[AISWorld] [FORGED] Re: Question: do we really want to risk turning AIS into a political lobbying organization?

[Arun Sundararajan]

http://www.acm.org/about-acm/suspension-of-visas

Here's a statement from the AAAS leadership:
https://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-ceo-responds-trump-immigration-and-visa-order

I haven't seen any organizational responses from other academic collectives
like ours that represent more focused disciplines, like the AEA, the AMA or
the AFA.

Responses from tech CEOs:
http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/28/14426550/silicon-valley-trump-immigration-response


On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 3:32 PM, Cecil Eng Huang Chua <
aeh.chua at auckland.ac.nz> wrote:

> Not advocating either position.  Not in the US.  Just a statement of fact.
>
> ACM has just released a statement condemning the US visa position.
>
> Cecil Chua
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> Kappelman, Leon <Leon.Kappelman at unt.edu>
> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 9:15 AM
> To: Mohammed Rahman
> Cc: aisworld at lists.aisnet.org
> Subject: [FORGED] Re: [AISWorld] Question: do we really want to risk
> turning AIS into a political lobbying organization?
>
> There are other venues send organizations through which to deal with our
> personal issues with government policies.
>
> The question is, what do we want AIS to be?  Should we also divide up into
> the divisions that support one government policy about energy versus those
> who don't support it?  How about abortion? Our views on that may also
> affect the ability of some of us to do their jobs.  Where do we draw the
> line?  Surely these could be valid topics for our research.  But are they
> the issues we want our organization to be known by?  Do we want AIS to step
> into the fray of political advocacy?  Personally, I think not.  To do so
> would  only divide us even more than our diverse teaching and research
> interests already do.
>
>
> - From iPhone - Please excuse typos -
> Leon A. Kappelman, Ph.D., Professor of Information Systems
>  Director Emeritus, Information Systems Research Center
>  College of Business, University of North Texas
>   Voice: 940-565-4698<tel:940-565-4698>   kapp at unt.edu<mailto:kapp at unt.edu
> >
>
>
> On Jan 29, 2017, at 1:45 PM, Mohammed Rahman <mrahman at emporia.edu<mailto:
> mrahman at emporia.edu>> wrote:
>
> Dear Leon,
>
> If government policies affect and prevent academics to engage in research
> and teaching, I believe it is appropriate and should be allowed to use AIS
> to raise concerns. I agree with your statement, "... we should keep AIS
> focused on the issues that concern us as academics ...". This on-going
> issue, although happens to be a government policy, indeed concerns many
> academics. Within the last year, I have witnessed many discussions in our
> AIS community about issues, impact, research opportunities, etc. that were
> evolved and impacted from Brexit and past US election. Similarly, many of
> our past and ongoing research/teaching activities influenced by political
> decisions at regional as well as global level. As an AIS member, I would
> like to see discussions about issues influence academics and other human
> lives, whether they are political or not so political.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Mohammed Sajedur Rahman, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor of Information Systems
> School of Business, Emporia State University
> One Kellogg Circle, Emporia, KS 66801-5415
> Phone: (620) 341-5088
>
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> Kappelman, Leon
> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2017 12:30 PM
> To: aisworld at lists.aisnet.org<mailto:aisworld at lists.aisnet.org>
> Subject: [AISWorld] Question: do we really want to risk turning AIS into a
> political lobbying organization?
>
> Question: do we really want to risk turning AIS into a political lobbying
> organization or are there already other venues for the political activities
> in which AIS members may wish to engage?
>
> Seems to me we should keep AIS focused on the issues that concern us as
> academics - our research and teaching - and keep government policies on
> immigration, healthcare, gun rights, taxes, abortion, tariffs, and
> everything else in the venues where they belong.
>
> "Let us be men, not monkeys minding machines, or sitting with our tails
> curled, while the machine amuses us." - D. H. Lawrence
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