[ecrea] International Journal of E-Politics – Contents of volume 2, Issue 4

The contents of the latest issue of:

*International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)*

Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association

Volume 2, Issue 4, October-December 2011

Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically

ISSN: 1947-9131 EISSN: 1947-914X

Published by IGI Publishing, Hershey-New York, USA

www.igi-global.com/ijep <http://www.igi-global.com/ijep>

Editor-in-Chief: Celia Romm Livermore, Wayne State University, USA

*PAPER ONE*

The Invisible Hand Guiding Technology: Crossing the Boundary of Humanity

Nada K. Kakabadse, The University of Northampton, UK

Andrew P. Kakabadse, Cranfield School of Management, UK

Reeves Knyght, Cranfield School of Management, UK

Linda Lee-Davies, The University of Northampton, UK

This paper examines attitudes towards Radio Frequency Identification 
(RFID) technology and explores the wider concerns of the ever increasing 
prospect of social tagging. Capturing vignettes and narratives from a 
sample of study participants, the paper highlights concerns about 
adopting RFID implements now and in the future. The views captured 
through qualitative methodology act as the platform for a wider argument 
concerning the human rights and privacy intrusion concerns over IT 
applications. Intended as an insight into the reality of technology 
impact, this paper lists a series of questions for leaders to consider 
over matters of human rights specifically concerning RFID adoption. The 
authors conclude that caution, naivety and fear are the underlying 
reasons for society accepting RFIDs without question and that RFIDs will 
be a part of everyday working and domestic life in the near future.

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http://www.igi-global.com/article/invisible-hand-guiding-technology/58927

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*PAPER TWO*

ERP Implementation Across Cultures: A Political Perspective

Celia Romm Livermore, Wayne State University, USA

Pierluigi Rippa, University of Napoli Federico II, Italy

Implementing an ERP project is a political process. This paper starts 
with a literature review of organizational politics and its implications 
to the implementation of ERP systems. The Political Strategies Framework 
which categorizes different ePolitics strategies in the cases is 
introduced. The framework is applied in the later sections of the paper 
to case study data from two companies, one in the US and one in Italy, 
that both implemented a SAP Enterprise Planning Systems (ERP) with very 
different outcomes. The discussion highlights the political dynamics in 
each case and the way in which the framework can help us understand 
these differences. The conclusion section discusses the differences 
between the political dynamics in each case and the implications from 
the findings to broader issues of research on ERP implementation and 
politics.

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http://www.igi-global.com/article/erp-implementation-across-cultures/58928

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*PAPER THREE*

The Impact of the Internet on Politics: The “Net Effect” on Political 
Campaigns and Elections

Mahesh S. Raisinghani, Texas Woman’s University, USA

Randy Weiss, Verizon Wireless, USA

The Internet is now one of the most popular media outlets for 
campaigning and elections, and may soon be used for electronic voting. 
The scope of this paper is to examine the impact of the Internet on 
American politics relative to campaigns and elections by conducting the 
relevant literature review and synthesis. It will attempt to follow the 
progression of the Internet’s role in politics, and identify both 
positive and negative impacts. It will assess what the Internet has 
changed, and conversely, what it has not changed and study the impact of 
the Internet in terms of candidates, strategists, media, citizens, and 
activists.

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http://www.igi-global.com/article/impact-internet-politics/58929

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*PAPER FOUR*

The Impact of Internet Connectedness on Voluntary Social Activity in UAE

Azza Abdel-Azim Mohamed Ahmed, Cairo University, Egypt

The Internet plays a great role in various fields in Arab societies, 
including social voluntary work, which represents a symbol of solidarity 
and cooperation among individuals in a community. In this paper, the 
author examines the role the Internet might play in promoting social 
voluntary work. It examines Internet connectedness among a sample of 
United Arab Emirates’ Arab residents, and how it might influence their 
social voluntary work. The results reveal that interpersonal utility and 
entertainment, news-seeking, and paying are factors that determine 
Internet usage goals among UAE residents. No significant difference 
between high- and low-level Internet connectors in terms of social civil 
involvement was found. Although, there was evidence found that the 
Emiratis are more socially involved in volunteer work than other Arab 
nationalities in the UAE. Education, age, income, and occupation were 
predictor variables of ICI and Civic Social work.

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http://www.igi-global.com/article/impact-internet-connectedness-voluntary-social/58930

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*INTERVIEW*

The Role that Electronic Media Played in Psychological Warfare During 
the Second World War: Interview with Professor Guy Stern

Interviewed by Celia Romm Livermore, Wayne State University, USA

To read the interview, click on the link below, and visit this issue of 
/IJEP/.

http://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-politics-ijep/1147

*BOOK REVIEW*

Review of /Intelligent Technologies for Bridging the Grey Digital 
Divide/ by Jeffrey Soar, Rick Swindell, and Philip Tsang

Reviewed by Celia Romm Livermore, Wayne State University, USA

To read the book review, click on the link below, and visit this issue 
of /IJEP/.

http://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-politics-ijep/1147

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*CALL FOR PAPERS*

Mission of IJEP:

The mission of the *International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)* is to 
define and expand the boundaries of e-politics as an emerging area of 
inter-disciplinary research and practice by assisting in the development 
of e-politics theories and empirical models. The journal creates a venue 
for empirical, theoretical, and practical scholarly work on e-politics 
to be published, leading to sharing of ideas between practitioners and 
academics in this field. IJEP contributes to the creation of a community 
of e-politics researchers by serving as a “hub” for related activities, 
such as organizing seminars and conferences on e-politics and 
publication of books on e-politics.

Coverage of IJEP:

The *International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)* focuses on three major 
topic areas: the politics of information technology function and its 
role within organizations, the politics of virtual communities and 
social networking communities, and the role that electronic media plays 
in community activism and party politics at the local, national, and 
international levels. Within these major areas, specific topics of 
interest to be discussed in the journal include (but are not limited to) 
the following:

· E-voting and electronically enabled e-government

· Impact of globalization on the political role played by the IT unit 
within organizations

· Impact of race and gender on electronically enabled political 
manipulations

· Party politics and social activism

· Politics of diffusion of change within organizations

· Politics of social networking communities, including: learning 
communities, customers' communities, e-dating communities, gaming 
communities, support group communities, etc.

· Politics of the IT function and role in organizations

· Politics of virtual communities and social networking communities

· Politics of geographically based virtual communities

· Use of electronic media for surveillance manipulation and harassment

· Use of electronic media in industrial and labor relations

· Utilization of electronic media for governance and politicking at the 
municipal, state, national, and international levels

· Utilization of electronic media for political debate, information 
sharing, political decision making, and fundraising

Interested authors should consult the journal's manuscript submission 
guidelines www.igi-global.com/ijep <http://www.igi-global.com/ijep>.

All inquiries and submissions should be sent to:

Editor-in-Chief: Celia Romm Livermore at (ak1667 /at/ wayne.edu) 
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Celia Romm Livermore (PhD)
Editor-in-Chief - International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)
Wayne State University - Detroit, MI, 48202, USA
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