[AISWorld] FW: Information Technology and Homeland Security SpecialIssue IJEP

[Chris Reddick]

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



SUBMISSION DUE DATE: November 1, 2012



SPECIAL ISSUE ON Information Technology and Homeland Security



International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)



Guest Editors:

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

Dr. Saqib Saeed, Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan



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 citizen'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.



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 citizen'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



RECOMMENDED TOPICS

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



    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.)



SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this
special theme issue on Information Technology and Homeland Security on
or before November 1, 2012. All submissions must be original and may not
be under review by another publication. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD
CONSULT THE JOURNAL'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.



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.



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



Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Celia Romm Livermore

Published: Quarterly (both in Print and Electronic form)



PUBLISHER:

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



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



Prof. Christopher G. Reddick

E-mail: Chris.Reddick at utsa.edu

University of Texas at San Antonio, USA            



Dr. Saqib Saeed

E-mail: saqib.saeed at gmail.com

Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan



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