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International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)
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Published: Semi-Annually
Copyright: ©2010
DOI: 10.4018/IJEP
ISSN: 1947-9131
EISSN: 1947-914X
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DescriptionThe International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP) provides a critical forum that discusses the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) as it applies to global politics, in both the government and societal sense, and the implications of its use. Not only does it explore the applications of ICTs for efficiency within political offices, it also discerns their use for facilitating discourse between state officials and citizens. The journal also expands to investigate social media and apps that can promote citizen engagement and the ways that these technologies can both stimulate and hinder political progress. With a focus on government, business, environmental, and media politics, and the myriad ways in which they intersect with information technology, this journal considers such aspects of e-politics as social responsibility, campaigning, election strategies and interference, online engagement, cultural/context sensitivity, cultural studies, ethics, and more.
Contents
Volume 10, Issue 2
Volume 10, Issue 1
Volume 9, Issue 2
Volume 9, Issue 1
Volume 8, Issue 4
Volume 8, Issue 3
Volume 8, Issue 2
Volume 8, Issue 1
Volume 7, Issue 4
Volume 7, Issue 3
Volume 7, Issue 2
Volume 7, Issue 1
Volume 6, Issue 4
Volume 6, Issue 3
Volume 6, Issue 2
Volume 6, Issue 1
Volume 5, Issue 4
Volume 5, Issue 3
Volume 5, Issue 2
Volume 5, Issue 1
Volume 4, Issue 4
Volume 4, Issue 3
Volume 4, Issue 2
Volume 4, Issue 1
Volume 3, Issue 4
Volume 3, Issue 3
Volume 3, Issue 2
Volume 3, Issue 1
Volume 2, Issue 4
Volume 2, Issue 3
Volume 2, Issue 2
Volume 2, Issue 1
Volume 1, Issue 4
Volume 1, Issue 3
Volume 1, Issue 2
Volume 1, Issue 1
MissionThe mission of the International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP) is to define and expand the boundaries of e-politics as an emerging area of inter-disciplinary research and practice by assisting in the development of e-politics theories and empirical models. The journal creates a venue for empirical, theoretical, and practical scholarly work on e-politics to be published, leading to sharing of ideas between practitioners and academics in this field. IJEP contributes to the creation of a community of e-politics researchers by serving as a “hub” for related activities, such as organizing seminars and conferences on e-politics and publication of books on e-politics.
CoverageThe International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP) focuses on three major topic areas: the politics of information technology function and its role within organizations, the politics of virtual communities and social networking communities, and the role that electronic media plays in community activism and party politics at the local, national, and international levels. Within these major areas, specific topics of interest to be discussed in the journal include (but are not limited to) the following:
- E-voting and electronically enabled e-government
- Impact of globalization on the political role played by the IT unit within organizations
- Impact of race and gender on electronically enabled political manipulations
- Party politics and social activism
- Politics of diffusion of change within organizations
- Politics of social networking communities, including: learning communities, customers' communities, e-dating communities, gaming communities, support group communities, etc.
- Politics of the IT function and role in organizations
- Politics of virtual communities and social networking communities
- Politics of geographically based virtual communities
- Use of electronic media for surveillance manipulation and harassment
- Use of electronic media in industrial and labor relations
- Utilization of electronic media for governance and politicking at the municipal, state, national, and international levels
- Utilization of electronic media for political debate, information sharing, political decision making, and fundraising
Journal IndicesBacon's Media Directory The Index of Information Systems Journals The Standard Periodical Directory Ulrich's Periodicals Directory Worldwide Political Abstracts (WPSA)
Testimonials and Reviews"The design, implementation, and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) are not just technical issues; they are intensely social and thus political. Further, ICTs now can be used to support, challenge, fragment, and unify political discourse and speech, so the International Journal of E-Politics is both timely and essential."
- Ronald E. Rice, University of California - Santa Barbara, USA
"Successfully using social media was one of the most noted aspects of President Obama’s presidential campaign. Electronic media is no longer used for information and for interaction, but now is a live media that changes constantly in our lives, thoughts, and beliefs. E-politics quickly replaces the printed media and the public gathering. It changes constantly at a pace and ways unknown to researchers. The International Journal of E-Politics fills a necessary gap that will enable us to monitor, understand, and change the ways e-politics work."
- E. Isaac Mostovicz, Janus Thinking Ltd., USA
"IJEP provides a critical forum for debate on politics and policy within e-based societies, particularly as information, knowledge, and technology have become tools driving through change. IJEP captures this global debate better than anyone else."
- Andrew Kakabadse, Cranfield School of Management, UK and Nada Kakabadse, Northampton Business School, UK
"In the rush to understand the value of information systems and technologies and to offer council on how such value can best be achieved, academic research has naturally focused on the private sector, where money and return on investment provide relatively easy-to-obtain measures of success. But, because the collection and flow of information is critical to a productive society, information systems provide an equal or, perhaps, greater value to humanity in the public sector than in the private sector. IJEP, with its focus on government, politics, and social responsibility, brings a much needed balance to the study of information, information systems, and information technology."
- Steven R. Gordon, Babson College, USA and Editor of the Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research
"The theme of this journal meets an important need. The Internet is a rapidly expanding medium that has become the primary form of communication for many people around the world. The International Journal of E-Politics speaks to this revolutionary change and is much needed."
- Jack Quarter, University of Toronto, Canada
"In the context of the information and knowledge society, in which the broadband networks are stimulating and increasing services as for the welfare state (e-health and e-learning) and the area of business (e-business), a key area of analysis is e-politics, an emerging interdisciplinary area of research and practice. In this respect, IJEP appears in the best moment to treat the sector as a contemporary form."
- Joan-Francesc Fondevila-Gascón, CECABLE, UAB, UAO, and UOC, Spain
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