[ecrea] CFP The role of information technology in Labor Organizations - special issue of the International Journal of E-Politics

International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)


       Call For Papers - *Special issue on "The Role of Information
       Technology in Labor Organizations"*

*Guest Editor: Professor Marick F. Masters, Wayne State University, USA*

*SUBMISSION DUE DATE: August 1, 2011*The scope and variation in IT uses 
among labor organizations
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INTRODUCTION:*
Information technology (broadly defined) is playing an increasingly 
important role in the lives of labor organizations, their members, and 
their leadership. IT provides opportunities to expand the scope of 
communications, information-sharing, and analysis within and across 
labor unions. It gives members greater access to each other and to their 
unions. IT impacts the capacity of labor organizations to service their 
members, recruit new members among the ranks of the nonunion workforce, 
negotiate and administer contracts with employers, mold public opinion, 
and influence politics. Information technology is also important to how 
unions conduct their internal operations, including accounting and 
financial management, and govern themselves. Understanding the role and 
impact of IT in labor organizations is important in shedding light on 
how they cope with their internal and environmental challenges.

*OBJECTIVE OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE:*
To disseminate knowledge and information about the role and impact of IT 
on labor organizations and their interactions with each other, 
employers, and society. Papers which explore the role of IT in 
international linkages among labor organizations are especially welcome.

*RECOMMENDED TOPICS:*
Topics to be discussed in this special issue include (but are not 
limited to) the following:

   * Impact of IT on international alliances and networks among labor
     organizations
   * How IT may influence union member participation and union democracy
   * The role of social media in unions
   * IT as a tool to promote union political influence
   * The role of IT in bargaining
   * How IT can improve the internal operations of unions
   * IT as a union growth strategic tool
   * Interunion variation in usage of IT
   * The impact of IT on union organizing
   * How to use social media in recruiting new members
   * How to use social media in order to influence politics
   * The use of social media in contract negotiations
   * The role of IT in strikes
   * How IT can help unions "brand" themselves more effectively
   * Impact of IT on union staffing


*SUBMISSION:*
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this 
special theme on "The Role of Information Technology in Labor 
Organizations" on or before August 1, 2011. All submissions must be 
original and may not be under review by another publication. Interested 
authors should consult the journals guideline for manuscript submissions 
at 
http://www.igi-global.com/Files/AuthorEditor/guidelinessubmission.pdf. 
All submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind, peer review 
basis. Papers must follow APA style for reference citations.

*All submissions should be should be directed to the attention of:*

Marick F. Masters
Guest Editor
E-mail: (marickm /at/ wayne.edu) <mailto:(marickm /at/ wayne.edu)>