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Internet Policy in Eastern Partnership - 8 March 2016 FFO

by Ben Wagner

Dear colleagues, here is the final draft of our workshop on 8 March 2016. If you have any questions about the event please do not hesitate to contact event(a)cihr.eu <mailto:event@cihr.eu>. Best regards, Ben Wagner Workshop Program: Internet Policy in Eastern Partnership Countries - #IPEP16 March 8, 2016, 10:00 – 18.00 European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder) Senatssaal (HG 109), Main Building Open to the public. To register email: event(a)cihr.eu <mailto:event@cihr.eu> 10:00 – 10:30 Welcoming remarks - Alexander Wöll, President of European University Viadrina - Joanna Bronowicka and Ben Wagner, European University Viadrina 10:00 – 12:00 Russian, EU and global perspectives on internet policy - Points of tension: Russia, the West and the Rest, Madeline Carr, Cardiff University - Russian perspective on internet policy, Agnieszka Bryc, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń - Framing the EU in the global Internet Governance debate, Andrea Calderaro, Cardiff University 12.00 – 13:30 Lunch break 13.30 – 15.30 Country perspectives from Ukraine and Armenia - Internet Policy of Ukraine: From Diverse Vectors Strategy Ahead Towards Holistic Approach, Professor Andrii Paziuk, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv - The Role of Civil Society in Promoting the Internet Freedom Agenda in Ukrainian Internet Governance Discourse, Tetyana Lokot, University of Maryland - Armenian experience on Internet Governance: Achievements and Challenges, Samvel Martitosyan, Institute for Strategic and Innovative Research 15.30 – 16.00 Coffee break 16.00 – 18.00 Internet Policy in the Eastern Partnership - Media freedom and Internet policy in Eastern Parnership countries, Aidar Botagarov, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe - Thinking from the Edges: Internet Policy in Eastern Partnership Countries, Joanna Bronowicka, European University Viadrina About the workshop To understand global human rights challenges of the digital age, we need to know more how Internet policies are developed at the national level. We think it is particularly important to research internet policies in countries, which are at the borders of large geopolitical systems. At the periphery of the global system, internet policy is often not so strongly institutionalised as a result of which human rights norms are more in flux. At this workshop, we want to take a closer look at internet polices in the Eastern Partnership countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. Torn between two large geopolitical block, those six countries are very vulnerable to the growing mistrust between Brussels and Moscow. Strong trade and investment links to both Russia and Europe force them to make decisions, which can be politically hard and economically costly. Internet policy is one of the areas most affected by competing human rights discourses and trade interests. Our working hypothesis is that geopolitics will affect how Internet policy is developed, but can be mitigated by other economic or social factors, such as the strength of actors from private sector or civil society. This workshop is organized by the Centre for the Internet and Human Rights in collaboration with the B/ORDERS IN MOTION Centre, both at European University Viadrina. CIHR is a vibrant hub for academic research about technology and society at Viadrina. Our goal is to inform current public and academic debates by producing high-quality research grounded in theory and empirical data. You can find out more information about the project on CIHR website: cihr.eu <http://cihr.eu/> -- Dr. Ben Wagner Centre for Internet & Human Rights European University Viadrina https://cihr.eu <https://cihr.eu/> Twitter: @benwagne_r Office: +49 335 5534 2832 Mobile: +49 170 110 2881 GPG Key Id: 494604B0A3479DBB

Feb. 25, 2016

Final CfP AoIR 2016 Berlin (submit by March 1st)

by Cornelius Puschmann

Dear colleagues, below is the *final* reminder that submissions for AoIR 2016 are due next week. Best wishes, Cornelius Puschmann ***Apologies for cross-postings*** 3rd (and final) Call for Proposals ================================ AoIR 2016: INTERNET RULES! Workshops: 5 October 2016 Main Conference: 6-8 October 2016 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany AoIR 2016 is the 17th annual conference of the Association of Internet Researchers, a transdisciplinary gathering of scholars interested in the place of networked technologies in social processes. This year's conference ist jointly hosted by the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society and the Hans-Bredow-Institut for Media Research. AoIR 2016 will emphasize the relevance of the Internet in today’s culture and politics. The conference theme addresses the significance of the codes and rules that frame the Internet, as well as their playful circumvention, from technical protocols and popular platforms to the emerging, established, and contested conventions of online communities. Who are the actors both in practices of rule-making and rule-breaking, what are their motivations and resources, and how can their power relations and communicative figurations be described? How does the Internet influence the proliferation of the values that its platforms, services and infrastructures embody, and what spaces of creative resistance persist? How do various forms of technical, social, and cultural hacking subvert these orders? The committee calls for proposals for papers, panels, workshops, roundtables, and other events that engage with the conference theme or the field more generally. Topics could include (but are not limited to): - coordination and rule-making online - media, culture and identity - (h)activism and social justice - critical approaches to algorithms, platform studies - codes and practices of internet culture - connected devices and the internet of things - big data and predictive analytics - techno-social interfaces - digital labor, crowdsourcing and co-creation - internet governance and regulation - (global) social media - communication, participation and polarization online - philosophy of information and knowledge We particularly invite submissions that engage with or challenge the conference theme in new and exciting ways, are innovative, or present a novel approach to the topic. We encourage “experimental sessions” that extend research in unusual directions (via method, topic or presentation structure). We also welcome submissions on topics that address social, cultural, political, legal, aesthetic, economic, and/or philosophical aspects of the internet beyond the conference theme. The committee extends a special invitation to students, researchers, and practitioners who have previously not participated in an Internet Research event to submit proposals. *PROPOSALS* We seek proposals for several different kinds of contributions to encompass the breadth of relevant research. We welcome proposals for traditional academic conference PAPERS, organized PANELS, ROUNDTABLES, FISHBOWLS, EXPERIMENTAL SESSIONS, and PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS. We invite proposals that will focus on discussion and interaction among conference delegates. Finally, doctoral students are invited to participate in the DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM preceding the main conference. *IMPORTANT DATES* 15 January 2016 Submission site opens for AoIR 2016 in Berlin 1 March 2016 Submissions due for PAPERS, PANELS, ROUNDTABLES and FISHBOWLS, EXPERIMENTAL SESSIONS, and PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS 15 March 2016 Nominations for Nancy Baym Book award and Best Dissertation Award due 5 May 2016 Notification of acceptances for presenters 15 June 2016 Applications due for conference travel SCHOLARSHIPS and for DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM 1 August 2016 Early Bird Registration Deadline for all presenters For further information and updates, please visit the conference website at aoir.org/aoir2016. *SUBMISSION TYPES* Traditional papers: Paper submissions should articulate the issue or research question to be discussed, the methodological or critical framework used, and indicate the findings or conclusions to be presented and/or the relevance to wider conference themes. Papers can present any kind of research or analysis, but should be written so that the importance of the work can be understood by reviewers working in different disciplines or using different approaches. Cross- or trans-disciplinary work is especially encouraged. Paper submissions should be approximately 1200 words long, including references. Please note that paper submissions must adhere to AoIR’s pre-formatted template and should give an indication as to the consistency, rigor and relevance of the work. (More information on submission formats and templates available here: aoir.org/aoir2016/submissions) Presentations at the conference are generally intended to be dynamic, and provide a broad overview of the scholarship being engaged, with the hope of generating useful conversation. Preconstituted panels: Panels should present a coherent group of papers on a single theme. Panel proposals should include 1200-word abstracts as above for each of the constituent papers, as well as a brief statement articulating the papers’ relationship to each other. It is recommended that panels include four papers, although submissions of three to five papers will also be considered. The organizer is responsible for compiling the proposal into a single document for submission. Preconference workshops: Workshops may be either half or full-day events that occur on the first day of the conference and focus on a particular topic. They may be a workshop of some kind (e.g., a publishing workshop), a methodological “bootcamp” (e.g., on ethnography or statistical analysis), an exploration of a theoretical tradition or topical area (e.g., symbolic interaction, political economy, or GIS) or anything else that may be of interest to conference delegates. Proposals for workshops should explain for a general scholarly audience the goals of the workshop, the way it will operate, and an indication of potential audience or attendees who may be interested in attending (such as “early career scholars” or “researchers using statistical analysis”). Proposals for workshops should be approximately 600-800 words in length, and should name the workshop facilitators. Roundtable Sessions: Roundtables encourage discussion and interaction among delegates. They may involve brief introductory presentations by organizers. Proposals should include details on the theme or topic of discussion and its relevance, along with names of the organizers/initial participants. Roundtables can include no more than 5 initial participants. Roundtable submissions should be between 250-300 words long (to be included as the “abstract” in the submissions process–no separate document need be uploaded). Open Fishbowls: Fishbowl sessions should cover broad topics of interest to a wide segment of the AoIR community, and create a space for dialogue across different types of research. Submitted proposals should include a brief statement as to the core idea or theme for the fishbowl, emphasizing its relation to conference themes or relevance to the IR community. Fishbowls can include no more than 5 initial participants (named fish). Experimental Sessions: Experimental sessions are those that, while of interest to members or engaging with conference themes, meaningfully “push the envelope” beyond more traditional forms of conference engagement and participation and as such do not fit into any of the other proposal formats. Examples may include Ignite or pecha-kucha presentations, demonstrations, performances, installations, short-form workshops, unsessions, maker or code-based projects, or interactive experiences. Proposals for experimental sessions should describe for a general scholarly audience the goal or idea of the session and how it will operate, and discuss why the proposed format will be of interest to AoIR delegates. Organizers of experimental sessions will be responsible for supplying any necessary equipment beyond that usually provided for conference presentations, and should be prepared to coordinate closely with the conference committee as necessary to enable a successful presentation of the alternative format. To encourage this kind of submission, we are again offering the “Halavais Prize for Weirdness” this year for the most interesting and successful submission in a non-traditional format. Doctoral Colloquium: The Association of Internet Researchers believes that its emerging researchers are the best in its disparate constituent fields. In keeping with its commitment to students’ scholarship, we continue the tradition of bringing emerging and established scholars together through the AoIR 2016 Doctoral Colloquium. The colloquium offers PhD students working in internet research or a related field a special, day-long forum, to be convened on 5 October 2016. For many years, this pre-conference event has provided students with the opportunity to a concentrated amount of time with senior scholars to share research projects, address methodological and theoretical challenges, and exchange informal advice on juggling the multiple pressures associated with job searching, publishing, and finishing the dissertation Interested students should prepare a) a two-page summary of your research. This should provide a context for the research, describe the methods being used, the progress to date, and primary concerns and issues; and b) A brief statement indicating why you want to participate in this doctoral colloquium and what you hope to get out of it. These are due on or before 15 June 2016. For further questions, don't hesitate to contact Ben Light, the doctoral colloquium chair, at aoir2016dc [at] aoir [dot] org. *CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS* In order to increase the diversity of participation in the AoIR conferences, the Association of Internet Researchers makes available conference fee waivers and partial travel stipends ($500) per year. The number of fee waivers and travel stipends will depend first of all upon the ability of the conference budget to sustain such waivers (a judgment to be made by the AoIR Executive Committee upon the advice of the AoIR Treasurer and the local organizing committee) as well as upon the quality of the applications for fee waivers. Conference scholarships are made available only to participants who have had papers accepted via the peer review process, and applications are due on 15 June 2016, after acceptances have been announced. More information will be made available regarding the scholarship application process at the conference website: aoir.org/aoir2016. *CONTACT INFORMATION* Please address any questions to the conference chair, Cornelius Puschmann, Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, aoir2016 [at] aoir [dot] org. ================================ -- Dr. Cornelius Puschmann Postdoctoral Researcher (DFG) Berlin School of Library and Information Science (BSLIS) Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Dorotheenstraße 26 10117 Berlin, Germany www.ibi.hu-berlin.de Research Associate Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) Oberwallstraße 9 10117 Berlin, Germany www.hiig.de Faculty Associate Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University 23 Everett Street, Second Floor Cambridge, MA 02138, USA cyber.law.harvard.edu p: +49 7541 6009-1321 e: cornelius.puschmann(a)hiig.de e: cpuschmann(a)cyber.law.harvard.edu w: cbpuschmann.net

Feb. 23, 2016

Readie Research Summit - What drives Europe's Digital Economy

by Leonard Mack

<http://www.cvent.com/events/what-drives-europe-s-digital-economy/event-summ…> Dear all, On behalf of Nesta, I want to invite you to the Readie <http://www.cvent.com/events/what-drives-europe-s-digital-economy/event-summ…> Research Summit - What drives Europe’s Digital Economy <http://www.cvent.com/events/what-drives-europe-s-digital-economy/event-summ…>. I am sure this will be spot on for some of you - it would be great to meet you there! *When*: Monday 21 March 2016, 11:30 - Tuesday 22 March 2016, 15:50 *Where*: University of Greenwich, 10 Stockwell Street, London SE10 9BD, United Kingdom Our Summit brings together forward-thinking researchers, policy professionals and businesses with an interest in cutting-edge research, big data methods, entrepreneurship, innovation and economic growth. It will address the following key questions facing Europe's Digital Economy today: - How are digital technologies changing Europe’s economy? - How can digitalisation be turned into an opportunity for businesses and entrepreneurs? - What cutting-edge research currently exists? - And critically, how can researchers, businesses and policy-makers collaborate to set Europe’s Digital Economy on the right course? Join us to hear from some of the most influential experts on the subject including: - *Robin Chase,* Founder of Zipcar and Veniam - *Dane Stangler,* Vice President of Research and Policy at the Kauffman Foundation - *Enrico Giovannini, *member of the Club of Rome - *Viktor Mayer-Schöneberger, *Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation at the Oxford Internet Institute - *Nicklas Lundblad,* Head of EMEA Public Policy and Government Relations at Google To view the full agenda, speaker updates and to purchase your ticket (£65 + VAT), please follow this link: http://goo.gl/7sCyED Please contact me if you have any questions! Best Leonard -- *Leonard Mack | Senior Researcher, Digital Economy @ Nesta * *leonard.mack(a)nesta.org.uk <leonard.mack(a)nesta.org.uk> | +44 20 7438 2598* -- *Nesta...* 1 Plough Place London EC4A 1DE www.nesta.org.uk | Newsletter <http://www.nesta.org.uk/newsletter_signup> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/nesta_uk> | LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1868227&goback=%2Egdr_1274367066783_1> | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/NESTA/116788428355432?v=wall&ref=sgm> | Magazine <http://thelongandshort.org/> ------------------------------ This email and any attachments are confidential and may be subject to legal privilege. Any use, copying or disclosure other than by the intended recipient is unauthorised. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately via +44 (0)20 7438 2500 or by email to information(a)nesta.org.uk and delete this message and any copies from your computer and network. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Nesta. Nesta is a company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales with company number 7706036 and charity number 1144091. Registered as a charity in Scotland number SC042833. Registered office: 1 Plough Place, London, EC4A 1DE.

Feb. 17, 2016

Please post these three vacancies at TILT, Tilburg University

by C.R. Nauta

Dear Madam, Sir, Can you please post these three vacancies, see below? Thank you so much! Kind regards, Renske Nauta Management Assistant Tilburg University TILT - Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology and Society Room M 721 P.O. Box 90153 5000 LE Tilburg University Office hours: Mo. & Tue. 8.30-12.30 hrs. / Thu. 8.30-17.00 hrs. Tel.: + (31) 13 466 8720 c.r.nauta(a)tilburguniversity.edu<mailto:c.r.nauta@tilburguniversity.edu> www.tilburguniversity.edu<http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/> www.tilt.nl<http://www.tilt.nl/> [http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/imweb2/images/content/UTI020_Logo.png] Vacancies open at Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT): PhD researcher: Current and future challenges in eHealth regulation and governance https://career012.successfactors.eu/career?career%5fns=job%5flisting&compan… Assistant Professorship in Cyber crime https://career012.successfactors.eu/career?career%5fns=job%5flisting&compan… Assistant Professorship in Data Ethics, Law and Policy https://career012.successfactors.eu/career?career%5fns=job%5flisting&compan…

Feb. 2, 2016

Call for Participation: Workshop on Internet Policy in Eastern Partnership Countries

by Ben Wagner

Apologies for cross-posting — Please circulate widely Call for Participation Workshop on Internet Policy in Eastern Partnership Countries March 8, 2016, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder) How is internet policy developed in countries of the Eastern Partnership? Will shifting geopolitical alliances have an impact on internet policy in Ukraine or Armenia? What is the impact of economic factors on internet policy in those countries? What role does civil society play? On March 8, we will bring together scholars interested in answering those questions. If you would like to participate in this workshop, please send an email to event(a)cihr.eu <mailto:event@cihr.eu> with a CV or a short bio. If you are interested in presenting your research, please send a short abstract as well. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Travel support is available for limited number of participants. We will confirm your participation as soon as possible, but not later than February 15, 2016. This workshop is addressed to all interested students and scholars of international relations, law, sociology, economics and the social sciences more broadly. It is also open to non-academic experts from civil society, think tanks, journalists, etc. Link: https://cihr.eu/participate-in-workshop-on-march8/ <https://cihr.eu/participate-in-workshop-on-march8/> About the workshop To understand how global human rights challenges of the digital age, we need to know more how Internet policies are developed at the national level. We think it is particularly important to research internet policies in countries, which are at the borders of large geopolitical systems. At the periphery of the global system, internet policy is often not so strongly institutionalised as a result of which human rights norms are more in flux. At this workshop, we want to take a closer look at internet polices in the Eastern Partnership countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. Torn between two large geopolitical block, those six countries are very vulnerable to the growing mistrust between Brussels and Moscow. Strong trade and investment links to both Russia and Europe force them to make decisions, which can be politically hard and economically costly. Internet policy is one of the areas most affected by competing human rights discourses and trade interests. Our working hypothesis is that geopolitics will affect how Internet policy is developed, but can be mitigated by other economic or social factors, such as the strength of actors from private sector or civil society. The workshop will be divided into four thematic blocks: Internet policy in Eastern Partnership: While there might be similarities across the six countries, each of them has a unique landscape of internet policies and distinct process of developing them. How is internet policy actually made in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine? Keynote: Professor Andrii Paziuk, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Geopolitics and Internet Governance. In global debates about internet policy, the EU has strongly backed the multistakeholder model, while Russia has been one of the strongest supporters of a multilateral model, which emphasises sovereignty of states. Will shifting geopolitical alliances have an impact on internet policy in countries like Armenia or the Ukraine? Speaker: Dr. Andrea Calderaro, Cardiff University. Civil Society and Human Rights: NGOs and experts who participate in Internet policy-development are often highly interconnected on the global level. They belong to ‘communities of practice’ serving as mediators of norms and practices between the global and national policy levels. What role does civil society play in embedding human rights in internet policy in Eastern Partnership countries? Speaker: Tatyana Lokot, Merrill College of Journalism. Digital Economy and Trade: The European Union intends to extend Digital Single Market to the Eastern Partnership, while Russia remains a key investor in the region. At the same time, the influence of multinational corporations is growing. What is the impact of economic factors on internet policy in those countries? Speaker: tbc This workshop is organized by the Centre for the Internet and Human Rights (https://cihr.eu/) in collaboration with the B/ORDERS IN MOTION Centre (https://www.borders-in-motion.de/) both at European University Viadrina. CIHR is a vibrant hub for academic research about technology and society at Viadrina. Our goal is to inform current public and academic debates by producing high-quality research grounded in theory and empirical data. You can find out more information about the project on CIHR website: https://cihr.eu/internet-policy-in-eastern- partnership-countries/ Dr. Ben Wagner Centre for Internet & Human Rights European University Viadrina https://cihr.eu <https://cihr.eu/> Twitter: @benwagne_r Office: +49 335 5534 2832 Mobile: +49 170 110 2881 GPG Key Id: 494604B0A3479DBB

Feb. 1, 2016