[ecrea] Call for papers: Mobile Telephony in the Developing World

We invite papers for a conference and doctoral workshop on mobile
telephony in developing countries in the
<https://www.jyu.fi/en>University of Jyväskylä in Finland on *May 24-25,
2013*. Our aim is to explore how the rapid spread of mobile telephony in
developing countries is associated with development, new media, society
and culture. Keynote speakers will be Jonathan Donner, John Postill and
Julie Soleil Archambault .

In just over a decade, mobile technology has provided users in Africa,
Asia, and South America and Central America with the first extensive
system of electronic communication. Mobile phone use draws from, and
influences all spheres of everyday life in developing countries --
livelihoods, relationships, security and politics among others. As a
cost-efficient and accessible media, mobile technology has increasingly
been harnessed for combating poverty thorough a variety of applications
which offer services in health care, agriculture, employment and education.

We welcome innovative scientific and policy-oriented papers which draw
from empirical research in the humanities and social sciences on the use
of mobile phones in everyday life.We aim to promote dialogue between
research and policy making, so in addition to academic researchers, the
conference is open to persons working or interested in policy and
applications such as representatives of government and NGOs. Possible
topics include, but are not limited to, the use of mobile phones in
relation to following themes: gender, health, m-banking, livelihoods,
politics, economics, education, social relations and culture. How does
mobile telephony bear upon gender relationships, economy, social
relations and politics? What kind of innovative practices is mobile
telephony offering to combat poverty and health problems? Have mobile
phones offered new possibilities for economic activities and political
participation? How has mobile communication affected social
relationships and networks in developing countries? How has it addressed
inequalities?

We invite proposals for panels and individual papers, to be submitted by
no later than *November 30^th , 2012*. Each presentation will be
allotted 20 minutes. The conference organizers cannot sponsor or fund
presenters or delegates, who are expected to pay for their travel, food
and stay during the conference. *There will be no registration fee for
the conference*.

A 300-word abstract, full contact information for the author, and a
biographical note (up to 75 words) on the author(s) should be submitted
by no later than 30th November 2012. Full papers should not be submitted.
Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified in January 2013.Please
send your abstract as an e-mail attachment to the following address:
(sirpa.l.tenhunen /at/ jyu.fi)

For the details on the doctoral workshop, see
http://mobiletelephony-developingworld.blogspot.fi/p/doctoral-workshop.html

The conference is organized by the Finnish Academy funded project
"Mobile technology, gender and development in Africa, India and
Bangladesh" led by Prof. Laura Stark, Dept. of History and Ethnology,
University of Jyväskylä.
Best,
Sirpa Tenhunen

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