DESCRIPTION
Within the field of international communication, transnational networks – both online and electronic social networks and physical telecommunication and information networks – are becoming increasingly important. Concomitantly, the research methods to study networks are also becoming more diverse and facilitated by technological developments (such as computer assisted content and keyword analysis, dynamic social network analysis, integrated mixed methods semantic analysis.
GROUP COORDINATORS
Derrick Cogburn
Professor Cogburn is an Associate Professor of International Relations at the School of International Service at American University and Visiting Associate Professor of Information at the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University. His research and teaching interests include the institutional mechanisms for the global governance of ICTs; transnational policy-actor networks and epistemic communities, especially for nongovernmental organizations and global civil society; and the socio-technical infrastructure for geographically distributed collaboration in knowledge work. Dr. Cogburn directs the Center for Research on Collaboratories and Technology Enhanced Learning Communities (Cotelco), an award-winning social science research collaboratory investigating the social and technical factors that influence geographically distributed collaborative knowledge work, particularly between developed and developing countries. Cotelco is an affiliated center of the Burton Blatt Institute, Centers of Innovation on Disability, where Cogburn serves on the Leadership Council.
Contact: dcogburn@american.edu
Kenneth S. Rogerson
Dr. Rogerson is the director of undergraduate studies for the Duke University’s Department of Public Policy and is a lecturer in the Sanford Institute of Public Policy. He serves as the managing director of the Policy Journalism and Media Studies Certificate program. From 1998-2007 he was the research director for the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy. Recent publications include articles on the use of the Internet in political advocacy and social movements, privacy and the Internet and a historical comparison of the information revolution with the industrial revolution. He has served on an advisory board for the Rural Internet Access Authority for the state of North Carolina. He received his Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina in 2000 where his research focused on international relations, international communications and media policy issues. Ken was a reporter for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, Utah and currently teaches course on technology policy, newswriting and reporting and other media issues.
Contact: rogerson@duke.edu
SCHEDULE
9:00am -5:00pm
Pre-Conference Workshop
TRANSNATIONAL SOCIAL NETWORKS IN INFORMATION POLICY
9:00 – 11:30 > Roundtable
Chair: Derrick L. Cogburn, American University/Syracuse University
The morning session will focus on transnational social and online networks, with particular attention paid to the use of information and communications tools to support geographically distributed collaborative engagement in global policy processes.
Paper 1: A Meta-Analytical Model of Virtual Organizations in Transnational Civil Society, Private Sector and Scientific Networks
Alecia Santuzzi, Northern Illinois University; Fatima Espinoza, Syracuse University
Paper 2: Networks and States; The Global Politics of Internet Governance
Milton Mueller, Syracuse University/Delft University of Technology
WORKING LUNCHEON ON WORKING METHODS IN NETWORKS
11:30 – 2:00
Luncheon Keynote Speaker
A pragmatic view on the integration of text analysis techniques
Dr. Normand Péladeau, President, Provalis Research
Montreal, Canada
In the last few decades, we have seen many new developments in domains related to text analysis, such as natural language processing, computational linguistic, information retrieval and text mining. Many of those developments were designed to provide new tools to analyze large collections of text data, extract information, identify patterns and discover hidden relationships. While some may adopt an optimistic view and see in those new methods as more efficient alternatives to the more traditional approaches to text analysis, we believe a more realistic and pragmatic approach combining several methods is warranted. We will illustrates strengths and weaknesses of qualitative analysis, quantitative content analysis and text mining techniques and see how one could profit from combining different approaches and integrates new techniques to achieve more valid and reliable conclusions in less time. We will also stress the importance of constantly mixing qualitative data with quantitative information to get new insights.
Working Table Options:
1. Quantitative Techniques: (Structural Equation Modeling and Meta-Analysis), Alecia Santuzzi & Fatima Espinoza
2. Social Network Analysis Techniques: (One-Mode and Two Mode Network Analysis), Derrick Cogburn
3. Qualitative Techniques: (Content Analysis of Technical Documents), Sandra Braman
4. Actor-Network Theory: Theory and Methods, Mikkel Flyverbom
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION NETWORKS
2:00 – 4:30 > Roundtable
Chair: Ken Rogerson, Duke University
Paper 1: Internet Governance and Communication Technologies and Development
Nanette Levinson, American University
Paper 2: Wireless Grids, Mobile, and New Technologies for Networking
Lee McKnight, Syracuse University
Panel Slots A & B
Follow-up Forum/Panel Sessions
Discussion: Working Group participants will be encouraged to participate in the following panels on the ISA program, and to meet at the following times for working lunches to discuss the progress. The lunch sessions provide an opportunity for participants to discuss issues brought up in various panels they have attended.
PANEL 1:
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PANEL 2:
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Thursday, February 18, 2010
PANEL 3:
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PANEL 4:
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WORKING LUNCH
Friday, February 19, 2010
PANEL 5:
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PANEL 6:
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Saturday, February 20, 2010
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Wrap-up Session
