[ecrea] cfp - Immigrant Inclusion by E-Participation

Calls for Papers (special): International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)

SUBMISSION DUE DATE: February 1, 2012

SPECIAL ISSUE ON Immigrant Inclusion by E-Participation

Guest Editors: Itir Akdogan, Mauri Kaipainen, Sonia Sousa, and Ilona Tikka

INTRODUCTION:
=E2=80=9CImmigrant Inclusion by e-Participation=E2=80=9D (IIeP) is a multi-s=
takeholder =20
regional project that addresses immigrant communities and public =20
authorities in Estonia, Finland and Sweden. The aims of the project =20
include bridging the tools, activities, and concepts of citizen =20
communities, on one hand, and the governments=E2=80=99 top-down participatio=
n =20
practices and technologies on the other, in terms of interoperability =20
and integration of technologies. The Joint International Workshop on =20
Immigrant Inclusion by e-Participation was organized within the =20
project framework in 2-3 November 2011 at the University of Helsinki =20
in Finland. The workshop gathered authorities on national and local =20
levels involved in e-democracy and e-governance, immigrant and =20
multicultural non-governmental organizations, and researchers in =20
e-democracy and inclusion of immigrants in participatory =20
decision-making processes in order to create a discussion forum and =20
interaction between authorities, NGO actors and immigrant societies on =20
immigrant inclusion by e-participation.

OBJECTIVE OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE:
This special issue aims at sharing the discussions of the event with =20
the international research community, but even at elaborating the =20
subject in a wider spectrum with contributions from researchers in =20
this field who were not present at the workshop. The special issue =20
will thus bring together various perspectives on how authorities and =20
immigrants may use new information and communication technologies for =20
more inclusive and democratic societies.

RECOMMENDED TOPICS:
Topics to be discussed in this special issue include (but are not =20
limited to) the following:

Activism, initiative citizenship, and immigrants
Challenges and limitations of e-participation
Empowerment of immigrants in e-participation
Governmental and municipal e-participation
Hate speech online
Immigrant=E2=80=99s public e-participation awareness
Inclusion vs. exclusion of immigrants online
Non-governmental organizations and e-participation
Political e-participation of immigrants
Promotion of  social interaction and civic engagement
Transnational identities, diaspora, and use of social media

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this =20
special theme issue on Immigrant inclusion by e-participation on or =20
before February 1, 2012. All submissions must be original and may not =20
be under review by another publication. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD =20
CONSULT THE JOURNAL=E2=80=99S GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at =20
http://www.igi-global.com/Files/AuthorEditor/guidelinessubmission.pdf. =20
  All submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind, peer review =20
basis. Papers must follow APA style for reference citations.

All submissions should be directed to the attention of:

Itir Akdogan, Mauri Kaipainen, Sonia Sousa, and Ilona Tikka
Guest Editors

E-mail:  (itir.akdogan /at/ helsinki.fi)



Ms.Itir Akdogan

Researcher
Department of Social Research/Media and Communication Studies
Faculty of Social Sciences
University of Helsinki - Finland




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