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[ecrea] Special issue on Immigrant Inclusion by E-Participation- Vol. 4, Issue 1

Tue May 21 16:52:53 GMT 2013



It gives me great pleasure to share with you the publication of the latest issue of the International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP) - Volume 4 Issue 1 - Special Issue on Immigrant Inclusion by E-Participation edited by Itir Akdogan and Sonia Sousa.



The International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP) is an official publication of the Information Resources Management Association. It is published: quarterly in Print and Electronically by IGI Publishing, Hershey-New York, USA



ISSN: 1947-9131 EISSN: 1947-914X

www.igi-global.com/ijep



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



GUEST EDITORIAL PREFACE



To read the preface, click on the link below, and then visit this issue of IJEP.

www.igi-global.com/IJEP



GUEST EDITORIAL PREFACE



Immigrant Inclusion by E-Participation (IIeP)



Itir Akdogan (Department of Social Research, Media and Communication Studies, University of

Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland)

Sonia Sousa (Institute of Informatics, Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia)



To view a copy of the preface, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/Files/Ancillary/99e724d0-7255-4388-b0b3-8828e5edc603_Pages%20from%201947-9131_4_1_text.pdf





PAPER ONE



Young Immigrants’ Internet Political Participation in Germany: Comparing German East Europeans and German Turks



Viktoria Spaiser (Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany)



This paper discusses the results of research on young immigrants’ political participation on the Internet in Germany. The research focuses on young people from Turkish and East European backgrounds. The interrelation between offline political activities and online political participation is explained and the differences between the two groups are examined. While young German Turks are particularly politically active Internet users, young German East Europeans are rather hesitant about using the Internet for political purposes. Statistical models show that young German Turks’ political Internet use is motivated by grievances, while young German East Europeans’ political Internet use is motivated by sentimental pessimism and world-weariness.



To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/article/young-immigrants-internet-political-participation/76892



To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=76892



PAPER TWO



E-Migration: A New Configuration of Technological, Geographical and Social Spaces



Nihil Olivera (Internet Interdisciplinary Institute, Universitat Oberta de of Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain)



Communication and social practices of migrants are changing the dynamics of integration policies. Terms like globalization or transnationalization denote (apparently) an increased flow of information, goods, and capital across nation-state borders. However, borders are open for transactions, not for people. Located in the research thematic area of the Information Society, this article presents some technological, geographical, and social (TGS) characteristics that create a space the author calls e-migration, where the intervention of technology in society produces changes never seen before. This article is a theoretical reflection that discussed a case study of integration and immigration policies of French e-migrants (from the European Union, EU) and Ecuadorians (non-EU) in Catalonia, Spain. The article concludes with a discussion of some implications for future empirical research on e-migration.



To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/article/migration-new-configuration-technological-geographical/76893



To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=76893





PAPER THREE



Civic and Political E-Participation of Young Immigrants: ‘Digital Hope’ for Inclusion?



Carla Malafaia (Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Educativas, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal), Maria Fernandes-Jesus (Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Educativas, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal), Norberto Ribeiro (Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Educativas, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal), Tiago Neves (Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Educativas, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal), Joaquim Luís Coimbra (Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Educativas, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal) and Isabel Menezes (Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Educativas, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal)



The internet is considered as an important forum to empower and engage groups outside the traditional political systems. However, the ‘digital divide’ might imply several disparities and even reinforce exclusion of those with low economic and cultural capital. This article intends to question how democratic and inclusive this virtual public sphere is and in which terms the new dynamics in contemporary societies encourage mobility by excluded groups. Through quantitative methodology, we sought to analyse the differences between migrant (Angolans and Brazilians) and non-migrant groups in Portugal, as well as the e-participation forms adopted by them and the factors that could predict such participation. This is essential towards a wider knowledge about this field, strengthening the understanding concerning the ambivalence about the potential of the internet as a space for the inclusion of groups at risk of exclusion from participation and, consequently from real citizenship.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/article/civic-political-participation-young-immigrants/76894



To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=76894





INTERVIEW



e-Participation and Immigrants: Interview with Edward Andersson, Deputy Director of Involve



Itir Akdogan (Department of Social Research, Media and Communication Studies, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland)



To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/article/participation-immigrants-interview-edward-andersson/76895



To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=76895





BOOK REVIEW



Integrating e-Business Models for Government Solutions: Citizen-Centric Service Oriented Methodologies and Processes



Itir Akdogan (Department of Social Research/Media and Communication Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland)


To obtain a copy of the entire book review, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/article/integrating-business-models-government-solutions/73701



To read a PDF sample of this book review, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=73701&ptid=59584&t=integrating+e-business+models+for+government+solutions%3a+citizen-centric+service+oriented+methodologies+and+processes

BOOK REVIEW



Media and Participation: A Site of Ideological – Democratic Struggle



Itir Akdogan (Department of Social Research, Media and Communication Studies, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland) and Celia Romm Livermore (Department of Information, Systems Management School of Business Administration, Wayne State University, MI, USA)



To obtain a copy of the entire book review, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/article/media-participation-site-ideological-democratic/76896



To read a PDF sample of this book review, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=76896





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



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Editor-in-Chief: Celia Romm Livermore at (ak1667 /at/ wayne.edu)





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