Hello all, Apologies for cross posting, but it might interest some of you. 8< ----------------------------------- 5th ECPR General Conference, Potsdam 10 - 12 September, 2009 Detailed info: http://www.ecpr.org.uk/potsdam/ Call for paper for Panel “E-Politics: the role of the Internet in designing political practices” Section: Internet and Politics Link to the panel: http://www.ecpr.org.uk/potsdam/panel_details.asp? panelID=253 PANEL CHAIR Name: Andrea Calderaro Institution: European University Institute Email: andrea.calderaro AT eui.eu PANEL DISCUSSANT Name: W. Lance Bennett Institution: University of Washington ABSTRACT So far, the Internet has been hailed as an instrument useful for facilitating political participation. A classic question arises: is this confirmed today? and if it is, how does this occur? This panel aims to address these questions, reflecting upon how the Internet is used to practice politics. The panel will propose empirical examples to investigate how the Internet both facilitates existing forms of political engagement and how it promotes new forms. HOW TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL http://www.ecpr.org.uk/potsdam/howtosubmit.asp Paper proposal should include: Title /Abstract (max 300 words) / Keywords (select 3) Author: name / institution / email DEADLINE 1 February 2009 _________________________________ Andrea Calderaro PhD Candidate Departmentof Social and Political Sciences European University Institute Via dei Roccettini, 9 50016 San Domenico di Fiesole (FI) Italy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- PERSONAL PAGE: http://www.calderaro.caltech.edu P Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to.