Hello all, We are in the process of completing the manuscript for the first volume of the Mobile Communication Research Series. That volume's theme is "The Reconstruction of Space and Time through Mobile Communication Practices." We have collected 10 excellent papers for volume one and we are hoping that it will see the light of day in the near future.
That said, we are also interested in announcing the call for papers for volume 2. Please take a look at the call that is attached below. Rich Ling Scott Campbell Call for papers Transaction books and their series on Mobile communication (under the general editorship of James E. Katz), is proud to announce: The Mobile Communication Research Series: Volume II, Mobile Communication: Bringing Us Together or Tearing Us Apart? Rich Ling and Scott Campbell (eds.) We seek the best and most interesting examples of relevant scholarship for our second volume of a series on the topic of mobile communication research. Volume II's theme will be "Mobile Communication: Bringing Us Together or Tearing Us Apart?" The adoption and use of mobile communication technologies gives rise to new forms of coordination and social networking. Undoubtedly, these uses of the technology can lead to increased cohesion within personal communities. However, some have expressed concerns that social networks can become overly configured through mobile communication, contributing to a "telecocooning" effect. In addition, the highly personal nature of the technology might also lead to increased individualization of the user. We seek abstracts that investigate this from various perspectives and from various levels of abstraction e.g. society (general level), community, citizen/person. The purpose of this volume of the MCRS is to explore ways that mobile communication can bring people together and/or create social division, and the social consequences that come out of these processes whether they be relational, psychological, political, or otherwise. The theme for Volume II of the MCRS explicitly draws from the mobile communication pre-conference at the 2007 annual convention of the International Communication Association. We encourage the submission of papers presented at this event. We also strongly encourage the submission of research that was not presented at the ICA pre-conference. All submissions will be subject to competitive review. Abstracts of 200 words describing the proposed papers are due by 5 September 2007 with those accepted due in final form by 15 January 2008. Submissions may be in the form of empirical research studies or theory-building papers and should be 5 - 7000 words (in English). Papers are preferably new work but if material from other venues is available it will also be considered for publication. Send your abstract to either Rich Ling or Scott Campbell. About the editors: Rich Ling ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is a sociologist at Telenor's research institute located near Oslo, Norway and he is also an Adjunct Researcher at the University of Michigan. He is the author of the forthcoming book Mediated ritual interaction: Mobile communication and the rise of bounded solidarity. In addition he is the author of the recently published book on the social consequences of mobile telephony entitled The Mobile Connection: The cell phone's impact on society and along with Per E. Pederson the editor of the book Mobile Communications: Renegotiation of the Social Sphere. He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Colorado, Boulder in his native US. Upon completion of his doctorate, he taught at the University of Wyoming before coming to Norway on a Marshall Foundation grant. For the past ten years, he has worked at Telenor R&D and has been active in researching issues associated with new information communication technology and society with a particular focus on mobile telephony. He has led projects in Norway and participated in projects at the European level. Scott Campbell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is Assistant Professor and Pohs Fellow of Telecommunications in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Michigan. His research explores the social implications of new media, with an emphasis on mobile communication practices. His recent studies have investigated cross-cultural trends, mobile phone use in social networks, and use of the technology in public settings. Scott's research appears in Communication Monographs, Journal of Applied Communication Research, Communication Education, New Media & Society, Communication Research Reports, Qualitative Research Reports in Communication, and other scholarly venues. Prior to joining the University of Michigan in 2005, he worked in the US wireless industry, earned a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas, and spent three years teaching and conducting research at Hawaii Pacific University on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. About the series editor: James E. Katz is Chair of the Communication Department and director of the Center for Mobile Communication Studies at Rutgers University and author of Magic in the Air (Transaction, 2006). His edited or co-edited books include Perpetual Contact (with Mark Aakhus), Machines that Become Us, and Mediating the Human Body (with Leopoldina Fortunati and Raimonda Riccini). His next edited book, titled Handbook of Mobile Communication Studies, will be published by MIT Press. About the publisher: Transaction Publishers, a leading independent publisher of social scientific books, periodicals and serials, is undertaking a new series of books on mobile communication. Transaction's mission is scholarly and professional inquiry into the nature of society. Located on the campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey, Transaction Publishers is dedicated to the expansion of the social sciences and is committed to the enhancement of public, professional and scholarly awareness by reaching the widest possible audience for work done by researchers. http://www.transactionpub.com/ Editorial board Ben Anderson Chimera, University of Essex, UK Ken Anderson Intel corporation, US Amos Anyimadu University of Ghana, Ghana Naomi Baron American University, US Manual Castells Annenberg Center, University of Southern California, US/Spain Akiba Cohen Tel Aviv University, Israel Kathleen Cumiskey College of Staten Island - CUNY, US Nicola Doering Ilmenau University of technology, Germany Jonathan Donner Microsoft Research - Bangalore, India/US Gerard Goggin University of Sydney, Australia Nicola Green University of Surrey, UK Leslie Haddon London School of Economics, UK Keith Hampton Annenberg School, University of Pennsylvania, US Tomita Hidenori Kansai University Faculty of Sociology Mass Communication Joachim Höflich Erfurt University, Germany Mizuko Ito Annenberg Center, University of Southern California, US/Japan Shin Dong Kim Hallym University, Republic of Korea Ilpo Koskinen University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland Patrick Law The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Christian Licoppe Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications, France Sonia Livingstone London School of Economics, UK Steve Love Brunel University, UK Shin Mizukoshi The University of Tokyo, Japan Kristóf Nyíri Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary Leysia Palen University of Colorado, US Raul Pertierra University of the Philippines, Philippines Madanmohan Rao Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore, India Ron Rice Univ. of California -Santa Barbara, US Anxo Roibas University of Brighton, UK/Italy Harmeet Sawhney Indiana University, US Gitte Stald University of Copenhagen, Denmark Hidenori Tomita Bukkyo University, Japan Jane Vincent University of Surrey, UK Barry Wellman University of Toronto, Canada Peter B. 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