Call for papers...
National ID Card Systems: An International Research Workshop organized
by The Globalization of Personal Data Project (GPD) in association with
the Surveillance Project, Queen's University, Canada, June 7-9 2007.
National ID card systems using embedded electronic chips, enabled by
biometrics and dependent on registry databases are proliferating around
the world, driven by diverse concerns from identity theft, terrorism,
immigration control and administrative efficiency to fraud reduction.
The aim of the workshop is to explore these developments by examining
not only their technical and administrative dimensions but also the
historical, international, comparative, and political economy aspects
of new ID card systems. In particular, the workshop aims to understand
how new ID processes contribute to surveillance practices, through the
classification of citizens and residents according to varying criteria,
thus affecting their life-chances, status and prospects. Contributions
are sought that are empirically grounded but that also make reference
to appropriate explanatory and critical theory.
Please submit a 250 word abstract by 21 August 2006 (the language of
the workshop is English). You will hear back from us by the end of
September 2006. Draft papers will be due by 31 December 2006.
Presenters whose work is accepted will have their economy fares and
local accommodation covered by the workshop funds (GPD). The workshop
is convened by Colin Bennett (Political Science, University of
Victoria) and David Lyon (Sociology, Queen's) who will edit the
revised papers into a book for an academic publisher.
Email [log in to unmask] for further information and to submit
your abstract.
The workshop is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research
Council of Canada (SSHRCC).
Surveillance Project website:
http://www.queensu.ca/sociology/Surveillance/
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