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CFP: iConference 2014 | Breaking Down Walls: Culture-Context-Computing
by Toine Bogers 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

*apologies for cross-posting* Call for Participation: iConference 2014 Berlin, Germany 4-7 March, 2014 http://iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/2014index/ The ninth annual iConference will take place 4-7 March, 2014, in Berlin, Germany. The four days will include peer-reviewed Papers, Notes, Posters, Workshops and Sessions for Interaction and Engagement. Also included are a Doctoral Student Colloquium and an Early Career Colloquium. Keynote addresses will be given by Tony Hey of Microsoft Research and Melissa Terras of the Department of Information Studies, University College London. Presented by the iSchools organization (www.ischools.org) the iConference is an annual gathering of information scholars and researchers from around the world who share a common concern about critical information issues in contemporary society. All are invited to participate; affiliation with the iSchools is not a prerequisite. iConference 2014 is hosted by Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; its program is administered by the Royal School of Library and Information Science, University of Copenhagen. Microsoft Research is a presenting sponsor. The official proceedings will be published in the IDEALS open repository (Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship). IMPORTANT LINKS * Conference: http://iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/2014index/ * Past Proceedings: http://ischools.org/the-iconference/ * Facebook: IConference * Twitter: @iConf | #iconf14 SUBMISSION INFORMATION The following is a brief overview; please visit our website for complete submissions guidelines. Authors are discouraged from submitting the same research to different conference submission categories. For example, authors should not submit the same research as a Note and a Poster. Duplicate submissions may not be reviewed or accepted. * PAPERS: We invite papers discussing, analysing, and critiquing theories and concepts, or reporting results of completed original research. Submitted papers should be between 5,000 and 6,000 words (not counting references), and should not have been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Each will be refereed in a double-blind process. More at http://www.iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/papers/ Submission deadline: 15 August 2013, 23:00 GMT Papers Chairs: Diane Sonnenwald, Professor, UCD School of Information & Library Studies, Dublin; Dietmar Wolfram, Professor, School of Information Studies University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. * NOTES: Reports of early and partial results from original research are invited for submission as a Note. Submitted notes should be between 2,000 and 2,500 words (not counting references). Submissions will be refereed in a double-blind process. More at http://www.iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/notes/ Submission deadline: 18 September 2013, 23:00 GMT Notes Chairs: Diane Sonnenwald, Professor, UCD School of Information & Library Studies, Dublin; Dietmar Wolfram, Professor, School of Information Studies University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. * POSTERS We welcome submission of Posters presenting new work, preliminary results and designs, or educational projects. Submitted posters should be around 1,500 words (not including references). These posters will undergo a double-blind review. Posters will be published in the proceedings. More at http://www.iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/posters/ Abstract submission deadline: 18 September 2013, 23:00 GMT Posters Chairs: Toine Bogers, Assistant Professor, Royal School of Library and Information Science, University of Copenhagen; Paul D. Clough, Senior Lecturer, Information School of Social Science, University of Sheffield. * WORKSHOPS Workshops can be half- or full day and can focus on any area related to the conference theme (Breaking Down Walls: Culture, Context, Computing) or more broadly to the purview of the iSchools, namely, the relationships among information, people and technology. Please note that workshops should be free of charge to conference participants. More at http://www.iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/workshops/ Submission deadline: 4 September 2013, 23:00 GMT Workshops Chairs: Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Senior Research Scientist, OCLC Research; Soo Young Rieh, Associate Professor, School of Information, University of Michigan. * SESSIONS FOR INTERACTION AND ENGAGEMENT Formerly called Alternative Events, these sessions can include panels, fishbowls, performances, storytelling, roundtable discussions, wildcard sessions, demos/exhibitions, and more. All should be highly participatory, informal, engaging, and pluralistic. More at http://www.iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/sie/ Submission deadline: 4 September 2013, 23:00 GMT Sessions for Interaction and Engagement Chairs: Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Senior Research Scientist, OCLC Research; Soo Young Rieh, Associate Professor, School of Information, University of Michigan. OTHER EVENTS SCHEDULED * DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM The Doctoral Colloquium provides doctoral students the opportunity to present their work to senior faculty and engage with one another in a setting that is relatively informal but that allows for the fullest of intellectual exchanges. Students receive feedback on their dissertation, career paths, and other areas from participating faculty and student peers. Participation in the Doctoral Colloquium is restricted to students who have applied for and been accepted into the Colloquium. More at http://iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/doctoral/ Application deadline: 26 August 2013, 23:00 GMT Doctoral Colloquium Co-Chairs: Karen E. Fisher, Professor, University of Washington; Jens-Erik Mai, Professor, Royal School of Library and Information Science, University of Copenhagen; Gloria Mack, Professor, University of California, Irvine * EARLY CAREER COLLOQUIUM This half-day event is intended for assistant professors, post-docs, or others in pre-tenure positions and builds on the tradition of highly successful events at past iConferences. More at http://www.iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/jr_faculty/ Early Career Colloquium Chairs: Jeffrey Pomerantz, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Vivien Petras, Professor, Berlin School of Library and Information Science. ADDITIONAL ORGANIZERS Conference Chairs: Michael Seadle, Director of the School and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Berlin School of Library and Information Science, Berlin; Per Hasle, Rector, Royal School of Library and Information Science, University of Copenhagen. Program Chairs: Jack Andersen, Vice-Rector and Head of Department, Elke Greifeneder, Assistant Professor, and Beth Juncker, Professor, Royal School of Library and Information Science, University of Copenhagen. Proceedings Chair: Maxi Kindling, Lecturer, Berlin School of Library and Information Science Program Committee: Alessandro Acquisti, Carnegie Mellon University Nicholas Belkin, Rutgers University John Bertot, University of Maryland College Park Wade Bishop, University of Tennessee Catherine Blake, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Pia Borlund, Copenhagen University Geoffrey C. Bowker, University of California, Irvine Nadia Caidi, University of Toronto Donald Case, University of Kentucky Chuanfu Chen, Wuhan University Andrew Clement, University of Toronto Sheila Corrall, University of Pittsburgh Kevin Crowston, Syracuse University / National Science Foundation Mats Dahlström, University of Borås Kristin Eschenfelder, University of Wisconsin-Madison Melanie Feinberg, The University of Texas at Austin Robert Glushko, University of California, Berkeley Elke Greifeneder, University of Copenhagen Jette Seiden Hyldegaard, University of Copenhagen Anita Komlodi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Christopher Lee, University of North Carolina Ulf Leser, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Dirk Lewandowksi, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences Bonnie Mak, University of Illinois Eric Meyers, University of British Columbia Karine Nahon, University of Washington Bonnie Nardi, UC Irvine Harri Oinas-Kukkonen, University of Oulu Gary M.Olson, University of California, Irvine Nils Pharo, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences Andreas Rauber, Vienna University of Technology Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University Steve Sawyer, Syracuse University Kalpana Shankar, University College Dublin Jaime Snyder, Syracuse University Juliane Stiller, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Joseph T. Tennis, University of Washington Robert Villa, University of Sheffield Lihong Zhou, Wuhan University More at http://iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/2014index/

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Fwd: Lecturer in Digital Cultures
by Steve Jones 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

> University of Liverpool: Lecturer in Digital Cultures, salary grade 8, £37,382-£47,314 pa > > > The Department of Communication and Media and The School of Music wish to appoint a Lecturer in Digital Cultures. Applicants with expertise in social media, audio-visual cultures, screen media, and/or video games, are especially welcome, but those with teaching and research expertise in other areas of digital media are also encouraged to apply, so long as their interests relate to the work of both departments. > > > > This is a permanent post in which you are expected to develop your capacities and experience in research leadership and research strategy. The postholder will already have a record of significant research publications and funding activity, and will be expected to make a substantial and sustained contribution to the internationally excellent research profile of the two departments. You will have a clear focus on both the development of your own research and the development of interdisciplinary networks, funding bids and research strengths. Accordingly, the post will carry a lighter teaching load and minimal administrative responsibilities during the first three years; you will teach 50% of a normal load in the first two years, scaling up to 75% in the third year. This is a post in which you are expected to develop your capacities and experience in research leadership and research strategy. For full details, see http://www.liv.ac.uk/working/job_vacancies/academic/ > > > > Informal enquiries: Dr Julia Hallam (Communication and Media) or Dr Giles Hooper (Music). >

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Key readings in Community informatics
by Wallis, Jacob 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

*Apologies for cross-posting* I'm developing a proposal for a community informatics subject to sit within our information studies program here at CSU. I need to pull together some readings that might define the field. I've identified the helpful bibliography on the CIRN Commons wiki at http://cirn.wikispaces.com/Bibliography Do any colleagues on the list care to suggest what they consider key readings in the theory and practice of community informatics? I'm happy to compile responses sent to me off-list and share a full set of suggestions with air-l. Regards, Jake Jake Wallis Lecturer | School of Information Studies Boorooma Street Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650 Australia Tel: +61 2 6933 4397 Fax: +61 2 6933 2733 Email: jwallis(a)csu.edu.au www.csu.edu.au Charles Sturt University | ALBURY-WODONGA | BATHURST | CANBERRA | DUBBO | GOULBURN | MELBOURNE | ONTARIO | ORANGE | PORT MACQUARIE | SYDNEY | WAGGA WAGGA | LEGAL NOTICE This email (and any attachment) is confidential and is intended for the use of the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must not copy, distribute, take any action in reliance on it or disclose it to anyone. Any confidentiality is not waived or lost by reason of mistaken delivery. Email should be checked for viruses and defects before opening. Charles Sturt University (CSU) does not accept liability for viruses or any consequence which arise as a result of this email transmission. Email communications with CSU may be subject to automated email filtering, which could result in the delay or deletion of a legitimate email before it is read at CSU. The views expressed in this email are not necessarily those of CSU. Charles Sturt University in Australia http://www.csu.edu.au The Grange Chancellery, Panorama Avenue, Bathurst NSW Australia 2795 (ABN: 83 878 708 551; CRICOS Provider Numbers: 00005F (NSW), 01947G (VIC), 02960B (ACT)). TEQSA Provider Number: PV12018 Charles Sturt University in Ontario http://www.charlessturt.ca 860 Harrington Court, Burlington Ontario Canada L7N 3N4 Registration: www.peqab.ca Consider the environment before printing this email. Disclaimer added by CodeTwo Exchange Rules 2007 http://www.codetwo.com

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How do you perceive Tweets?
by Isabella Peters 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

***Apologies for cross-posting*** -------------- Participate in our study and find out if you are a lemming or a lonesome wolf: <http://userpages.uni-koblenz.de/~jhunz/experiment/> http://userpages.uni-koblenz.de/~jhunz/experiment/ Our experiment is about Twitter. By participating in our experiment, you will find out how you perceive the content of tweets. Do you have a special view on them (= lonesome wolf) or do you perceive them like everyone else (= lemming). At the same time, you will support our research on Twitter. Your effort: ~12 minutes. Benefits: - Play the game and find out how you perceive the contents of tweets!! - Help at better understanding Twitter!! .. try it out at >>> <http://userpages.uni-koblenz.de/~jhunz/experiment/> http://userpages.uni-koblenz.de/~jhunz/experiment/ Please note: No personal or sensitive data is collected in this experiment! We are serious researchers and serious about our experiments. We do not spam! Have fun playing our game and learn about your social media behavior! Best, Isabella (on behalf of the Twitter experiment team) Dr. Isabella Peters Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf Institut für Sprache und Information Abteilung für Informationswissenschaft Geb. 23.21/ 04.68 Universitätsstraße 1 40225 Düsseldorf Tel.: 0211/ 81-10803 http://www.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de/infowiss/mitarbeiter/wissenschaftlich e-mitarbeiter-hilfskraefte/isabella-peters/

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Call for Abtracts: Computational Social Science: From Social Contagion to Collective Behaviour (ECCS'13)
by David Sutcliffe 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS ECCS '13 Computational Social Science: From Social Contagion to Collective Behaviour Barcelona, 19 September 2013 http://microsites.oii.ox.ac.uk/collectivecontagion/ Important Dates: Abstract submission deadline: 30 June 2013 Conference date: 19 September 2013 Event Overview Intense scientific debate is going around the definition of the foundational concepts and appropriate methodological approaches to deal with the understanding of social dynamics. These challenges are aiming to understand human behavior in its complexity driven by intentional (and not necessarily rational) decisions and influenced by a multitude of factors. The functioning of communication-based mechanisms requires individuals to interact in order to acquire information to cope with uncertainty and thus deeply rely on the accuracy and on the completeness of information (if any). In fact, people's perceptions, knowledge, beliefs and opinions about the world and its evolution, get (in)formed and modulated through the information they can access. Moreover their response is not linear as individuals can react by accepting, refusing, or elaborating (and changing) the received information. Technology-mediated social collectives are taking an important role in the design of social structures. Yet our understanding of the complex mechanisms governing networks and collective behaviour is still quite shallow. Fundamental concepts like authority, leader-follower dynamics, conflict or collaboration in online networks are still not well defined and investigated - but they are crucial to illuminate the advantages and pitfalls of this form of collective decision-making (which can cancel out individual mistakes, but also make them spiral out of control). The aim of this satellite is to address the question of ICT mediated social phenomena emerging in multiple scales ranging from the interactions of individuals to the emergence of self-organized global movements. We would like to gather researchers from different disciplines to form a forum to discuss ideas, research questions, recent results, and future challenges in this emerging area of research and public interest. TOPICS OF INTEREST . Interdependent social contagion process . Peer production and mass collaboration . Temporally evolving networks and stream analytics . Cognitive aspects of belief formation and revision . Online communication and information diffusion . Viral propagation in online social network . Crowd-sourcing: herding behaviour vs. wisdom of crowds . E-democracy and online government-citizen interaction . Online socio-political mobilizations . Public attention and popularity Questions about the conference scope should be directed to the program co-chairs at eccs2013collectivecontagion(a)bifi.es Submission Instructions Submission of abstracts will be made by sending one A4 page abstract in pdf via EasyChair. The deadline for abstract submission is 30 June 2013. The contributions to the event will be evaluated by the programme committee through a peer review process that will accounts for the scientific quality as well as for the relevance of the contribution to the aim of the satellite. The authors of accepted abstracts will be notified via e-mail by 15 July 2013. Once the selection process is completed, the authors of the accepted abstracts will be notified by e-mail. Organising Committee . Javier Borge-Holthoefer (BIFI, University of Zaragoza, Spain) . Guido Caldarelli (IMT Lucca, Italy) . Rosaria Conte (ISTC CNR, Italy) . Sandra González-Bailón (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK) . Márton Karsai (Northeastern University, USA; Aalto University, Finland) . Helen Margetts (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK) . Walter Quattrociocchi (Northeastern University, USA) . Luca Rossi (Northeastern University, USA) . Alessandro Vespignani (Northeastern University, USA; ISI Foundation, Italy) . Taha Yasseri (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK) Programme Committee . Javier Borge-Holthoefer (BIFI, University of Zaragoza, Spain) . Sara Brunetti (University of Siena, Italy) . Guido Caldarelli (IMT Lucca, Italy) . Rosaria Conte (ISTC, CNR, Italy) . Gennaro Cordasco (University of Naples, Italy) . Santo Fortunato (Aalto University, Finland) . Bruno Gonçalves (Aix-Marseille Université, France) . Sandra González-Bailón (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK) . Márton Karsai (Northeastern University, USA; Aalto University, Finland) . Helen Margetts (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK) . Mario Paolucci (ISTC CNR, Italy) . Walter Quattrociocchi (Northeastern University, USA) . Luca Rossi (Northeastern University, USA) . Antonio Scala (ISC CNR, Italy) . Flaminio Squazzoni (University of Brescia) . Alessandro Vespignani (Northeastern University, USA) . Taha Yasseri (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK)

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Job Vacancy: Professor of Media and Head of Department, National Uni of Ireland Maynooth
by Kylie Jarrett 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

Job Vacancy: Professor of Media Studies and Head of Centre for Media Studies National University of Ireland, Maynooth Ollscoil na hÉireann, Má Nuad School of English, Media and Theatre Studies The Centre for Media Studies The Centre for Media Studies combines research and teaching in three inter-related areas: media analysis (including media history, social media, transnationalism and multiculturalism in relation to media, and film studies); broadcast media production; and digital media production and analysis. The Centre has 5 full-time staff members and currently offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees to 220 students. The Role NUI Maynooth is committed to a strategy in which the primary University goals of excellent research and scholarship and outstanding education are interlinked and equally valued. Professors will be expected to provide significant intellectual leadership, through a demonstrated commitment to both education and research, and also to contribute to the effective leadership and management of the Department, the Faculty and the University. We are seeking an academic with an outstanding record to join our staff as Professor of Media Studies. The person appointed will have an excellent record of teaching, research and publication. He/she will be expected to make a strong contribution to the teaching, research and profile of the University, and to provide ongoing leadership for the discipline. For more information: http://humanresources.nuim.ie/vacancies.shtml

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Couch Award reminder
by Mark D. Johns 16 Apr '13

16 Apr '13

CALL FOR AWARD APPLICATIONS Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award 2013 Sponsored by the Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research http://www.cccsir.com/ The Carl Couch Center issues an international call for student-authored papers to be considered for Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award. The Couch Center welcomes both theoretical and empirical papers that apply symbolic interactionist approaches to internet studies. According to basic symbolic interactionist premises, what we understand as self, identity, relationship, and cultural formations are constructed dialogically and interactively. While the works of George H. Mead, Georg Simmel, Erving Goffman and other leading symbolic interactionists have been integral to the study of social interaction, Carl Couch was among the first from this tradition to suggest the importance of engaging in the study of mediated interaction. It is critical that symbolic interactionists move boldly forward, beyond Couch's initial suggestion, to study what has become for many a dominant form of communication in their everyday life. Whether we research identities, emotion, memory, family, work, career, presentations of self, deception, love, loss or other areas, the impact of mediated communication is felt by those interacting within it. As internet-related media continue to influence our everyday interactions--not only with other people but also with technologies, devices, algorithms, platform parameters, and so forth--it becomes crucial for symbolic interactionists to attend to the role of these mediating factors in the interaction process. We encourage any paper that uses a symbolic interactionist approach in internet studies. We also encourage papers that explore the interface between deliberate social interaction and structured (or automated) interactions sponsored or enacted by various technological features, exploring not only how identities, relations, and social formations are negotiated through social interactions, but also how these interactions are mediated further through the use or capacities of various technologies. Papers will be evaluated based on the quality of (1) mastery of symbolic interactionist approaches and concepts, (2) originality, (3) organization, (4) presentation, and (5) advancement of knowledge. Those contemplating entering should note that an interactionist approach demands thoughtful analysis, and not mere description, of social interactions. Evaluation will be administered by a Review Committee of four: Mark D. Johns, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa Jennifer Dunn, Texas Tech University, Lubbock Annette Markham, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Lois Ann Scheidt, Indiana University, Bloomington Competition is open to graduate or undergraduate students of all disciplines. Works that are published or accepted for publication are not eligible for award consideration. Entries should be in English and not exceed 30 pages (approximately 7500 words) in length, including references and appendices. Limit of one entry per student per year. The top paper will receive Couch Award to be presented at the 2013 meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers (aoir.org) at the University of Denver. The top paper will be awarded a certificate and a cash prize of $300 US and the author will be invited to present their work at a session of the AoIR conference, October 24-27, 2013 in Denver, Colorado, USA. Candidates should send a copy of their paper, with a 100-word abstract, electronically to Mark Johns at mjohns(a)luther.edu Application deadline is May 15, 2013. Notification of award will be sent by June 15. Those with questions or comments about Couch Award application, please contact: Mark D. Johns Communication Studies Luther College, Decorah, Iowa Phone: 563-387-1347 E-mail: mjohns(a)luther.edu

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Call for Papers: Workshop digital preservation at the “Informatik 2013” conference in Koblenz, Germany
by Steffen Schilke 16 Apr '13

16 Apr '13

Call for Papers: Workshop digital preservation at the “Informatik 2013” conference in Koblenz, Germany We run a one day workshop on 20th of September 2013 about digital preservation at the Informatik 2013 conference of the GI (Gesellschaft für Informatik). The deadline for papers is the 22th of April 2013. Acceptance notice will be given 20th of May. Camera ready papers have to be submitted until 1st of July. There is an ever increasing number of digital objects which need long-term preservation solutions. Standards are evolving in this domain and their implementation is in progress in various organizations. We want to foster the exchange of ideas, methods and best practices between organizations working in this domain. Possible topics are: • Existing or developing standards in the domain of long-term archiving / preservation • Examples of implementations / applications of long-term archiving / preservation • Scalable and automatic working systems • Metadata, exchange formats and long-term capable file formats • Ingest and archiving of database, applications, web sites with dynamic and multimedia content • Archiving of complex digital objects like software, audio/visual material, games and 3D objects • Preservation in e-Government, e-Justice (digital files) • Long-term archiving and preservation in the medical computer science domain • Selection of digital objects for preservation • Emulation and migration approaches in organizations • New approaches for long-term archiving / preservation Selected papers will be published in the conference proceedings as Lecture Notes of Informatics. Please use the author guide lines (available in English as well): http://www.gi.de/service/publikationen/autorenrichtlinien.html Papers can be between 5 and 15 pages (using the layout provided). Submissions can be in English or German. At least one of the authors has to register for (and attend) the conference. Please use the conference system for your submissions: https://www.conftool.pro/informatik2013/index.php?page=newPaper&form_contri… Your Contacts: Steffen W. Schilke, Projektleiter / Technischer Berater bei der Hessischen Zentrale für Datenverarbeitung, Lehrbeauftragter, steffen.schilke(a)gmail.com Armin Straube, Geschäftsstelle des nestor-Kompetenznetzwerk für digitale Langzeitarchivierung, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, a.straube(a)dnb.de Workshop Homepage (with the program committee): http://www.langzeitarchivierung.de/Subsites/nestor/DE/Veranstaltungen/Termi…

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"Online Collective Action and Policy Change" - Special issue of 'Policy & Internet': Now published
by Calderaro, Andrea 16 Apr '13

16 Apr '13

Sorry for cross-posting --- Now Published: ‘Online Collective Action and Policy Change’ - Special Issue of “Policy and Internet" Guest Editors: Andrea Calderaro (European University Institute) and Anastasia Kavada (University of Westminster) Abstract The Internet has multiplied the platforms available to influence public opinion and policy making. It has also provided citizens with a greater capacity for coordination and mobilisation, which can strengthen their voice and representation in the policy agenda. As waves of protest sweep both authoritarian regimes and liberal democracies, this rapidly developing field calls for more detailed enquiry. However, research exploring the relationship between online mobilisation and policy change is still limited. This special issue of ‘Policy and Internet’ addresses this gap through a variety of perspectives. Contributions to this issue view the Internet both as a tool that allows citizens to influence policy making, and as an object of new policies and regulations, such as data retention, privacy, and copyright laws, around which citizens are mobilising. Together, these articles offer a comprehensive empirical account of the interface between online collective action and policy making. You can find the issue here: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/poi3.v5.1/issuetoc and more information about it on the OII Policy & Internet blog: - Introducing its contents: http://blogs.oii.ox.ac.uk/policy/?p=854 - Framing the issue : http://blogs.oii.ox.ac.uk/policy/?p=869<http://blogs.oii.ox.ac.uk/policy/?p=869#more-869> Table of Contents 1. Editorial: “Challenges and Opportunities of Online Collective Action for Policy Change” Andrea Calderaro and Anastasia Kavada 2. Networked Collective Action and the Institutionalized Policy Debate: Bringing Cyberactivism to the Policy Arena? Stefania Milan and Arne Hintz 3. Digital Protest Skills and Online Activism Against Copyright Reform in France and the European Union Yana Breindl and François Briatte 4. Activism and the Online Mediation Opportunity Structure: Attempts to Impact Global Climate Change Policies? Julie Uldam 5. Online Campaigning Organizations and Storytelling Strategies: GetUp! in Australia Ariadne Vromen and William Coleman 6. Hyperlinks as Political Resources: The European Commission Confronted with Online Activism Romain Badouard and Laurence Monnoyer-Smith 7. The Domestication of Open Government Data Advocacy in the United Kingdom: A Neo-Gramscian Analysis Jo Bates ----------------------------------------------- Andrea Calderaro, PhD | European University Institute Center for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom | European University Institute Chair "Internet and Politics" Standing Group - European Consortium of Political Research (ECPR) NEWS: Guest Editor "Policy and Internet" special issue: "Online Collective Action and Policy Change": http://bit.ly/XpQGSy ----------------------------------------------- Personal Page: www.eui.eu/Personal/Researchers/calderaro/ Twitter: @andreacalderaro Please, safe paper: do not print this email The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited without the express permission of the sender. If you received this communication in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer.

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Call for Submissions: Tensions of Rhetorics and Realities in Critical Diversities
by Sanaz Raji 16 Apr '13

16 Apr '13

Dear all: Please see the following call for submissions: Call for Papers *Tensions of Rhetorics and Realities in Critical Diversities*<https://tensionsrhetoricsrealities.wordpress.com/call-for-papers/> Edited by Alexa Athelstan, Nichole Edwards, Mercedes Pöll & Sanaz Raji (University of Leeds) We warmly invite your contributions to our edited collection entitled *Tensions of Rhetorics and Realities. *The book will be submitted to the Routledgeseries * Advances in Critical Diversities *(eds. Yvette Taylor and Sally Hines). This collection orientates itself towards an understanding of diversity as an often misappropriated concept used to obscure and maintain existing inequalities rather than to further their deconstruction. Consequently, the collection intends to (re-)emphasize the importance of looking at diversities not from a one-dimensional level, but with consideration of the multiple positioned and intersecting viewpoints and contexts that shape the diversity of human existence – thereby allowing for a constructive and * critical* engagement with related issues. Encouraging a strongly intersectional and interdisciplinary approach, *Tensions of Rhetorics and Realities* seeks to investigate and theorize the spaces of conflict, discrepancy, contradiction or difficulty that can arise when dealing with discourses and practices, policies and lived experiences, theories and methodologies, individuals or communities. Incompatibilities or infeasibilities within those domains can easily lead to tensions or idiosyncrasies. A particular focus on *rhetorics* and *realities*highlights the critically of the ways in which diversity issues are being framed, understood and dealt with in various settings and by various actors. This collection will therefore approach diversities* *critically – as a site of real-life impacts and circumstances, as a concept and a strategy – while maintaining the awareness that diversity efforts remain subject to their proponents’ positionalities, ideologies, moral and value judgments, economic and political aims, and a variety of other contextual factors illustrating their situatedness. At the same time, the individuals and groups intended for or affected by diversity measures are subjects to their own contextual circumstances. We welcome submissions from all academic disciplines investigating *Tensions of Rhetorics and Realities in Critical Diversities*. Within this framework, topics may include (but are not limited to): - Social, political and economic measures of inclusion/exclusion - Equality, inequality and the in-between - Individual, collective, institutional or systematic agency - Sites of power and power dynamics (e.g. the nation-state, the law, citizenship, social spheres, the media) - Characteristics of ‘desirable’ or ‘undesirable’ states of society (e.g. multiculturalism) - States of crisis and critically - Contemporary political trends and diversity (e.g. neoliberalism, benefit cuts) - Social movements, activism and identity politics (e.g. LGBTQIA* rights) - Different ‘publics’ and lived experiences of division/communality - Practices of representation and recognition (e.g. in the media, policy) · Tokenism and political correctness - Policing and censorship - Identities as multi-layered, *diverse* categories for social engagement - Intimacy practices, a-/sexuality and normativity - Gendered lives, realities and expectations - Racisms, anti-racisms and ‘post’-racisms - Colonialisms, ‘post’-colonialisms and neo-colonialisms - Feminisms, ‘post’-feminisms and men’s rights movements - Issues of dis-/ability in the home, the public sphere or the workplace - Questions of faith – religions and atheisms - Class, non-/belonging and socio-economic mobility - Privileged positionalities and subaltern knowledges - In-/visibility and potential of queer, DIY, alternative or grassroots spaces and efforts - Climate, ecology and the state of the ‘natural’ world - Diversity policies and organisational practice - Articulating Critical Diversities – the language of diversity issues - Media discourses on diversity and difference - Humour as a means of/against discrimination - Critical Diversities in the academy - Divides between theories and practices of diversity - Methodologies for researching and assessing Critical Diversities Please submit your *300 word abstract, a short biography and your contact details* to tensions.rhetorics.realities(a)gmail.com by the deadline of *10thJune 2013 *. We are looking forward to receiving your contributions! Please feel free to contact us with any enquiries or expressions of interest. Follow us on our website: https://tensionsrhetoricsrealities.wordpress .com/call-for-papers/ Kind regards, Alexa, Nikki, Mercedes & Sanaz. -- Sanaz Raji +44 (0) 780 7873 550 Web: http://leeds.academia.edu/SanazRaji

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