[ecrea] Call For Papers - eJournal of eDemocracy and Open Government (JeDEM)

>Call For Papers - eJournal of eDemocracy and Open Government (JeDEM)
>Issue 3/ September 2010
>(ISSN: 2075-9517)
>www.jedem.org
>
>Special Issue in collaboration with PEP-NET: Sustainable
>eParticipation
>
>Guest Editors
>Rolf Luehrs (PEP-NET, TuTech Innovation GmbH, D)
>Francesco Molinari (SmartIntuitions Ltd., CY)
>
>In collaboration with the European Network for eParticipation
>(http://pep-net.eu/), the Centre for E-Government at the Danube
>University Krems invites you to submit an article for the third issue of
>the eJournal of eDemocracy and Open Government (JeDEM).
>
>The eJournal of eDemocracy and Open Government addresses the theory and
>practice in the areas of eDemocracy and Open Government as well as
>eGovernment, eParticipation, eDeliberation and eSociety. The aim is to
>impact the quality, visibility, efficiency and use of research and work
>in eDemocracy, Open Government and related fields.
>
>Call for Papers
>The past decade has seen a significant increase in the number, variety
>and quality of eParticipation trials, particularly in Western and
>Southern European countries. The impulse of the European Parliament and
>the financial support by the Commission have been instrumental in
>establishing a pan-European community of practice, made up of academia,
>governments and solution providers from virtually all EU Member States.
>
>However, on the evaluative side, many projects that were seen through
>to their conclusion apparently failed to meet expectations. The most
>evident limitations are the typically low number of active participants
>and the relatively poor impact of the (majority of) projects.
>
>Although it is often taken for granted that ICT-supported political
>participation will be of increased importance in the future, the
>question of how to enhance the sustainability of eParticipation projects
>has not yet been convincingly answered. In times where most of the
>European countries have to cope with a difficult financial situation,
>eParticipation supporters and particularly Public Administration
>officials will be put under even more pressure to show that the required
>resources lead to tangible results and create real value for the
>citizens.
>
>In this volume of JEDEM we are calling for theoretical and practical
>papers addressing the challenges of *Sustainable eParticipation*.
>
>-    review of successful examples of implementation
>-    institutional, legal, social and economic aspects of sustainable
>eParticipation
>-    ICT supported co-creation of public services
>-    eParticipation and Gov 2.0
>-    Living Labs and eParticipation
>
>The journal encourages critical, multi-disciplinary approaches
>including political science, legal studies, economics, sociology and
>psychology so as to better understand and support societal and
>institutional needs, developments and changes.
>
>We look forward to your submission in one of the following categories
>(maximum length 15 pages excluding references):
>* Scientific Research Papers (research in progress or completed) -
>anonymous peer review;
>* Case Studies * anonymous peer review;
>* Project Descriptions (focus on practitioners) - editorial review;
>* Part IV: Reflections (Literature reviews, comments, discussions, and
>interviews) - no review.
>
>Important Dates:
>Deadline for submission: 21 June 2010
>Notification of acceptance: 2 August 2010
>Camera-ready paper: 16 August 2010
>JeDEM Issue 3 will be online 1 September 2010.
>
>* Submission procedure and format template:
>http://www.jedem.org/about/submissions#authorGuidelines
>
>JeDEM is a peer-reviewed, Open Access journal. All journal content,
>except where otherwise noted, is licensed under the Creative Commons
>License.
>
>Contact:
>Francesco Molinari: (mail /at/ francescomolinari.it)
>Noella Edelmann: (noella.edelmann /at/ donau-uni.ac.at)
>

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