======================= BERLIN EARLY STAGE RESEARCHERS COLLOQUIUM 2015 =======================
Early stage researchers (Ph.D. candidates and post-docs) from all disciplines
are invited to push ahead with the discussion revolving around Internet research.
Conference: 24 September 2015 in Berlin
Submission Deadline: 15 June 2015
Online submission via: http://colloquium.hiig.
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TOPICS 2015
This year’s colloquium will consist of 5 thematically focused tracks. We cordially invite you to submit your research projects on one of the following topics:
This year’s colloquium will consist of 5 thematically focused tracks. We cordially invite you to submit your research projects on one of the following topics:
Research And Knowledge in a Digital Age
The Internet offers fundamentally new premises for how knowledge is
created and disseminated. Research in particular is facing massive
changes in the way it produces and conveys knowledge. Scientific blogs
allow communicating at a faster pace, data sharing platforms enable
collaboration at an intermediate stage in the research process, and new
models of participation, as for example citizen science, allow
volunteers to take part in the discovery process. » MORE
Internet and public governance
The use of the Internet in public services is gaining more and more
attention. We therefore want to discuss structural repercussions the
Internet has on fundamental ordering principles as well as on the
general functions of public administrations and state institutions as
regards the provision of public goods, tasks and outreach. The focus of
this workshop lies less on how these technologies are rolled-out but
rather on the impact and challenges these developments have on state
actors and specific public governance areas.» MORE
Interdisciplinary Research on Information Privacy, Surveillance, and Data Protection
Facing the inherent complexity of information privacy and the growing
interdependence between social, legal, economic, and technological
aspects of privacy in the Internet age, research on information privacy,
surveillance, and data protection is depending more and more on
interdisciplinary cooperation. But interdisciplinarity is posing major
scientific challenges in itself. How can we create a mutual
understanding between social, legal, economic, and technical sciences?
What are the assumptions, scopes, and limits of theories of information
privacy, surveillance and data protection, and how can we make them
transparent to researchers from different disciplines? » MORE
Algorithmic Governance
Data and algorithms seem to organise and structure our communications,
our purchases and financial trades, our mobility and our risk
evaluations – in short: our lives in a digital society. While this
governance by algorithms is increasingly getting public attention,
rigorous empirical research is still scarce and fragmented. What happens
when existing rules and practices are translated into computable
decisions systems? What are the normative evaluations and business
interests that shape the creation of these algorithms? » MORE
Digital Communication and Value Creation between Companies and the Crowd
Given the need to become more malleable and meet the demands of the
business environment of the so-called network information economy
companies seek renewed organisation models particularly in the
relationship with internet users. Companies are no longer players that
have a linear and unidirectional dialogue with the consumer, but are
part of a decentralised and complex information ecosystem with multiple
players. The connected consumer requires other marketing and
communication strategies. » MORE
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Please feel invited to submit theoretical, practical or experimental research work. We kindly ask you to follow these submission guidelines:
# An abstract outlining the relevance of the topic, the research method and questions. Max. 300 words/1800 characters with spaces (possibly printed in the programme)
# A short paper providing more detailed information about your research. 2 to max. 8 pages; File type: PDF
# Short CV. Max. 2 pages; File type: PDF
Selected papers will be considered for publication in the Internet Policy Review, an open-access, short-form, fast-track academic journal published by the HIIG.
Submission will be accepted via the conference system until 15 June 2015. Please note that you need to register in order to
submit a proposal.
http://colloquium.hiig.de/index.php/esrc
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