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Call for Proposals: Post-Snowden Internet Policy - Deadline 31 May

by Julia Pohle

Dear all, Please find below the call for papers for a thematic issue of the Cogitatio Media and Communication Open Access Journal that might be of interest for the policy scholars amongst you. Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions. Best, Julia --- Call For Proposals - Deadline 31 May 2016 Cogitatio Media and Communication, Volume 4, Issue 6 http://cogitatiopress.com/ojs/index.php/mediaandcommunication/pages/view/ne… Title: Post-Snowden Internet Policy Editors: Julia Pohle (WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Germany) and Leo Van Audenhove (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, and University of the Western Cape, South Africa) Deadline for Abstracts: 31 May 2016 Deadline for Submissions: 31 August 2016 Publication of the Issue: December 2016 Information: In summer 2013, the world was shaken by the revelations of Edward Snowden, a former NSA systems administrator who leaked classified records of the surveillance programmes of the US intelligence agencies. In several countries, these disclosures led to a chorus of outrage by internet users and policy-makers. In addition, despite the fact that many international corporations dissociated themselves from US surveillance practices, the disclosed documents revealed how the nexus between the US government and the IT industry entails the neglect of privacy concerns on a large scale. Hence, the NSA scandal has demonstrated that existing Internet policy frameworks are not adequate to address illegitimate data collection and surveillance through global digital infrastructures. It thereby accelerated a necessary debate about the future of Internet policy in an increasingly globalised word that is interconnected by digital infrastructures. But as much consternation as Snowden’s revelations have caused, the discursive response to the scandal appears disconnected from the practical response. While users continue to entrust their data and personal information to US-based corporations, policy-makers in Europe and other regions have yet to put forward alternative approaches that would reform existing domestic and international Internet policy and ensure the respect of legal obligations and human rights. This thematic issue seeks contributions that approach the consequences that the Snowden disclosures have had, might have or should have on the discursive and practical level. We particularly invite submissions that reveal the complex mechanisms of Internet policy and its many interrelated (and often competing) discourses, issues and actors. Approaching the topic of post-Snowden Internet policy from a theoretical, conceptual or case-study perspective, contributions could address the following topics: - Privacy by policy or by design - Data protection in a globalised network society - Digital literacy and the power of users/consumers - Surveillance – between care and control - Digital sovereignty and data localisation - Accountability of international corporations - Policy-making in a black box society - Civil disobedience, (h)activists and their impact on policy debates Instructions for Authors: Authors interested in submitting a paper for this issue are asked to consult the journal's instructions for authors and to send their abstracts (about 200-250 words, with a tentative title) by email to the journal's editorial office (mac(a)cogitatiopress.com) by 31 May 2016. Authors shall also check with their institutions if funds are available to cover open access publication costs. Further information about the journal's open access charges and institutional memberships can be found in the "About" webpage. -- Dr. Julia Pohle Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung(WZB)/ WZB Berlin Social Science Center Politikfeld Internet / Internet Policy Internationales Recht und Politik / International law and politics Reichpietschufer 50 10785 Berlin / Germany Office: +49-(0)30-25491-220 Email: julia.pohle(a)wzb.eu

March 31, 2016

Open Call for Fellowship Applications at TILT (Tilburg University, the Netherlands)

by C.R. Nauta

Dear Sir, Madam, I would like to draw your attention to the 'Open call for Fellowship Applications' at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT), now open (see PDF attached). We would highly appreciate if you would kindly distribute the information within your own networks. Thank you and best regards, Renske Nauta 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. & Thu. 8.30-17 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> [Universiteit van Tilburg]<http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/>

March 22, 2016

2 PhD positions in the field of Law & Data Science at Tilburg University (Tilburg Law School)

by C.R. Nauta

Dear Sir, Madam, We would like to draw your attention to the vacancies below. Currently there are two PhD positions available in the field of Law & Data Science at Tilburg University (Law School). Tilburg Law School wishes to stimulate research in the field of Law & Data Science. Data Science is a large and rapidly growing field of study. It has an increasingly growing impact on the way we conduct scientific research and on how businesses, individuals and society operate. Furthermore, it will have a noticeable impact on legal and regulatory issues and implications. Tilburg Law School opens two PhD positions in this field. Candidates who wish to conduct research in the field of Law & Data Science are explicitly invited to apply. Please indicate in the application form that you are applying for a position in the field of Law & Data Science. The procedure is coordinated by Maartje Niezen PhD (m.h.g.niezen(a)uvt.nl<mailto:m.h.g.niezen@uvt.nl>) at TILT (Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society, www.tilt.nl<http://www.tilt.nl> . Please contact dr. Niezen if you would like to have more information about these vacancies. Deadline for submission: 31 May 2016 (23:59 hrs.). More info: https://career012.successfactors.eu/career?career_ns=job_listing&company=S0… Please note: Currently there are ten open PhD positions at the Tilburg Law School. However, already sufficient candidates have applied for the other eight PhD positions, so only applications for the Law & Data Science PhD projects are welcome. Best regards, Renske Nauta 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. & 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/> [Universiteit van Tilburg]<http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/>

March 21, 2016

Our Research on Arab Networked Public Sphere is Out!

by Nagla Rizk

Dear Friends, We are happy to announce the publication of “Mobilization for Change,” a new series of reports examining the role of the networked public sphere in advancing civic participation and collective action in the Arab region. These reports are part of a joint project of Access to Knowledge forDevelopment Center - A2K4D <https://www.facebook.com/a2k4d/>at AUC School of Business <https://www.facebook.com/AUC.Business/> and Berkman Center for Internet & Society <https://www.facebook.com/BerkmanCenter/> at Harvard University in collaboration withWebradar TN - واب رادار <https://www.facebook.com/Webradar-TN-%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%…> and the Arab Policy Institute . The project is supported by IDRC / CRDI <https://www.facebook.com/IDRC.CRDI/> the International Development Research Centre(IDRC). Check out our paper “The Networked Public Sphere and Civic Engagement in Post-2011 Egypt: A Local Perspective" as well as our partners’ outputs on the project website: http://www.arabnps.org/ The publications website is: http://www.arabnps.org Best, Nagla -- Nagla Rizk Professor of Economics Founding Director, Access to Knowledge for Development Center (A2K4D) School of Business, The American University in Cairo Faculty Associate, Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University Affiliated Fellow, Information Society Project, Yale Law School http://www1.aucegypt.edu/faculty/naglarzk/ http://www.aucegypt.edu/Business/A2K4D/Pages/default.aspx

March 14, 2016