Call For Papers - International Journal of Electronic Governance (IJEG)

http://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=1354

This special issue seeks research articles and case studies on questions which include but are not limited to:

• Has the mobilising and democratising power of the Internet been exaggerated?
• Has the Net the ability to offer critical political discussion?
• Can the OSN contribute to the (re)creation of Public Sphere, Civic Culture, Civic Engagement, and therefore address the democratic deficit?
• Is violation of privacy in pursuit of profit an issue of concern?
• Will the networks be viable, or are we heading for another Internet bubble, given that people log in to chat with friends, thus not paying attention to ads, as well as ad firms' scepticism to advertising their products and services next to user-gen content?
• Is it about time we looked again at PSM for recreating the Public Sphere, tackling political apathy, and offering a better space for rational debate and culture dissemination in light of their openness to all at affordable prices; offerings of new open forms of distribution & access, including archives, pod-casts and digital distribution; trustworthiness as credible information source and safe spaces for discussion?