Dr Athina Karatzogianni, Assistant Professor at the International Communications Department of the American University of Paris, sends us the following announcement:

“I hope this email finds you well. I am chairing a Conflict Research Society workshop on Cyberconflict to be held in Central London on Wednesday 9th May 2007 and very much hope that you will wish to contribute or participate. The workshop, which will be the first of its kind to be held in the United Kingdom, will bring together contributors from a variety of disciplines – such as information technology, politics, sociology, media, and law – to share their perspectives on this important and highly topical subject.

We are interested in cyberconflict in broader terms (see for example http://www.p2pfoundation.net/Cyberconflict ): issues of cyberattacks, internet security, censorship, surveillance, identity and community will all be addressed. We are also keen to discuss the use of the internet as a tool by ethnoreligious and sociopolitical groups, varying from terrorist movements (e.g. Al-Qaeda’s recruitment tactics on the web) to its use by the anti-globalization and anti-war movements. The programme will also cover the activities of independent media and blogging and the alternative modes of production and governance of peer-to-peer networking.

If your current research falls within these parameters, and you are interested in presenting a paper, please contact me at: [email protected]

We are optimistic that the interest in the event will be such that the proceedings may be published as a special issue of the Society’s Journal. If you would like to submit a full paper for consideration please let me know when you contact me.

For more information and to register for the event visit www.conflictresearchsociety.org.uk or email Barbara May at:
[email protected]