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[ecrea] CFP for ECREA-CLP Section's 2015 Workshop Lubljana - Policy Challenges in the Austerity & Surveillance Environment

Wed Feb 04 23:28:49 GMT 2015






2015 Workshop of the ECREA’s “Communication Law and Policy” Section

Policy Challenges in the Austerity & Surveillance Environment
Call for Papers

The “Communication Law and Policy” Section of ECREA (ECREA-CLP) invites abstracts for theoretical and empirical papers on the topic of Policy Challenges in the Austerity & Surveillance Environment. The division’s 2015 workshop takes place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on November 6-7, 2015. It is hosted and organized by the Department of Communication at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Ljubljana.

Transformations of media and social environment in recent years have led to dilemmas how the economic crisis and austerity on one side and digital surveillance on the other affect communication policy and communication policy research. What insights can we gain from the media situation in different societies dealing with austerity measures and struggling in the difficult economic environment, especially as technological developments continue to disrupt old business models and patterns of audience behavior? What policy challenges are emerging from recent surveillance developments, from the revelations of government surveillance and increasing use of data by media corporations?

The workshop will focus on the following topics:

§ Regulation between Content and Network: The advent of new technologies bring with them dilemmas with the increasing overlap and blurring of lines between the provision of content and network services. The roles of new intermediaries are being questioned. Other issues for presentations might include (but are not limited to) findability of public service content, the protection of minors online, net neutrality, and the regulation of over the top services. Abstracts addressing this topic should either present possible developments of particular areas or highlight how specific areas affect other.

§ Policy for the Age of Data: The new digital environment has radically transformed notions of privacy and data. Presentations in this area might include (but are not limited to): national and EU data protection regulation; debates over and reaction to surveillance (by government and by industry); business models based on data, consumer knowledge and protection.

§ Policy for Media Sustainability: The economic crisis and austerity measures taken in many countries have led to increasing challenges in terms of keeping media sustainable. The economic threat is further enhanced by disruption and new entrants, leading to questions about what policy measures are appropriate in this media business environment, and how to best protect the public interest. Presentations may include (but are not limited to): media policy & austerity; media policy & disruption; the future of public service broadcasting; innovation and the EU’s Digital Agenda; media literacy and policy for inclusion and growth.

The workshop’s aim is to stimulate reflection and discussion regulation and policy in the current media environment. The sessions will thus be thematically focused and leave room for discussion and exchange.

Abstracts of no more than 400 words should be submitted in Word-format directly to the organizers of the conference by May 15, 2015 (Marko Milosavljevic, (marko.milosavljevic /at/ fdv.uni-lj.si)).

Each abstract should address one of the above topics in a sound theoretical and methodological manner, include a title as well as the name(s), institutional affiliation(s) and e-mail address(es) of the author(s). Colleagues will be notified of acceptance by June 30, 2015, and registration is required by September 1, 2015. Full papers are due no later than October 15, 2015.

More information will be available due time on the ECREA-CLP website: https://commlawpolicy.wordpress.com/







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