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

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.

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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)



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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.



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



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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.



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



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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.

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



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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)



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



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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)


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



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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)



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



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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



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