[ecrea] CfP GIG-ARTS 2019: "Europe as a Global Player in Internet Governance"

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*GIG-ARTS 2019 – The Third European Multidisciplinary Conference on 
Global Internet Governance Actors, Regulations, Transactions and Strategies*
*16-17 May 2019, Salerno
Europe as a Global Player in Internet Governance
*
/Organised by:
/The Internet & Communication Policy Centre / Department of Political, 
Social and Communication Sciences / Università degli Studi di Salerno

/Co-Sponsored By:
/The ECPR Standing Group on Internet and Politics, The Global 
Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet), the IAMCR Communication 
Policy and Technology Section, The ICA Communication Law and Policy Division

*/Call for Abstracts - Deadline: 29 October 2018/*
Although to varying degrees of autonomy, awareness, and effectiveness 
over time and issues, European institutions have been engaged in 
internet governance and policy-making since at least two decades. Both 
the European Union and Europe as a region have generally played a 
crucial role in shaping the governance of the internet, at the global, 
regional and national levels.

From a geopolitical perspective, the EU has been one of the early actors 
advocating for the internationalisation of the DNS system and, more 
generally, for the enhancement of the multi-stakeholder governance 
model. From a normative point of view, EU institutions as well as Member 
States have deeply affected highly sensitive internet-related issues, 
such as privacy and data protection, digital market competition, 
consumers' rights, copyright, e-commerce, content regulation, the right 
to be forgotten, etc. On the institutional level, some of the most 
interesting cases of recent constituent policies have emerged from 
the European Union, leading to the establishment of new agencies such as 
the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) and the 
European Data Protection Board (EDPB). Beyond the EU, some European 
intergovernmental organisations, such as the Council of Europe (CoE), 
have developed structured initiatives to uphold human rights, democracy 
and the rule of law on internet governance issues. Further, a number of 
European initiatives, such as the European Dialogue on 
internet Governance (EuroDIG) and the Global internet Policy Observatory 
(GIPO), have facilitated the transfer of ideas, knowledge, policies and 
institutional arrangements towards other countries and geographic areas. 
Finally, European NGOs as well as some European internet companies 
are currently advancing alternative visions and values about the 
internet and its governance, enriching the set of internet governance 
approaches as well as available design options.

The third edition of the European Multidisciplinary Conference on Global 
Internet Governance Actors, Regulations, Transactions and Strategies 
(GIG-ARTS 2019), will be held exactly twenty years after the entry 
into force of the Amsterdam Treaty and ten years after the Lisbon 
Treaty, which are milestones in the history of the European integration 
process, preparing the EU for enlargement and further deepening of 
competences, and reinforcing the centrality of democratic principles and 
the protection of fundamental rights as the Union's foundation.

After having addressed “Global Internet Governance as a Diplomacy Issue” 
at its first edition held in Paris in 2017, and "Inequalities in 
Internet Governance" at the second edition held in Cardiff in 2018, the 
2019 GIG-ARTS conference will explore the role of Europe in the global 
governance of the internet. In particular, the conference will focus on 
challenges and opportunities, as well as strengths and weaknesses, of 
European approaches to internet governance and policy-making.

In addition to general internet Governance issues and topics, 
submissions are particularly welcome on the following themes:

-       European institutions and Member States in internet governance;
-       The European approach to the multistakeholder governance model;
-       The role of the European External Action Service in the Global 
Internet Governance ecosystem;
-       Internet governance in the European Neighbourhood Policy;
-       The EU cybersecurity policy;
-       Extraterritorial effects of European internet policies;
-       Internet-related geopolitical challenges for Europe;
-       The EU and internet-related policy transfer;
-       EU internet policies in a comparative perspective;
-       Human rights, democracy and the rule of law in European internet 
policy and instruments;
-       Privacy and data protection after the General Data Protection 
Regulation (GDPR);
-       Global online platforms and EU general policies (labour, 
taxation, transport,..);
-       EU strategies and policies on new technologies (AI, robots, 
blockchains,..);
-       European good governance values and internet governance;
-       The Digital Single Market and international trade;
-       The EU and the management of critical internet resources;
-       Populist movements and the European internet policy-making;
-       EU values, European internet companies, and internet design.

*/Submission Information and Publication Opportunities
/*Authors are invited to submit their extended abstracts (no longer 
than 500 words), describing their research question(s), theoretical 
framework, approach and methodology, expected findings or empirical 
outcome. Submitted abstracts will be evaluated through a peer-review 
process.
Abstracts and authors’ information should be submitted through 
the Easychair conference management system at:
*https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gigarts2019 
<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gigarts2019>
*Authors of selected submissions will have the opportunity to 
submit their full manuscript for publication.

*Key dates
*Deadline for abstract submissions: 29 October 2018
Notification to authors: 10 December 2018
Programme publication: 21 January 2019
Conference dates: 16 & 17 May 2019

*GIG-ARTS 2019 Committees
*/
/
/General Chairs
/Francesco Amoretti and Mauro Santaniello
Internet & Communication Policy Centre, Department of Political, Social 
and Communication Sciences, University of Salerno, Italy

/Scientific Program Committee (TBC)
/-       Andrea Calderaro (Cardiff University, United Kingdom)
-       George Christou (University of Warwick, United Kingdom)
-       William J. Drake (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
-       Nanette S. Levinson (American University Washington DC, USA)
-       Robin Mansell (London School of Economics, United Kingdom)
-       Meryem Marzouki (CNRS and Sorbonne Université, France)
-       Teresa Numerico (Università di Roma 3, Italy)
-       Claudia Padovani (Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy)
-       Lorenzo Pupillo (Centre for European Policy Studies, Belgium)
-       Katharine Sarikakis (University of Vienna, Austria)
-       Yves Schemeil (Sciences Po Grenoble, France)
-       Jamal Shahin (VUB, Belgium & University of Amsterdam, The 
Netherlands)
-       Michele Sorice (LUISS University, Italy)
-       Joris van Hoboken (VUB, Belgium & University of Amsterdam, The 
Netherlands)

/Organizing Committee at University of Salerno
/Maria Carmela Catone, Virgilio D'Antonio, Paolo Diana, Domenico 
Fracchiolla, Stefania Leone, Michele Nino, Nicola Palladino, Diana Salzano

*Venue
*The conference will be held at the University of Salerno, on the campus 
of Fisciano.

*Conference Registration and Fees*
Registration fees are 100€ for regular participants and 50€ for 
students showing proof of status. The conference fees include a 
participant kit as well as coffee breaks and meals.

*GIG-ARTS 2019 Communication Details*
-       Website: events.gig-arts.eu <http://events.gig-arts.eu/> | 
http://www.internetpolicyresearch.eu <http://www.internetpolicyresearch.eu/>
-       Email for information: (events /at/ gig-arts.eu) 
<mailto:(events /at/ gig-arts.eu)>
-       Submissions: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gigarts2019 
<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gigarts2019>
-       Twitter: @GigArtsEU
-       Hashtag: #GIGARTS19
-       Mailing list for updates: http://tinyurl.com/yc7rvxm4 
<http://tinyurl.com/yc7rvxm4>



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