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Call for Papers Theme: Surveillance and Citizenship Subtitle: State-Media-Citizen Relations After the Snowden Leaks Type: Conference and Workshop Institution: Cardiff University Location: Cardiff, Wales (United Kingdom) Date: 18.–19.6.2015 Deadline: 20.2.2015 __________________________________________________ The revelations by whistleblower Edward Snowden have provided unprecedented insights into contemporary mass surveillance. They have prompted significant debates on the nature of civil rights in digital environments; the possibilities and challenges of secure communication; the nature of the security state; the quality of media coverage; and new threats to press freedom and political dissent. Two years after the revelations started, the conference “Surveillance and Citizenship” will review their impacts and consequences for state policy, technological development, internet uses and the media. It will address the following questions: - What is the policy environment for surveillance and the work of intelligence agencies? Which policy reform proposals have emerged? - Which technical platforms have been particularly vulnerable; what tools exist for secure communication; and what standards are required for privacy protection? - What is the level of public reaction? How do people perceive digital surveillance? - What are the implications of surveillance for journalism, activism and social movements? - Have the media reported accurately on the leaks? Which challenges have emerged for journalists? - What is the nature of citizenship in the 'Snowden Era'? Please submit a 300-500 word abstract to: [email protected] We invite submissions of academic paper proposals as well as proposals for workshops, hackathons and project presentations. The conference will combine academic analysis and practical workshops. In addition, the conference will serve to present preliminary research results by the research project “Digital Citizenship and Surveillance Society: UK State-Media-Citizen Relations after the Snowden Leaks”. The collaborative project, hosted by Cardiff University, explores the nature, opportunities and challenges of digital citizenship in light of mass surveillance. Speakers include (among others): Ben Wizner (ACLU, Edward Snowden’s lawyer) Caspar Bowden (former Chief Privacy Adviser for Microsoft) Mark Andrejevic (Ponoma College, US) Kirstie Ball (Open University, UK) Seda Guerses (New York University, US) Tony Bunyan (Statewatch) James Ball (The Guardian) The conference will bring together leading UK and international scholars, and representatives of organisations such as Privacy International, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Tactical Tech, Open Rights Group, and the Centre for Investigative Journalism. Conference organizing committee: Dr Arne Hintz (Cardiff University), Prof Karin Wahl-Jorgensen (Cardiff University), Dr Lina Dencik (Cardiff University), Prof Ian Brown (Oxford University), Dr Michael Rogers (Briar Project, Technical University of Delft), Dr Jonathan Cable (Cardiff University) Further conference information: http://www.dcssproject.net/conference/ Contact: Jonathan Cable Cardiff School of Journalism, Media & Cultural Studies Cardiff University Bute Building King Edward VII Avenue Cardiff, CF10 3NB United Kingdom Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.dcssproject.net/conference/ __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
