[AISWorld] CFC Proposals - Policy Analytics, Modelling, and Informatics: Innovative Tools for Solving Complex Social Problems

[Gil-Garcia, J. Ramon]

CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
Proposal Submission Deadline: December 21, 2015
Policy Analytics, Modelling, and Informatics: Innovative Tools for Solving Complex Social Problems
A book edited by J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, Theresa A. Pardo and Luis F. Luna-Reyes
University at Albany, State University of New York

To be published by Springer
This publication is part of the Public Administration and Information Technology (PAIT) book series http://www.springer.com/series/10796

Introduction
Contemporary societies face complex problems that challenge the sustainability of their social and economic systems. Such problems may require joint efforts from the public and private sectors as well as for the society at large in order to find innovative solutions. In addition, there is a recent wave of access to data to promote innovation through transparency, participation and collaboration. Such new ideas argue that there is an opportunity to combine emergent information technologies, new analytical methods, and open data in order to develop innovative solutions to some of the pressing problems in modern societies. Policymakers have always faced complex problems related to economics, public health or education among other policy domains. Governments of all levels and around the world face problems with complex explanations, embedded in networks of -sometimes circular-causes and effects.

As a response to such environments, the use of technology, data, and analytical techniques could help to systematically understand and respond to such complex problems. Many analytical techniques and tools have been identified and studied in recent literature. Just to mention a few, statistics, computer simulation, geographic information systems, and social network analysis have been recently used and researchers from multiple disciplines have been refining strategies to use them for policy analysis and to understand complex social problems. The use of technology, data, and analytical tools could have an impact on any stage of the policy process, changing, in some case, the very nature of process, the involvement of actors, and the outcomes derived from the implementation of such public policy or government program. This book will include chapters that systematically analyze and present how a combination of information technologies, data, and some analytical techniques, including computer modelling, statistics, and social network analysis, could affect the design, implementation and evaluation of public policies and government programs. We argue that this will enhance our current understanding of the potential of policy analytics, informatics, and modelling for both academics and practitioners.

Objective of the Book
This book will provide one of the first comprehensive approaches to the study of policy modelling, policy informatics and policy analytics. The book will entail sound theories and concepts for understanding and researching different types of technologies and data analysis used in government. It will also include innovative methodologies for policy modelling as a way to perform policy analysis and program evaluation. In addition, the book will offer relevant case studies and practical recommendations. We will welcome chapters entailing theoretical frameworks, empirical research and case studies of projects from all around the globe. It will have a focus on a diversity of data tools, applied to different policy stages in several contexts, and levels and branches of government. We expect a volume with significant international content, including both developed and developing countries. As a whole, the book will provide evidence on the advantages of the use of technologies, data, and modelling techniques for understanding complex social phenomena.

Target Audience
Its target audience will be academics and professionals who want to improve their understanding of policy analytics, informatics, and modelling at all levels and branches of government and in very different political, economic, and cultural contexts. But also, the book will study the use of data at different stages of the policy process, from agenda setting to design, implementation, and evaluation. The volume will be a compilation of selected high-quality chapters covering cases, concepts, methodologies, theories, experiences, and practical recommendations on topics related to data analytics and modelling for public policy and government programs.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
* Theories and concepts of policy analytics, policy modelling, and policy informatics
* Empirical research about policy analytics, policy modelling, and policy informatics
* Innovative methodologies for policy analytics, policy modelling, and policy informatics
* Case studies about policy analytics, policy modelling, and policy informatics
* The use of technologies, data, and analytical techniques to understand complex social phenomena
* The use of technologies, data, and analytical techniques to solve complex public problems
* The use of technologies, data, and analytical techniques for the design, implementation, and evaluation of public policies and government programs
* The use of technologies, data, and analytical techniques for the design, implementation, and evaluation of government programs
* Computer simulation for public policy analysis and government program management
* Using information technologies and statistics for public policy analysis
* Using information technologies and statistics for analyzing government programs
* Social network analysis and public policies
* Social network analysis and government programs
* Geographic information systems and public policy analysis
* Geographic information systems and government programs
* Visualizations and public policy analysis
* Visualizations and government programs

Submission Procedure
Researchers are invited to submit on or before December 21, 2015, a 1-2 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified on or before January 18, 2016 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by March 21, 2016. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by Springer. Public Administration and Information Technology publishes authored and edited books that examine the application of information systems to common issues and problems in public administration. This series examines both the successes of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) adoption and some of the most important challenges to implementation. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.springer.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2016.

Important Dates
December 21, 2015: Proposal Submission Deadline
January 18, 2016: Notification of Proposal Acceptance
March 21, 2016: Full Chapter Submission
June 27, 2016: Review Results Returned
August 1, 2016: Revised Chapter Submission
August 15, 2016: Final Acceptance/Rejection Notification
September 5, 2016: Final Chapter Submission with all Materials

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) to:
J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, Theresa A. Pardo, Luis F. Luna-Reyes
Center for Technology in Government and Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York, 187 Wolf Road, Suite 301, Albany, NY 12205, USA
jgil-garcia at ctg.albany.edu AND anitacatarrivas at gmail.com


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Dr. J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, MPA
Research Director
Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, SUNY
187 Wolf Road, Suite 301, Albany, NY 12205
Tel.: (518) 442-3892
E-mail: jgil-garcia at ctg.albany.edu
www.ctg.albany.edu

Author of the book "Enacting Electronic Government Success: An Integrative Study of
Government-wide Websites, Organizational Capabilities and Institutions"
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2015-6

Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration and Policy
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
University at Albany, State University of New York
135 Western Avenue, Milne Hall 201, Albany, NY 12203
Tel.: (518) 442-5285
E-mail: jgil-garcia at albany.edu<mailto:jgil-garcia at albany.edu>
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