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Call for Papers ? Special Issue of tripleC (http://www.triple-c.at):
ICTs-and-Society. A new Transdiscipline?
Guest Editors: Celina Raffl and Joseph Brenner
For inquiries about potential papers please
contact Celina Raffl ((celina.raffl /at/ sbg.ac.at)).
Deadline for full paper submission:
February 28th, 2010.
Information and Communication Technologies
(ICTs) have changed our lives significantly over
the last few decades, and they will continue to
do so. ICTs influence the way we live, work, and
organize. These changes we are facing as
societies (and as individuals) bear positive and
negative side effects that concern academia as
well, since science and research serve a function in and for society.
What kind of academic field do we need to meet
the challenges of the information age?
Many different research approaches have emerged
over the last decades that aim at explaining,
shaping, and forecasting social change related
to an increasing penetration, miniaturization, and convergence of ICTs.
tripleC suggests the designation of this
research area as ICTs-and-Society to indicate
its broad perspective. The term ICTs itself is
broad enough to capture Internet, Web, Web 2.0,
Social Media, Social Networks, new mobile
technologies, ambient technologies, etc. Society
too, can refer to society at large, or to
certain aspects, of society, such as economy,
ecology, politics, culture, etc., and includes
both individuals and organizations.
However this research area is defined, and from
which disciplinary background it is viewed,
there are several shared problems, since
ICTs-and-Society is not (yet?) an established
discipline. ?Disciplines share central themes,
shared terminology with (assumed) common
definitions, a canon of literature considered
essential. There are agreed-on methodologies,
theoretical structures, and evaluative criteria
to assess research [...]? (Baym 2005, 230).
Internet or ICT-research therefore is more like
an organization with a core problem. For Shrum
(2005, 274) it is an ?indiscipline? where
?[e]veryone is welcome, no matter what your
perspective, no matter whom you cite, no matter
what method you choose for your research.?
Researchers such as Hunsinger (2005), Fuchs
(2008), Hofkirchner et al (2007), suggest that
ICTs-and-Society research should be considered as a transdiscipline.
Transdisciplinarity and Transdisciplines
There is still no common understanding of the
term transdisciplinarity, especially regarding
theoretical foundations, methodologies used, or
evaluation criteria. Many scholars agree that
transdisciplinary research transgresses not only
disciplinary boundaries, but those of academia
in general and thus should include stakeholders
in the research process. Nevertheless, all
acceptations of transdisciplinarity include the
concept of integrative research concept based on
cooperation, with greater or lesser emphasis on
theory vs. the pragmatics of problem-solving.
The fact that ?ICTs-and-Society? involves the
disciplines of information and computer science,
economics, sociology and political science,
psychology and philosophy and perhaps more
suggests that ICTs-and-Society is a
transdisciplinary field of research par excellence.
The Special Issue of tripleC
In this special issue of tripleC we are seeking
answers to the following questions in the areas
of ICTs-and Society and ICTs-and-Society as a transdiscipline:
- Is ICTs-and-Society a research field? If not, should it be?
- What is current practice and methodology?
- What are the main questions and challenges?
- Which topics does it cover?
- What kind of models of ICTs, Society and
Transdisciplines are most appropriate?
- How can ICTs-and-Society be located in the academic landscape?
- What kinds of interdisciplinary and/or
transdisciplinary theory, empirical research,
epistemology, and ethics are needed for ICTs and Society?
These questions are not intended to be
exclusive, but as suggestions of topics of
general interest. Their answers could lead to a
new understanding of the field as such. It will
allow for an assessment of its future
perspectives as well as concerns of how it
should emerge. It will help to answer the
question of its possible impact on future
programs, on education of students and early stage researchers.
In summary, this special issue of tripleC calls
for high quality research papers from any
theoretical, professional, or disciplinary
perspective that offer innovative analysis that
promote and provoke further debate about
ICTs-and-Society as a subject of study.
tripleC ? Cognition, Communication, Co-operation:
Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society
The tripleC Mission:
The mission of tripleC is to encourage uncommon
sense, fresh perspectives and unconventional
ideas, and connect leading thinkers and young
scholars in inspiring reflections. Therefore we
ask for papers that go beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries.
tripleC
(<http://www.triple-c.at>http://www.triple-c.at)
promotes contributions in an emerging science of
the information age with a special interest in
critical studies following the highest standards
of peer review. tripleC accepts theoretical as
well as sound empirical research, literature reviews, or practice examples.
Submissions must be formatted according to
tripleC?s guidelines
(<http://triplec.at/index.php/tripleC/about/submissions#authorGuidelines>http://triplec.at/index.php/tripleC/about/submissions#authorGuidelines),
make use of APA style, and use the style
template
(<http://triplec.at/files/journals/1/template-0.dot>http://triplec.at/files/journals/1/template-0.dot).
Papers should be submitted online by making use
of the electronic submission system
(<http://triplec.at/index.php/tripleC/user/register>http://triplec.at/index.php/tripleC/user/register,
http://triplec.at/index.php/tripleC/login). When
submitting to the electronic system, please
select ?Special issue on crisis & communication? as the journal?s section.
Issue Co-Editors:
Celina Raffl ((celina.raffl /at/ sbg.ac.at)) and Joseph
E. Brenner, Ph.D. ((joe.brenner /at/ bluewin.ch))
Celina Raffl is research fellow and PhD student
at the University of Salzburg. Her research
focus is on free and open source software (F/OSS) (www.celina.uti.at).
Joseph E. Brenner has a Ph.D. in Organic
Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin. He
is member of the International Center for
Transdisciplinary Research (CIRET), Paris and
has published a book and articles dealing with
and metaphysics and non-standard logic.
Deadline for full paper submission:
February 28th, 2010.
All papers will be reviewed by at least two
independent reviewers. The special issue will be published in autumn 2010.
Deadline for author notification:
June 30th, 2010.
tripleC ? Cognition, Communication,
Co-operation: Open Access Journal for a Global
Sustainable Information Society
(<http://www.triple-c.at>http://www.triple-c.at)
promotes contributions within an emerging
science of the information age with a special
interest in critical studies following the highest standards of peer review.
Submissions must be formatted according to
tripleC?s guidelines
(<http://triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/about/submissions#authorGuidelines>http://triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/about/submissions#authorGuidelines),
make use of APA style, and use the style
template
(<http://triple-c.at/files/journals/1/template-0.dot>http://triple-c.at/files/journals/1/template-0.dot).
Papers should be submitted online by making use
of the electronic submission system
(<http://triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/user/register>http://triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/user/register,
http://triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/login).
When submitting to the electronic system, please
select ?Special issue: ICTs and Society ? A New
Transdiscipline?? at the journal?s section.
References:
Baym, Nancy K. (2005). Introduction: Internet
Research as It Isn't, Could Be, and Should Be.
The Information Society 21 (4): 229-232.
Fuchs, Christian (2008.) Introduction to the
special issue on ?ICTs and Society: PhD
Students? Transdisciplinary Research Projects?.
tripleC 6 (2) (http:/www.triple-c.at): i ? viii.
Hofkirchner, Wolfgang/Christian Fuchs/Celina
Raffl/Matthias Schafranek/Marisol
Sandoval/Robert Bichler (2007). ICTs and Society
? the Salzburg Approach. Towards a theory for,
about and by means of the information society.
ICT&S Research Paper Number ICT&S Center:
Salzburg 3, URL
<http://icts.sbg.ac.at/media/pdf/pdf1490.pdf>http://icts.sbg.ac.at/media/pdf/pdf1490.pdf.
Hunsinger, Jeremy (2005). Toward a
Transdisciplinary Internet Research. The Information Society 21 (4): 277-279.
Shrum, Wesley (2005). Internet Indiscipline: Two
Approaches to Making a Field. The Information Society 21 (4): 273-279.
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Mag. Celina Raffl
ICT&S Center, Universität Salzburg
Center for Advanced Studies and Research in
Information and Communication Technologies and Society
Sigmund-Haffner Gasse 18
A - 5020 Salzburg
Tel.: +43/ 662/ 8044 - 4822
Mail: (Celina.Raffl /at/ sbg.ac.at)
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