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Call for Papers ??? Special Issue of tripleC (http://www.triple-c.at):
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ICTs-and-Society. A new Transdiscipline?
Guest Editors: Celina Raffl and Joseph Brenner For inquiries about
potential papers please contact Celina Raffl ([log in to unmask]).
Deadline for full paper submission:
February 28th, 2010.
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have changed our lives
significantly over the last few decades, and they will continue to do
so. ICTs influence the way we live, work, and organize. These changes we
are facing as societies (and as individuals) bear positive and negative
side effects that concern academia as well, since science and research
serve a function in and for society.
What kind of academic field do we need to meet the challenges of the
information age?
Many different research approaches have emerged over the last decades
that aim at explaining, shaping, and forecasting social change related
to an increasing penetration, miniaturization, and convergence of ICTs.
tripleC suggests the designation of this research area as
ICTs-and-Society to indicate its broad perspective. The term ICTs itself
is broad enough to capture Internet, Web, Web 2.0, Social Media, Social
Networks, new mobile technologies, ambient technologies, etc. Society
too, can refer to society at large, or to certain aspects, of society,
such as economy, ecology, politics, culture, etc., and includes both
individuals and organizations.
However this research area is defined, and from which disciplinary
background it is viewed, there are several shared problems, since
ICTs-and-Society is not (yet?) an established discipline. ???Disciplines
share central themes, shared terminology with (assumed) common
definitions, a canon of literature considered essential. There are
agreed-on methodologies, theoretical structures, and evaluative criteria
to assess research [...]??? (Baym 2005, 230). Internet or ICT-research
therefore is more like an organization with a core problem. For Shrum
(2005, 274) it is an ???indiscipline??? where ???[e]veryone is welcome,
no matter what your perspective, no matter whom you cite, no matter what
method you choose for your research.??? Researchers such as Hunsinger
(2005), Fuchs (2008), Hofkirchner et al (2007), suggest that
ICTs-and-Society research should be considered as a transdiscipline.
Transdisciplinarity and Transdisciplines There is still no common
understanding of the term transdisciplinarity, especially regarding
theoretical foundations, methodologies used, or evaluation criteria.
Many scholars agree that transdisciplinary research transgresses not
only disciplinary boundaries, but those of academia in general and thus
should include stakeholders in the research process.
Nevertheless, all acceptations of transdisciplinarity include the
concept of integrative research concept based on cooperation, with
greater or lesser emphasis on theory vs. the pragmatics of
problem-solving. The fact that ???ICTs-and-Society??? involves the
disciplines of information and computer science, economics, sociology
and political science, psychology and philosophy and perhaps more
suggests that ICTs-and-Society is a transdisciplinary field of research
par excellence.
The Special Issue of tripleC
In this special issue of tripleC we are seeking answers to the following
questions in the areas of ICTs-and Society and ICTs-and-Society as a
transdiscipline:
- Is ICTs-and-Society a research field? If not, should it be?
- What is current practice and methodology?
- What are the main questions and challenges?
- Which topics does it cover?
- What kind of models of ICTs, Society and Transdisciplines are most
appropriate?
- How can ICTs-and-Society be located in the academic landscape?
- What kinds of interdisciplinary and/or transdisciplinary theory,
empirical research, epistemology, and ethics are needed for ICTs and
Society?
These questions are not intended to be exclusive, but as suggestions of
topics of general interest. Their answers could lead to a new
understanding of the field as such. It will allow for an assessment of
its future perspectives as well as concerns of how it should emerge. It
will help to answer the question of its possible impact on future
programs, on education of students and early stage researchers.
In summary, this special issue of tripleC calls for high quality
research papers from any theoretical, professional, or disciplinary
perspective that offer innovative analysis that promote and provoke
further debate about ICTs-and-Society as a subject of study.???
tripleC ??? Cognition, Communication, Co-operation:
Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society
The tripleC Mission:
The mission of tripleC is to encourage uncommon sense, fresh
perspectives and unconventional ideas, and connect leading thinkers and
young scholars in inspiring reflections. Therefore we ask for papers
that go beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries.
tripleC (http://www.triple-c.at) promotes contributions in an emerging
science of the information age with a special interest in critical
studies following the highest standards of peer review. tripleC accepts
theoretical as well as sound empirical research, literature reviews, or
practice examples.
Submissions must be formatted according to tripleC???s guidelines
(http://triplec.at/index.php/tripleC/about/submissions#authorGuidelines)
,
make use of APA style, and use the style template
(http://triplec.at/files/journals/1/template-0.dot). Papers should be
submitted online by making use of the electronic submission system
(http://triplec.at/index.php/tripleC/user/register,
http://triplec.at/index.php/tripleC/login). When submitting to the
electronic system, please select ???Special issue on crisis &
communication??? as the journal???s section.
Issue Co-Editors:
Celina Raffl ([log in to unmask]) and Joseph E. Brenner, Ph.D.
([log in to unmask])
Celina Raffl is research fellow and PhD student at the University of
Salzburg. Her research focus is on free and open source software (F/OSS)
(www.celina.uti.at).
Joseph E. Brenner has a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University
of Wisconsin. He is member of the International Center for
Transdisciplinary Research (CIRET), Paris and has published a book and
articles dealing with and metaphysics and non-standard logic.
Deadline for full paper submission:
February 28th, 2010.
All papers will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. The
special issue will be published in autumn 2010.
Deadline for author notification:
June 30th, 2010.
tripleC ??? Cognition, Communication, Co-operation: Open Access Journal
for a Global Sustainable Information Society (http://www.triple-c.at)
promotes contributions within an emerging science of the information age
with a special interest in critical studies following the highest
standards of peer review.
Submissions must be formatted according to tripleC???s guidelines
(http://triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/about/submissions#authorGuidelines
),
make use of APA style, and use the style template
(http://triple-c.at/files/journals/1/template-0.dot). Papers should be
submitted online by making use of the electronic submission system
(http://triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/user/register,
http://triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/login). When submitting to the
electronic system, please select ???Special issue: ICTs and Society ???
A New Transdiscipline???? at the journal???s section.
References:
Baym, Nancy K. (2005). Introduction: Internet Research as It Isn't,
Could Be, and Should Be. The Information Society 21 (4): 229-232.
Fuchs, Christian (2008.) Introduction to the special issue on ???ICTs
and
Society: PhD Students??? Transdisciplinary Research Projects???. tripleC
6
(2) (http:/www.triple-c.at): i ??? viii.
Hofkirchner, Wolfgang/Christian Fuchs/Celina Raffl/Matthias
Schafranek/Marisol Sandoval/Robert Bichler (2007). ICTs and Society ???
the Salzburg Approach. Towards a theory for, about and by means of the
information society. ICT&S Research Paper Number ICT&S Center: Salzburg
3, URL http://icts.sbg.ac.at/media/pdf/pdf1490.pdf.
Hunsinger, Jeremy (2005). Toward a Transdisciplinary Internet Research.
The Information Society 21 (4): 277-279.
Shrum, Wesley (2005). Internet Indiscipline: Two Approaches to Making a
Field. The Information Society 21 (4): 273-279.
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Mag. Celina Raffl
ICT&S Center, Universit??t Salzburg
Center for Advanced Studies and Research in Information and
Communication Technologies and Society
Sigmund-Haffner Gasse 18
A - 5020 Salzburg
Tel.: +43/ 662/ 8044 - 4822
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