[AISWorld] CFP Special Issue on Information Technology and Homeland Security

[Chris Reddick]

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

SUBMISSION DUE DATE: November 1, 2012

SPECIAL ISSUE ON Information Technology and Homeland Security

http://www.igi-global.com/calls-for-papers-special/international-journal
-politics-ijep/1147 

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 and emergency management 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. The issues
associated with emergency management in relationship to IT adoption will
also be explored in this special issue.

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 and emergency management.
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,
emergency management, 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.)
*           IT and emergency management preparedness

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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