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January 26, 2005
CFP: IAMCR Communication Policy & Technology section Taipei, 26-28 July 2005
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - IAMCR Communication Policy & Technology section
Taipei, 26-28 July 2005
The Communication Policy & Technology section (CP&T) of the
International Association for Media and Communication Research
(IAMCR) invites submissions of abstracts for papers to be presented
at the 2005 Conference in Taipei, Taiwan, 26-28 July 2005. The
Conference will be held under the theme: Media Panics: Freedom,
Control and Democracy in the age of Globalisation. More information
about the conference is available at: http://iamcr2005.shu.edu.tw/.
The CP&T Section's focus is on communication policy, with a keen
interest in socio-economic aspects of technological change. The
Section welcomes research that bridges between theory and practice,
theoretical and empirical studies, by offering scientific reflection
as well as guidelines for political action. The CP&T Section does not
adhere to any single philosophical or theoretical school but
encourages research that is critical and counter-intuitive. For the
Taiwan conference, we plan to hold sessions on:
Emerging ICTs and user empowerment
Peer-to-peer exchange, blogging, wiki, smart mobs, social software,
location-based services, are emerging ICT applications that seem to
allow the user to adopt an active role in 'configuring' and
'domesticating' technology. However, all technological change is
embedded in, and constrained by the social context of everyday life
and work. The question therefore remains to what extent these new
applications really enable users to participate in political,
economic and cultural life.
Internet governance: who rules?
The question of Internet governance is high up on many agendas.
Governments are discussing how to deal with unwanted content on the
web, whereas market players are becoming increasingly creative in
competing for the control of the Internet. The Section welcomes
contributions that address the question who controls the Internet,
why and with what effects.
The digital media in Asia: the 'geo'-factor
Papers for this session are to be situated in Asia and have either a
regional, national or local focus. They highlight geo-political,
geo-economical or geo-cultural factors as possible explanations for
the evolution of digital information and communication systems.
Papers that discuss Asian information and communication systems in
relation with other continents are also welcomed.
Digital Divide
Digital divide being an indication of unequal access and use of ICT
is provoked by factors of economic, socio-political, educational,
gender, and cultural nature. In different national contexts digital
divide results in inequality, media illiteracy and decreased
communication competence. Papers for the joint session of the CP&T
and Working Group on Digital Divide, convened by Elena Vartanova, are
invited to discuss new models of national and global communication
policy to overcome the digital divide with a special focus on the
role of various social agents such as states, NGOs, content and
access providers and users.
Criteria for selection of abstracts
The CP&T welcomes abstracts from the global research community.
Younger researchers from all regions are especially encouraged to
submit abstracts for evaluation. The CP&T has a tradition for keeping
high academic standards. In evaluating abstracts, we look at criteria
such as:
1.The scientific or policy relevance of the research problem
2.The formulation of the research question
3.The clarity of the objective of the paper
4.The consistency of the proposed argument
5.The theories and/or methodologies used
6.The nature of the empirical evidence presented.
Abstracts may be rejected on the basis that they do not meet these
criteria or that the information provided is of insufficient quality.
Abstracts of about 500 words should be submitted by 1 February 2005
to Tanja Storsul (tanja.storsul@media.uio.no). All prospective
presenters will be advised by 1 April 2005 of the outcome of their
applications. The full text of accepted papers would be due for
submission no later than 1 June 2005.
Joint Heads: Hopeton S. Dunn & Pascal Verhoest
Deputy Heads: Jo Pierson & Tanja Storsul
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Call for Papers Participatory Communication Research Section
International Association for Media and Communication Research
(IAMCR) 2005, Taipei, Taiwan, July 26 - 28, 2004
The Participatory Communication Research Section (PCR) invites submissions
for its sessions at the IAMCR Conference in Taipei. The work that is
presented in the Participatory Communication Research Section is not based
on any specific definition of participation. Rather, participation is a
term used to refer to a number of social and planning processes occurring
in many different places and in many different contexts. The Section
addresses issues related to communication between community members and
other stakeholders that are engaged in processes of social change. The
sessions are meant to work toward theoretical and methodological
clarification. Therefore, both papers and statements discussing theoretical
or methodological perspectives and/or documenting specific case studies are
welcomed.
Topics cover a wide variety of issues that relate to research in relation
to processes of communication that incorporate participation in an
intrinsic way. This includes subjects and processes of democratisation,
communication and information rights, ICTs for sustainable development,
health communication, environmental communication, agricultural extension
services, folk media and social movements, communication planning
activities and interventions, national and cultural identities, community
studies and the relationship between participation, empowerment and gender,
community radio and participatory video production, non-formal
participatory forms of education, participatory rapid appraisals,
participatory action research, and so on.
Joint sessions with other relevant sections and working groups can be
organised. Please do not submit your abstract to several sections and
groups.
The deadline for the submission of abstracts (500 words) is February 15,
2005. You will be informed whether or not your abstract is accepted by
April 1, 2005. The deadline of full papers is June 1, 2005.
Please send your abstract to:
Ullamaija Kivikuru, University of HelsinkiSSKH/Swedish School of Social
ScienceP.O.Box 16, 00014 Helsinki, FinlandEml.
Ullamaija.Kivikuru@helsinki.fi
and
Rico Lie, Wageningen UniversityDepartment of Communication and Innovation
StudiesHollandseweg 1, 6706 KN Wageningen, The NetherlandsEml.
Rico.Lie@wur.nl
Posted by shade at January 26, 2005 05:17 PM