[eccr] IAMCR Porto Alegre - CTP Call for Papers

>Porto Alegre - CTP Call for Papers
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>The Communications Technology Policy section invites submission of 
>abstracts for papers and posters to be presented at the 2004 IAMCR 
>Conference to be held in Porto Alegre, Brazil, 25.-30. July 2004. The 
>Conference will be held under the theme: Communication and Democracy: 
>Perspectives for a New World. More information about the conference is 
>available at: http://www.pucrs.br/famecos/iamcr/
>
>Digital technology opens up new possibilities for democratization. Through 
>ICTs citizens may get better access to information and find new means to 
>participate in democratic debate and decision-making. Yet, there are a 
>number of political and social challenges to enable these potentials to be 
>fully realized on local, national and global levels. These challenges 
>include questions of culture, capabilities, access and social inclusion, 
>of the openness of the networks and of the possibilities for citizens to 
>use ICTs effectively for participatory purposes. How does policy address 
>these issues - and how does this interact with new market developments? 
>How do user aspects enable or constrain possibilities of digital 
>participation? What new dimensions of research can contribute to a better 
>understanding of the relationships between policy, information and 
>communication technology and democracy?
>
>Papers and posters to be presented in the CTP Section should relate to the 
>overall theme of the conference and contributions on the following 
>sub-themes are especially invited:
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>* Digital Divide vs Democratic Inclusion - political, social and cultural 
>challenges on local and global levels.
>* Structures and governance of the liberalized ICT industries.
>* Strategies and policies regarding gate keepers in converging markets.
>* Global Technologies and Local Power Relations - policies, adaptation and 
>use at community levels.
>
>The CTP section encourages papers that address these themes from the 
>perspective of the production and/or consumption of technologies. Although 
>the sub-themes above are of particular interest, the section welcomes 
>submissions on closely related issues and will give consideration to such 
>abstracts.  The section encourages papers offering theoretically informed 
>and empirically grounded contributions.
>
>Abstracts of about 500 words should be sent by 14. February 2003 to the 
>four e-mail addresses of the section heads and deputies 
>((hdunn /at/ cwjamaica.com), (Verhoest2 /at/ stb.tno.nl), (jo.pierson /at/ vub.ac.be), 
>(tanja.storsul /at/ media.uio.no)). Please indicate whether the abstract is 
>intended for the paper or poster sessions. All prospective presenters will 
>be advised by 12. April 2004 of the outcome of their applications. The 
>full text of accepted papers would be due for submission no later than 13. 
>July 2004.
>
>For updates and further information about the section, please visit eCTP - 
>the section's website:
>http://www.komdat.sbg.ac.at/ectp/

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