Wow. A whole journal issue taking seriously the marketing hype about "Homeland Security", as if it were what it claims to be instead of simply a power grab by a bunch of tyrants. Amazing. -Bill On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 6:28 AM, Eugen Leitl <eugen@leitl.org> wrote:

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From: Yosem Companys <companys@stanford.edu> Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 10:17:03 -0700 To: Liberation Technologies <liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu> Cc: Chris Reddick <Chris.Reddick@utsa.edu>, Saqib Saeed <saqib.saeed@gmail.com> Subject: [liberationtech] Information Technology and Homeland Security Special Issue IJEP

********************* CALL FOR PAPERS *************************

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SUBMISSION DUE DATE: *November 1, 2012*****

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SPECIAL ISSUE ON* Information **Technology and Homeland Security*

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*International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)*

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Guest Editors:****

Prof. Christopher G. Reddick, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA ****

Dr. Saqib Saeed, Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan****

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INTRODUCTION****

Post 9/11 world has an enhanced focus on homeland security and as a result huge investments have been done by governments to enhance the public security. Advanced technological systems have been designed in countries to improve monitoring, security, and control against a possible terrorist attack. The focus of the proposed special issue is to analyze the political implications of technology adoption for homeland security mechanisms. The aim is to consider all relevant aspects of technology implications such as citizenb s rights and privacy. The special issue explores implications and issues with a view to suggesting appropriate strategies to improve the system design by highlighting the political implications of technology.****

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OBJECTIVE OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE****

The objective of the proposed Special Issue is to highlight technology design implications, user experiences and political implications of technology usage for homeland security. Research contributions in this special issue will provide guidelines for government agencies to better understand the citizenb s perspective. The contents in this special issue are of interest for researchers working in the domains of information systems, human computer interaction, organizational science, and political science****

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RECOMMENDED TOPICS****

Topics to be discussed in this special issue include (but are not limited to) the following:****

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- Cost benefit studies of technology adoption for homeland security **** - Digital divide and technology adoption for citizen security**** - Global politics and homeland security**** - IT and effectiveness of security organizations**** - Limitations, challenges and barriers to ICT adoption for government bodies**** - Political, ethical, security, privacy, and legal issues**** - Politics of the IT function and role in security organizations**** - Precision and accuracy of homeland security IT infrastructure**** - System design for homeland security applications**** - User experiences with homeland security systems (e.g., body scanners, etc.)****

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SUBMISSION PROCEDURE****

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this special theme issue on *Information **Technology and Homeland Security on or beforeNovember 1, 2012. *All submissions must be original and may not be under review by another publication. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD CONSULT THE JOURNALb S GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at http://www.igi-global.com/Files/AuthorEditor/guidelinessubmission.pdf. All submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind, peer review basis. Papers must follow APA style for reference citations.**

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ABOUT *International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)*

The *International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)* establishes the foundations of e-politics as an emerging interdisciplinary area of research and practice, as well as offers a venue for publications that focus on theories and empirical research on the manifestations of e-politics in various contexts and environments. This journal encompasses diverse aspects of e-politics, including: strategy, e-commerce, decision sciences, marketing, economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, media studies, communication studies, women studies, black studies, political science, philosophy, law, criminology, and ethics. ****

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This journal is an official publication of the Information Resources Management Association http://www.igi-global.com/IJEP ****

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Editor-in-Chief*: *Dr. Celia Romm Livermore****

Published: Quarterly (both in Print and Electronic form)****

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PUBLISHER:****

The *International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)* is published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the b Information Science Referenceb (formerly Idea Group Reference), b Medical Information Science Referenceb , b Business Science Referenceb , and b Engineering Science Referenceb imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com <http://www.igi-pub.com>. ****

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All submissions should be should be directed to the attention of guest editors.****

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Prof. Christopher G. Reddick****

E-mail: Chris.Reddick@utsa.edu ****

University of Texas at San Antonio, USA ****

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Dr. Saqib Saeed****

E-mail: saqib.saeed@gmail.com ****

Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan

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