[AISWorld] CFP: AMCIS 2011 Minitrack--Philosophy, Epistemology and Research Methods in Information Systems

[Trevor T. Moores]

Call for Papers

17th Americas Conference on Information Systems
August 4-7, 2011, Detroit, MI, USA
Track: Global, International, and Cultural Issues in IS
Mini Track: Philosophy, Epistemology and Research Methods in Information Systems

DESCRIPTION:
In this minitrack, we solicit papers that either clarify the philosophy of 
information systems (IS), or apply one or more philosophical concepts towards 
understanding IS phenomena. By applying the prefix "philosophy of," we are 
attempting to develop, through debate, a framework of understanding of what is 
essential to our field, its core concepts, theories, and methodologies. For 
instance, critical social realism and a broad range of philosophical approaches, 
including hermeneutics and phenomenology, have been shown to be applicable to IS 
research (Mingers & Willcocks 2004). As such, we seek and encourage papers that 
propose competing theoretical and philosophical lenses that will help to enrich 
our current understanding of the IS field.  We seek insights and to encourage 
debate on a wide variety of issues including:

- Where is the relevance of philosophy to IS research and practice?
- What differentiates IS from other fields (ontology) and are the current 
approaches towards knowing in IS - positivism, interpretivism and critical 
realism - adequate for IS (epistemology)?
- How should researchers handle methodological pluralism in IS research?
- What does the “linguistic turn” in the human sciences, modern, postmodern and 
poststructuralist approaches imply for IS research and practice?
- In the age of the global village, socially-networked society, organizations 
without boundaries and WikiLeaks, what is shape of the future IS field and the 
potential status of IS as a reference discipline?

SUGGESTED TOPICS:
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- IS ontology and epistemology
- Philosophical foundations and methodological choices for IS research
- Novel IS research methods and techniques
- Applications of specific philosophical theories or methods (such as 
phenomenology, hermeneutics, critical realism, and others)
- Sociomaterial philosophy and methodology
- Modern, linguistic, poststructuralist, and postmodern theories and approaches
- Philosophical issues in quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods
- Ethical and normative issues

REFERENCES:
Mingers, J. and Willcocks, L.P. (Eds.). Social Theory and Philosophy for 
Information Systems. John Wiley & Sons, London, 2004.

SUBMISSION SITE
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2011

IMPORTANT DATES
17-Feb-2011: Deadline for paper submissions
24-Mar-2011: Notification of acceptance
21-Apr-2011: Final copy due

CHAIRS CONTACT INFORMATION
Trevor T. Moores
moores at essec.fr
ESSEC Business School
FRANCE

Nik R. Hassan
nhassan at d.umn.edu
University of Minnesota Duluth
USA



      
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