Salute to your ideology . Proud to be linked up here . Regards Azfar Adib On Friday, March 3, 2017, Dr. habil. Nils Zurawski < nils.zurawski@uni-hamburg.de> wrote:
Dear all,
I applaude the decision and the statement by the exec. of AOIR
- however, I would also wonder if the list that David started would be continued, where we would end, and I believe Israel would not be the last, as we would have e.g. Russia (homophobia and anti gay legislation), likewise many arabic countries and some in Africa.... this list can continue and I would ask how we deal with this In which country do we end up and is the the perfect place then for all our ideals?
I am not saying the intention is bad, but we and the exec have to be careful that this is not backfiring on them/us at some point.
And what about the brave scholars from such countries that try to make scientific and scholarly ends meet despite such policies - a ban would maybe discourage them,....
It is difficult, but now that the statement is out, it is also time to discuss the difficulties of such a decision and its future consequences.
in good spirit.
nilz
On 2 Mar 2017, at 23:25, David Banks wrote:
Very happy to read this! Thanks to everyone involved for their hard work. I
have some questions about how one may abide by this statement, however.
"Therefore, we proudly state that we do not tolerate or create any undue barriers to the full and equal participation of its members because of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity or nationality, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, marital status, religious affiliation, or socioeconomic status. This commitment means, in particular, that we will endeavor to not stage future conferences in locations where such participation cannot be guaranteed"
Could we get more detail about what this materially means? To me this would indicate that AoIR conferences could not be held in 1) expensive resort hotels, 2) the United States, and/or 3) Israel.
-db
On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 11:14 AM, Jennifer Stromer-Galley < jstromer@syr.edu> wrote:
In light of the United States' January 27, 2017 executive order
restricting entry to its borders, based upon intersectional stereotypes of Islamic religious faith as embodied within Middle Eastern, African, and South Asian identity, we hereby restate our commitment to the fundamental values upon which the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) is founded. These values center upon human dignity, equality of opportunity, and the principles of academic freedom. AoIR vehemently opposes any entities, groups, measures, or activities that seek to undermine such principles, in scholarly research and in society at large, wherever in the world they may operate. AoIR, following its mission to provide and promote outstanding research upon the Internet's capacity to mediate transnational and global culture through networking, is proud to represent a diverse international community of Internet researchers. In affirming the shared values of our community, we encourage our members to exercise their inalienable right to speak out whenever and wherever they believe those values to be undermined or violated. In keeping with the principle of academic freedom, AoIR conferences themselves also support that free exercise by offering a venue for such discussions to be conducted respectfully. AoIR is constantly at work to ensure that our actions and our words are in sync. Therefore, we proudly state that we do not tolerate or create any undue barriers to the full and equal participation of its members because of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity or nationality, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, marital status, religious affiliation, or socioeconomic status. This commitment means, in particular, that we will endeavor to not stage future conferences in locations where such participation cannot be guaranteed. As an organization, AoIR stands ready to support any colleague who may be directly or indirectly affected by this order.
Members of the Executive Committee: André Brock Axel Bruns Jenny Korn Annette Markham Adrienne Massanari Susanna Paasonen Kelly Quinn Jennifer Stromer-Galley
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