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For the 2012 conference call for papers and panels click here.

Larry Luton is new the editor of Administrative Theory & Praxis! Congratulations to Larry and his editorial team, Jennifer Eagan, Jennifer Alexander, Louis Howe, and Domonic Bearfield.

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The conference keynote address given by Orion White, “Whenever Two Or More Are Gathered: Relationship As the Heart of Ethical Discourse,” is available here. David Farmer's keynote address, "Public Administration in Perspective: Epistemic Pluralism" is available here.

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Public administration scholars and practitioners are still discovering the possible uses for continually evolving information and interactive technologies such as social media. According to the United States Federal Web Managers Council, social media are defined as “the various activities that integrate technology, social interaction, and content creation” (http://www.usa.gov/webcontent/technology/other_tech.shtml). Social technologies can be used for simple sharing of information or the facilitation of interactions, mobile texting technology can be used to mobilize “smart mobs” for civic action, and virtual worlds can be used to mimic physical worlds to allow for simulated interactions. Whatever the technology, the benefits are potentially far reaching.

We invite papers relating to the use of social media technologies in government, specifically in public administration. Topics to consider include:

Broad philosophical and social-theoretical concerns related to the implications of these new technologies for long-standing ontological and epistemological questions of the field, such human nature and knowledge production.
Democratic considerations regarding the potentially changing meaning of community, citizenship, citizen engagement, and governance.
Political challenges such as the acceptance of anonymous citizen feedback on policy and program matters.
Ethical concerns such as the proper manner in which to interact with citizens
Legal/statutory obstacles such as the allowable use of technologies for different purposes given existing statutory frameworks.
Accessibility concerns regarding technology access for individuals with disabilities and/or limited capacities or resources.
Organizational benefits or drawbacks such as administrative or transaction cost implications or information dissemination efficiencies.
Other topics will be considered, as this symposium aims to explore this emerging, yet quickly growing, movement within public administration. We will consider theoretical or theoretically informed empirical studies, including single- or multiple-case analyses.

Paper proposals are due July 1, 2010 and should include a working title, a one-page description of the proposed content, and affiliation and full contact information for the author(s). Papers commissioned from among the proposals will be due to the coordinator by December 1, 2010, and will then be sent out by the ATP editor for blind review. Invitation to participate does not ensure publication. Final manuscripts will be due in April 2011. The co-coordinators of this symposium are Thomas Bryer, University of Central Florida, and Staci Zavattaro, University of Texas-Brownsville. Please submit questions and proposals via email to: tbryer@mail.ucf.edu.

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