Interdisciplinary Design and Research e-Publication (IDRP)
http://www.idrp.wsu.edu/
Call for Papers for IDRP Volume III
Topic: Design + Politics
The Interdisciplinary Design and Research e-Publication (IDRP) is
calling for papers to be included in IDRP Volume III, themed: Design +
Politics.
In keeping with our commitment to interdisciplinary inquiry, we welcome
the broadest possible range of interpretations for what "Design" and
"Politics" can mean. We invite submissions from the following
disciplinary domains: the natural sciences, the social sciences, health
care/public health, the arts, the design disciplines, from the academic
and business worlds, and from public and private sectors. All
submissions will be considered for peer review, provided that a
submission interweaves design and politics in a well-defined way. By way
of suggestion, topics can address the following areas of concern:
* Political factors in the psychology of design process
* Regional-national versus global factors in design
(specific case studies)
* The politics of defensible space: are secure
environments also segregated environments?
* Politics and cybernetics
* Environmental design and group behavior: prisons,
hospitals, schools, corporate headquarters
* The politics of "sustainability"
* The affect of gentrification on disadvantaged urban
populations
* Implications of design standards / policy on businesses
and private property ownership
* Implementing service design into design education:
Habitat for Humanity, student involvement in medical, faith-based,
criminal justice, etc.
* Political agendas and "best practices"
* Gender, design, and politics
Papers are to be a maximum of 5,000 words. For ease of distribution for
blind peer review, be sure the document is in MS WORD (not pdf).
All submissions must include contributor(s) name, affiliation, and
contact information. Submission shall be by email only to David Wang at
[log in to unmask] Deadline for initial submissions: October 31, 2008.
It is anticipated that IDRP Volume 3 with be released in Spring 2009.
The Interdisciplinary Design and Research e-Publication (IDRP) is
sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Design Institute at Washington State
University Spokane: http://www.idrp.wsu.edu/ <http://www.idrp.wsu.edu/>
.
Please also note the call for Papers for the Fifth Annual Design
Research Conference at the Design Institute in Spokane, Washington (see
http://www.idrp.wsu.edu/callforpapers.htm). That deadline is August 11,
2008.
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