venue: http://www.stifterverband.de/pdf/wz_bonn_flyer_english.pdf (External link | Leaflet by the Wissenschaftszentrum Bonn) CONTACT lab concepts on behalf of Consumer Association of North Rhine-Westphalia Bonner Talweg 64, D-53113 Bonn, Germany, E-Mail: ICCR2016-programme(a)lab-concepts.de Competence Center of Consumer Research | CECORE NRW Mintropstr. 27, D-40215 Düsseldorf, Germany, E-Mail: verbraucherforschung(a)verbraucherzentrale.nrw Internet: www.verbraucherforschung-nrw.de | Twitter (@kvf_nrw): www.twitter.com/kvf_nrw PROGRAMME DAY 1 | SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 08:00 | Registration 09:00 | Welcome Opening Remarks by Wolfgang Schuldzinski | Chairman of the Consumer Association of North-Rhine Westphalia Welcome Address by Svenja Schulze | Minister of Innovation, Science and Research of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia Welcome Address by Johannes Remmel | Minister of Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Conservation and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia 09:30 | Keynote | The 21st century consumer: Living in a smart dictatorship? Prof. Dr Harald Welzer (Germany) | FUTURZWEI Foundation, Potsdam 10:15 | Award ceremony for excellent young consumer researches in North-Rhine Westphalia Moderation Wolfgang Schuldzinski | Chairman of the Consumer Association of North-Rhine Westphalia Svenja Schulze | Minister of Innovation, Science and Research of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia Johannes Remmel | Minister of Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Conservation and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia Laudatory Speech Prof. Dr Jörn Lamla (Germany) | University of Kassel and CECORE Scientific Advisory Board 10:30 | Coffee break 11:00 | Round-table discussion | The future of consumer research: Challenges, needs and wants Moderation Wolfgang Schuldzinski | Chairman of the Consumer Association of North-Rhine Westphalia Prof. Dr Mirjam Jaquemoth (Germany) | Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences and CECORE Scientific Advisory Board Prof. Dr Jörn Lamla (Germany) | University of Kassel and CECORE Scientific Advisory Board Dr. Sebastian Nessel (Austria) | University of Graz Prof. Robert Walker (United Kingdom) | University of Oxford Prof. Dr Harald Welzer (Germany) | FUTURZWEI Foundation, Potsdam N. N. | European Commission, DG Research and Innovation (requested) 12:00 | Lunch 13:00 | Sessions SESSION 1 | THE (SELF-)QUANTIFIED CONSUMER: WEARABLES AND LIFE-LOGGING Chair: Prof. Dr Remi Maier-Rigaud | Rhein-Main University of Applied Sciences, Wiesbaden Rapporteur: Sarah-Lena Böning | University of Cologne Opening Speech Prof. Dr Stefan Selke (Germany) | Furtwangen University Citizen empowerment through ICT – a Swedish case David Andersson, Ph.D. (Sweden) | Chalmers University of Technology The influence of self-quantification on individuals’ power perceptions Julia Wakonig and Prof. Dr Bernadette Kamleitner (Austria) | Vienna University of Economics and Business SESSION 2 | THE WELL-FED CONSUMER: SUSTAINABLE AND HEALTHY FOOD Chair: Prof. Dr Wiltrud Terlau | Bonn Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences Rapporteur: Dr Darya Hirsch | Bonn Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences Opening Speech Prof. Dr Christoph Klotter (Germany) | Fulda University of Applied Sciences The costs of a healthy diet Prof. Dr Thomas Brunner and Luca Casetti (Switzerland) | Bern University of Applied Science Making sustainability palatable? Changing practices of middle class food consumption in Bangalore Sunayana Ganguly, Ph.D. (India and Switzerland) | Freie University Berlin SESSION 3 | THE EDUCATED CONSUMER: CHANCES AND LIMITS OF CONSUMER EDUCATION Chair: Prof. Dr Birgit Weber | University of Cologne Rapporteur: Anja Bonfig | University of Cologne Opening Speech Prof. Victoria W. Thoresen (Norway) | UNESCO Chair for Education about Sustainable Lifestyles and Director of PERL (Partnership for Education and Research about Responsible Living), Hedmark University of Applied Sciences Identifying the strategic conditions to develop and strengthen sustainable social innovations as enablers of sustainable living through consumption hot spots analysis and participatory (bottom-up) processes Georgina Guillen (Germany) | Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production, Wuppertal Consumer education and socio-economic heterogeneity Ulrike Danier (Germany) | University of Cologne 15:30 | Coffee break 16:00 | Sessions SESSION 4 | THE NUDGED CONSUMER: THE RISE OF BEHAVIOURAL GOVERNANCE Chair: Dr Kathrin Loer | University of Hagen Rapporteur: Dr Holger Straßheim | Humboldt-University Berlin and Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research, Duisburg Opening Speech Prof. Rhys Jones (United Kingdom) | Aberystwyth University Nudging the government – How open data can be used to make behavioural governance work both ways Prof. Dr Ulrich Greveler (Germany) | Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences Do health apps and wearables contribute to the individualisation of consumers? An empirical analysis of user behaviour and regulatory implications Prof. Dr Remi Maier-Rigaud (Germany)| Rhein-Main University of Applied Sciences, Wiesbaden Sarah-Lena Böning (Germany) | University of Cologne SESSION 5 | THE POOR CONSUMER: POVERTY, DEBT OVERLOAD AND INCOME INEQUALITY Chair: Prof. Dr Till van Treeck | University of Duisburg-Essen Rapporteur: Jan Behringer | Macroeconomic Policy Institute (IMK), Düsseldorf Opening Speech Prof. Robert Walker (United Kingdom) | University of Oxford Insecure employment and pro-environmental consumption: An empirical analysis Dr. Ortrud Leßmann (Germany and Austria) | ifz. International Research Centre for Social Ethics, Salzburg and Helmut Schmidt University, University of the Federal Armed Forces, Hamburg Torsten Masson (Germany) | Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig Exploring consumers' financial fragility in Europe: Over-indebtedness, rainy days funds and the role of financial literacy Gianni Nicolini, Ph.D. (Italy) | University of Rome "Tor Vergata" SESSION 6 | THE MODEST CONSUMER: GOOD AND SUFFICIENT LIFESTYLES Chair: Prof. Dr Reinhard Loske | University Witten/Herdecke Rapporteur: Björn Ahaus | Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI, Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut Essen) Opening Speech Prof. Anders Hayden (Canada) | Dalhousie University Anti-consumption beliefs in the general public Jonas Nässén, Ph. D. (Sweden) | Chalmers University of Technology Göteborg Second-hand consumption as a lifestyle choice Prof. Dr Adrienne Steffen (Germany) | Hochschule für Internationales Management - International University Heidelberg 18:30 | Get-together DAY 2 | SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 09:00 | Round-table discussion | Sharing, access or gig economy? Moderation Harald Staun | Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (F.A.S.) Prof. Fleura Bardhi (United Kingdom) | Cass Business School, City University London Gerd Billen (Germany) | State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection Olivier Bremer (Germany) | BlaBlaCar (Comuto Deutschland GmbH) Prof. Dr Justus Haucap (Germany) | University of Düsseldorf David Weingartner (Germany) | OuiShare 10:15 | Sessions (with 11:30 Coffee break) SESSION 7 | THE SCORED CONSUMER: PRIVACY AND BIG DATA Chair: Prof. Dr Ulrich Greveler | Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences Rapporteur: Timo Jakobi | University of Siegen Opening Speech Dr Walter Peissl (Austria) | Institute of Technology Assessment of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Personalizing consumer information with Big Data: an opt-in model for data-driven personalization of consumer law Prof. Dr Christoph Busch (Germany) | Osnabrück University Personalized pricing in the light of consumer conversations Prof. Dr Sarah Hosell (Germany)| HMKW - University of Applied Sciences for Media, Communication and Business, Cologne Prof. Dr Michael Schleusener (Germany) | Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences SESSION 8 | THE POLITICAL CONSUMER: FROM ACTIVISM TO SLACKTIVISM, FROM ADVOCACY TO ADHOCRACY? Chair: Prof. Dr Sigrid Baringhorst | University of Siegen Rapporteur: Katharina Witterhold | University of Siegen Opening Speech Prof. Michele Micheletti (Sweden) | Stockholm University The second-curve model: A promising framework for ethical consumption? Veganism as a case study Estela Díaz (Spain) | Comillas Pontifical University “By any means necessary”: Political consumption and political participation in the United States Meredith A. Katz, Ph.D. (USA) | Virginia Commonwealth University SESSION 9 | THE ETHICAL CONSUMER: FROM CORPORATE TO CONSUMER SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY? Chair: Prof. Dr Christian Wey | Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Rapporteur: Miriam Thöne | Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Opening Speech Prof. Timothy M. Devinney (United Kingdom) | Leeds University Business School The new meat consumers? Exploring the discourse on alternative meats and acceptance of radical change Minna Kanerva (Germany) | University of Bremen Company’s monetary benefits from consumer social responsibility Dr Friederike Paetz (Germany)| Clausthal University of Technology Dr Daniel Guhl (Germany) | Humboldt University Berlin 12:45 | Lunch 13:45 | Sessions (with 15:15 Coffee break) SESSION 10 | THE NEW CONSUMER: SHARING ECONOMY, COLLABORATIVE CONSUMPTION AND PEER PRODUCTION Chair: Prof. Dr Justus Haucap | Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Rapporteur: Lisa Hamelmann | Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Opening Speech Prof. Fleura Bardhi (United Kingdom) | Cass Business School, City University London Prosumption among young consumers – some research insights from Poland Prof. Maciej Mitr?ga and Agnieszka Ma?ecka (Poland) | University of Economics, Katowice The responsible, sharing consumer – a closer look at the motivation of potential private durable goods‘ suppliers in the sharing economy Vita Zimmermann and Prof. Dr Michael Schleusener (Germany) | Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences SESSION 11 | THE EUROPEAN CONSUMER: PATTERNS AND DEVELOPMENT OF EU CONSUMER POLICY Chair: Prof. Dr Christoph Strünck | University of Siegen Rapporteur: Anne-Kathrin Schwab | University of Siegen Opening Speech Prof. Dr. Martin Schmidt-Kessel (Germany) | University of Bayreuth The 21st century digital consumer and international law – dilemmas in a brave new global consumer world Itai Apter (Israel) | University of Haifa The encroachment of ‘Food Deserts’ in urban markets: Implications for public policy and consumer protection Marko Grünhagen, Ph.D. (USA and Croatia) | Eastern Illinois University and University of Rijeka Irena Guszak Cerove?ki Ph.D. (Croatia) | Rochester Institute of Technology – Croatia SESSION 12 | THE SUSTAINABLE CONSUMER: PATTERNS OF CONSUMPTION IN PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS Chair: Prof. Dr Christa Liedtke and Dr Carolin Baedeker | Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy Rapporteur: Julia Nordmann | Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy Opening Speech Prof. Dr Doris Fuchs (Germany) | University of Münster Thinking green but buying thoughtless? An empirical examination of the attitude behaviour gap among German clothing consumers Kathleen Krause, Prof. Dr Lars Petersen, Prof. Dr Jacob Hörisch and Prof. Dr Dirk Battenfeld (Germany) | Alanus University of Arts and Social Science, Alfter 50 shades of green: The variability of values in sustainable family homes Dr Elaine L. Ritch (United Kingdom) | Glasgow Caledonian University 16:30 | Closing remarks | The road to the 21st century consumer: A historical perspective Prof. Frank Trentmann (United Kingdom) | Birkbeck University of London

1 0

CfP Researching Journalism and Media in a Digital Age
by Chrysi Dagoula 22 Aug '16

22 Aug '16

Final reminder, with apologies for cross-posting. *Call for Papers - Digital Opportunities and Challenges: Researching Journalism and Media in a Digital Age* *Deadline:* 31st of August, 2016 This is a call for papers for the upcoming conference 'Digital Opportunities and Challenges: Researching Journalism and Media in a Digital Age*'*, hosted by the Department of Journalism Studies at the *University of Sheffield*. The conference will be held on *26 and 27 January 2017*. This conference will explore new directions in journalism and media research in digital environments. The emergence of social media has ignited lively discussion about the opportunities they can offer to journalism, but also about the challenges they pose. These opportunities and challenges are not only technological: they touch on a variety of areas including social, political and financial realities. What is more, by trying to adapt to these changes, journalistic practices are constantly evolving and the relationships between producers and consumers of news are constantly redefined. Drawing on these discussions, this conference aims to address a wide range of thematic areas, which are: - Theoretical approaches - Methodological approaches - Practical approaches - Contextual approaches Keynote speakers (so far confirmed) - *Natalie Fenton, Professor of Media and Communications, Goldsmiths University* - Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Director of Research, at the Reuters Institute for the study of Journalism, Oxford University - Brian Loader, Director, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of York Call for papers We welcome abstracts related to the thematic areas above, or to the broader topic. We strongly encourage submissions by PhD students and early career researchers, though all scholars interested in these areas are welcome to apply. Please submit an abstract of no more than 300 words by 31st August 2016 to jnlconferences(a)sheffield.ac.uk <jnlconferences(a)sheffield.ac.uk?body=Digital%20Opportunities%20and%20Challenges> . Registration Registration will open in autumn 2016. There will be a £35 registration fee (£25 early bird rate), which covers lunch and refreshments on both days. For further information, or to register your interest in advance, please contact the organising committee at jnlconferences(a)sheffield.ac.uk <jnlconferences@sheffield.ac.uk?subject=Digital%20Opportunities%20and%20Challenges> . (Web: http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/journalism/events/digital-age) -- *Chrysi Dagoula* PhD Student Department of Journalism Studies The University of Sheffield 9 Mappin Street Sheffield, S1 4DT E-mail: cdagoula1(a)sheffield.ac.uk Twitter: @chrysadag

1 0

Statement by Feminist Academics Concerning Dr Lee Salter, the University of Sussex and Institutionalised Misogyny in British HE
by Sanaz Raji 22 Aug '16

22 Aug '16

On Friday 12th August 2016, The Independent published a piece indicating that Dr Lee Salter, a senior lecturer in Media and Communications at the University of Sussex (UK) gruesomely assaulted his partner and former student, Ms Allison Smith earlier this year. The piece further explained that Dr Salter had* “punched in the face [Ms Smith], knocked out and stamped on, [….] had salt poured into her eyes and ears.” *The photographs that were published in The Independent piece speaks volumes about the horrific violence and trauma that Dr Salter inflicted upon Ms Smith.[...] What is truly telling in this case is the woefully callous and negligent response from the University of Sussex*. During the 10-month period between his arrest and conviction, Dr Salter was permitted to teach, despite the fact that the university was aware that he had committed a violent crime against Ms Smith. *Meanwhile, it was reported that Ms Smith was so traumatised by the gross maltreatment and abuse that she received from Dr Salter that she was too afraid to leave her house.[...] *We as academics, activists, independent researchers, and most importantly as feminists strongly believe that it should not have taken over ten months and a national media story to have prompted the termination of Dr Salter's employment at the University of Sussex.* We also believe that the University of Sussex is equally at fault for allowing Dr Salter to resume his teaching and pastoral duties in light of the fact that they knew he had committed a violent assault, in particular to one of their students, endangering other cisgender and trans women. We additionally demand the following: 1. We strongly demand that Dr Salter not be hired to teach at any other university, whether in the United Kingdom or abroad. 2. That the University of Sussex and other British universities revisit and thoroughly revise their procedures of dealing with gendered violence and sexual harassment. 3. We demand that all British universities conduct thorough background checks on prospective employees to include asking prospective employees references about any inappropriate conduct of the person and specifically about sexual harassment and/or assault. *TO ENDORSE STATEMENT, PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK: * <goog_911973942> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1k0dSAuI8irsXTL8pnJIJIr61gfSDGY85OKgmADk9CF… -- Sanaz Raji +44 (0) 780 7873 550 Web: http://leeds.academia.edu/SanazRaji

3 2

Webcast Tomorrow: "Digital Methods & Social Develop"
by Jack Qiu 20 Aug '16

20 Aug '16

Just a gentle reminder to all AoIR colleagues. Please tune in tomorrow if you're interested and available! The room is now ready! https://twitter.com/jacklqiu/status/766852104338100224/photo/1 On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 5:43 PM, Jack Qiu <jacklqiu(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > The Inaugural CUHK Research Summit "Digital Methods and Social > Development" will be held this Sunday (August 21st) at the Chinese > University of Hong Kong. If you are in the city or nearby, you're most > welcome to join us at Lecture Theatre 2, Esther Lee Building, three minutes > walk from University MTR station. > > If you cannot join us physically, don't worry. You can still watch all > talks live broadcast online at http://ow.ly/be1s303h8Cg (this page has > more background info about the event). > > We will also replay it on Twitter (hashtag: #dmsdcu16) > > This is the schedule (Hong Kong time) on Sunday August 21st: > > 9:00am-9:20am opening ceremony > 9:30am-10:30am Melissa Gregg -- Counterproductivity: A brief history of > time management > 10:45am-11:45am Richard Rogers -- Otherwise Engaged: From vanity metrics > to critical analytics > 11:45am-12:45pm Wenhong Chen -- Handle with Care: Digital methods, > sociological imagination, and the Chinese Dream > 2pm-3pm Michael Best -- Digital Methods and Democratic Development: > Acquiring and acting on user generated content during national elections > 3pm-4pm Isaac Mao -- Man and Machine, Teaming or Fighting? > 4:20pm-5:20pm Panel Discussion: Angela Wu (Moderator), Michael Best, > Wenhong Chen, Melissa Gregg, Isaac Mao, Richard Rogers > 5:20pm-5:30pm Closing: Richard Rogers, Jack Qiu > > Stay tuned and hope you're going to join us either way! > > Cheers, > jlq > > -- Jack Linchuan Qiu, Ph.D. Professor School of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

2 1

Digital Humanities & Italian studies
by Jack Jen Gieseking 20 Aug '16

20 Aug '16

An exciting new approach to trying to sort out a disciplines role and interest in the discipline. Please forward to your Italian Studies widely as it may launch some interesting conversations. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Dear colleagues, In preparation for the Modern Language Association 2017 Conference, we are seeking feedback on the intersection of Italian Studies and Digital Humanities. Please help us to better understand the relationship between these two fields by taking the following survey (c'è anche la versione del sondaggio in italiano): https://bowdoincollege.qualtri cs.com/SE/?SID=SV_2o6BuCYyQGTI0DP. Your responses will be entirely anonymous and the survey should only take 7-10 minutes. Results will be discussed at the panel "A Roundtable on the Current State of Digital Humanities in Italian Studies," which will take place at the annual MLA convention, to be held in Philadelphia from January 5-8, 2017. More information can be found at the MLA Commons site for the round table: https://dhis.commons.mla.org/2016/05/23/upcoming-roundtable- on-the-current-state-of-digital-humanities-in-italian-studies/ Sincerely, e con i più cordiali saluti, Crystal Hall and Gabriella Papper Crystal Hall Associate Professor of Digital Humanities Digital and Computational Studies<http://www.bowdoin.edu /digital-computational-studies/> Bowdoin College 9300 College Station Brunswick, ME 04011 chall(a)bowdoin.edu FORWARDED BY -- Jen Jack Gieseking Assistant Professor of Public Humanities American Studies Program, Trinity College 300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT 06106 www.jgieseking.org www.peopleplacespace.org @jgieseking <https://twitter.com/jgieseking> <http://www.digitalhumanities.org/humanist/membership_form.php>

1 0

Call for AoIR Conference Hosts for October 2018, 2019, and 2020
by Michelle, AoIR Association Coordinator 20 Aug '16

20 Aug '16

The Executive Committee of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) is seeking statements of interest for serving as Program Chair and Conference Host for the annual meeting of the Association in October of 2018, 2019, and 2020. The AoIR conference draws an international group of researchers and practitioners to present and discuss work at the cutting edge in understanding the social and cultural aspects of the internet and related technologies. We seek expressions of interest from individuals, organisations, or consortia to serve as Conference Host and Program Chair for a future AoIR conference. The Conference Host is an individual, group or organisation who serves as a liaison to AoIR, assisting in the identification of conference spaces, hotels, catering and reception options, local sponsorships, and ways to feature the local intellectual community and culture. The Program Chair is an individual who helps to develop the conference theme and to identify keynote and plenary speakers, oversees the submissions and review process of papers, panels, workshops, and preconferences, and schedules the conference sessions. Conference Host and Program Chair may be the same person, or the Program Chair may be a member of the group or organisation that acts as Conference Host. Dedicated AoIR staff will lead much of the conference planning, including negotiating contracts with hotels, meeting venues, catering, and the like, and handling the administrative details of the conference, such as registration, reception and meal planning, A/V and wifi, and book vendor displays. The role of the Conference Host is to advise on this process and provide crucial local knowledge and connections. Individuals, organizations, or consortia who may be interested in serving as Program Chair and Conference Host should contact President Jenny Stromer-Galley at prez (at) aoir.org by October 1st with a brief letter of interest. The letter should include the following: 1. who makes up your group and who the proposed Program Chair would be. 2. your connection to internet research and to AoIR. 3. a description of any prior experiences you have had with organizing or hosting a conference and the role you played in this. 4. initial thoughts on venue options and why those would be good recommended spaces for holding the conference. AoIR has in the past held the annual conference at a variety of venue spaces, including universities, conference centers, and hotels. 5. whether or not you’ll be attending AoIR2016 in Berlin and are interested in meeting to discuss hosting a future AoIR conference. Thank you for your interest. Michelle AoIR Association Coordinator

1 0