> CALL FOR PAPERS
>
> Global Media Journal - Canadian Edition
> 2010: Volume 3, Issue 1
> International Perspectives on Network Neutrality
>
> Guest Editors:
> Dr. Jeffrey Layne Blevins, Iowa State University
> Dr. Leslie Regan Shade, Concordia University
>
> URL for pdf and French abstract:
> http://www.gmj.uottawa.ca/gmj--ce_cfp_v3_i1_10.pdf
>
>
> The idea of ³network neutrality² has become one of the most prominent
> policy concerns for lawmakers, telecommunications industries, media
> reformers, and communication scholars. In short, neutrality is the idea
> that Internet service providers should afford equal interconnection among
> content providers and users of the network, so that those who control
> access to the network do not censor lawful content or enact discriminatory
> routing of content. The outcome of this debate has significant
> implications for the participatory-democratic nature of the Internet, the
> free flow of information and speech, user¹s privacy rights, Internet
> governance, efficacy of independent media, and political participation, as
> well the continued vitality of libraries and educational systems. Given
> these stakes, network neutrality may well be the telecommunication policy
> issue of the 21st Century.
>
> In North America, battles over network neutrality have already emerged in
> Canada and the United States. While mobilization for network neutrality
> has been slower in Canada than in the United States, in the last year
> alone activism has taken many forms, including online and offline actions
> and politicizing a range of citizens and policy-makers. Canada¹s media
> regulator, the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission
> (CRTC), has issued a call for network neutrality and is holding a public
> hearing on issues related to traffic management in July 2009. Proponents
> of network neutrality in the United States scored their biggest victory to
> date when President Barack Obama signed into law the American Recovery and
> Reinvestment Act of 2009, which included language supporting neutrality
> principles as part its Broadband Technology Opportunities Program.
> Nevertheless, any subsequent legislation seeking comprehensive enforcement
> of network neutrality will surely face intense opposition.
>
> This issue will spotlight international perspectives on network neutrality
> that encompass such themes as empire, network economics, technological
> innovation, telecommunication regulation and corporate control. Any
> analytical approach is welcome, including comparative studies,
> telecommunication policy analysis, media studies, ethical examination,
> political economic critique, as well as others. Potential topics could
> include, but are not limited to the following:
>
> --public awareness and activism about net neutrality
> --ethical perspectives on network neutrality
> --neutrality as a telecommunication policy norm
> --network neutrality and Internet governance
> --the relationship of network neutrality to
other areas of communication law
> --consumer disenfranchisement/power without network neutrality
> --media ownership and network neutrality
> --industry trends that may undermine, or support neutrality
> --technologies that may undermine or support network neutrality
> --examination of the relationships between competing broadband networks
> --media discourses on network neutrality
> --network neutrality and impact on library and education sector
> --network neutrality and impact on independent media sector
>
> The Global Media Journal -- Canadian Edition (http://www.gmj.uottawa.ca/)
> welcomes high-quality, original submissions on related topics to the above
> theme. Submissions are expected to develop communication and media
> theories, report empirical and analytical research, present critical
> discourses, apply theories to case studies, and set out innovative
> research methodologies. The Journal is bilingual (English and French)
> open-access online academic refereed publication that aims to advance
> research and understanding of communication and media in Canada and around
> the globe.
>
> Deadline: March 15th, 2010
>
> Submissions: Papers (5,000 to 7,500 words), review articles of more than
> one book (2,500 to 3,000 words), and book reviews (1,000 to 1,200 words).
>
> Method: All manuscripts must be submitted electronically as Word Document
> attachments, directly to Dr. Jeffrey Layne Blevins ((blevins /at/ iastate.edu))
> or Dr. Leslie Regan Shade ((lshade /at/ alcor.concordia.ca)).
>
> Guidelines: Available at: http://www.gmj.uottawa.ca/for-authors_e.html
>
> Decision: April 30th, 2010
>
> Publication: June 15th, 2010
>
>
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