From shuyer at wigsat.org Mon Apr 26 11:53:59 2010 From: shuyer at wigsat.org (Sophia Huyer) Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:53:59 -0400 Subject: [Ict4women] Deadline extended to May 7th, 2010 - Call for Research Pre-Proposals: 'Gender and Citizenship in the Information Society' Message-ID: The deadline for the submission of Pre-Proposals to the 'Gender and Citizenship in the Information Society Research Program' has been extended from April 28th, 2010 to May 7th, 2010. Please access www.gender-IS-citizenship.net for more information. Thanks, Anita Gurumurthy Executive Director IT for Change www.ITforChange.net Please make sure to 'load images' in this email. The E-Brochure is attached to this message as a PDF. Alternatively, to print this document, please click on the link to the PDF version below. Gender and Citizenship in the Information Society An Asia-Wide Research Program Call for Pre-Proposals Deadline Extended to May 7th, 2010 Table of contents Background Objectives Eligibility Selection Research Questions Deadlines Contact us Background IT for Change, with support from IDRC, is happy to announce an Asia- wide research initiative titled 'Gender and Citizenship in the Information Society'. This Research Program aims to explore how the concept of citizenship may be useful to study the gendered context of the emerging techno-social paradigm. The opportunities and challenges for women's equality and empowerment in the emerging context need to be framed in a nuanced way, juxtaposing the analysis of gender relations with the broader questions of development, participation and power. The Program is thus an attempt to build a theoretical framework and generate policy directions from the standpoint of marginalised women in the region. It will broaden the conceptual horizon about gender and ICTs, towards a politicisation and radicalisation of the 'access-centred' discourse so that the core feminist question about power, justice and equity can be addressed in its full implications. The Program will award around 8 grants of up to 25,000 USD each, for one year of primary research. Objectives (back to top) The Program's goal is to create a theoretical niche in information society studies that draws from and builds upon Southern feminist scholarship. The overall objectives of the Program are as follows: To understand how emerging techno-social paradigms, shaped by new information and communication technologies (ICTs), recast the citizenship of marginalised women. To examine the challenges to and opportunities for women's citizenship as they are shaped by new ICTs in relation to specific social and institutional ecologies. To propose ways forward for practice and policy in relation to information and communication domains that place women's citizenship at the centre. To build a network of researchers, scholars and policy makers on information society and gender issues in Asia. Eligibility (back to top) The Program seeks to attract mid-career scholars who have made high quality contributions to feminist scholarship and policy debates in the Asian region with at least 15 years of research experience. Each research project is expected to be carried out by a team of at least 2 researchers. The Principal Researcher will need to be affiliated with a well-reputed institution and will preferably have a doctoral degree. Exposure to information society and new media discourses will be desirable. Selection (back to top) An independent Program Advisory Committee will short-list pre- proposals for the final round, based on the following criteria: Congruence with the objectives and broad research framework of the Program Clarity of the core idea sought to be investigated, and the specificity and uniqueness of epistemological gap that the proposed research seeks to address Originality of the research proposal Potential impact of research findings, mainly for public policy and development practice Quality of research design and methodology Scholarship record of Principal Researcher and the team Appropriateness of Budget and Work Plan Impact on developing research capacity in the relatively new areas of inquiry being addressed by the Program Key Research Questions (back to top) This initiative seeks to address the following themes of inquiry. Proposals must cover one or more of these areas: Citizenship practices leveraging new technologies and the renegotiation of women's formal citizenship in local contexts New technologies, institutional transparency and women's participation in local governance The trans-local nature of the public sphere and changing meanings of citizenship for marginalised women Gender transformation through digital media and emerging 'local publics' Women's citizenship, economic and cultural globalisation, social movements and new technologies National policy frameworks and institutional mechanisms around ICTs, with respect to women's citizenship Gender, hegemonic masculinities and 'openness'/'publicness' of online spaces Interconnections between technology governance regimes (including Internet governance), 'open technology paradigms' and emancipatory feminist frameworks Deadlines (back to top) Pre-proposal applications must be submitted by May 7th, 2010. Selected projects will be invited by mid-May to send in detailed proposals. Contact us (back to top) For more details, visit www.gender-IS-citizenship.net Questions? Please write to gender-IS-citizenship at ITforChange.net Contact Print Brochure (PDF) Application Form (.ODT) Application Form (.DOC) Program Coordination: With Support from: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: