Call for Papers: AMCIS 2018 Minitrack: Social Theory in Information Systems Research (STIR ’18) Track: Social Inclusion (SIGSI) 24th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Aug. 16-18, 2018 New Orleans, LA, USA This minitrack solicits papers using social theory to critically examine ICTs and their roles in enabling and constraining social inclusion. What can be done to improve access to computing for underrepresented groups? In what ways do new technologies impact digital divides? What are the social, cultural, political, and economic implications of the Internet of things? These are examples of the kinds of questions we are interested in exploring in this minitrack. We are particularly interested in completed or emerging research using social theory to address the conference theme, Digital Disruption, critically examining the ways in which emerging technologies are changing the sociotechnical landscape in ways that narrow or widen the digital divide. This will be the 18th consecutive year for STIR, and we hope to continue a tradition of high quality papers, and thought-provoking and lively discussion for IS researchers using social theory in their work. In addition to research aligned with the conference theme we are also interested in high quality empirical and conceptual work that uses social theory to investigate issues such as (but not limited to): • Improving access to computing for underrepresented minorities • Reengineering the pipeline in STEM education for greater inclusiveness and diversity • Critically assessing the ways in which ICTs and information systems can be used to privilege some and exclude others • Understanding the impacts of the Internet of Things on the digital divide • Assessing the unintended consequences of technology implementation and use in organizations and in social life • Reflection on the ways in which ICT assemblages support and challenge political, cultural, and economic hegemonies. Mini-Track chairs Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University hrosenba@indiana.edu<mailto:hrosenba@indiana.edu> Pnia Fichman, Indiana University fichman@indiana.edu<mailto:fichman@indiana.edu> Submission Instructions: https://amcis2018.aisnet.org/submissions/call-for-papers/ Important Dates: January 15, 2018: Manuscript submissions open February 28, 2018: Deadline for paper submissions April 18, 2018: Authors will be notified of decisions April 25, 2018: Camera-ready submissions due ------------------------ Pnina Fichman, Professor Director, Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University, Bloomington http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~fichman/