Civic Media Reader CFP & Publication Opportunity (MIT Press 2015)

There is a groundswell of activity in the fields of civic engagement and technologies coming from a wide range of academic and practical disciplines. But there is no volume that attempts to pull this work together under a single umbrella. The Civic Media Reader (MIT Press, 2015), edited by Eric Gordon and Paul Mihailidis, will provide a thorough exploration of the relationship between citizens, technologies and engagement in a global context and serve as a shared framework for this emerging discipline.

The book is divided into five sections– Big Picture, Modes of Engagement, Institutions and Organizations, Activism and Participation, and Methods and Collaborations– each with a host of sections that investigate how civic technologies are affecting certain policy domains, civic practices, or facilitating more efficient or meaningful participation in contemporary society. To support and enrich these theoretical chapters, we are looking for case studies in the various fields and disciplines in which civic technologies and corresponding practices have developed since the turn of the 21st Century.  A case study presents a detailed look at a particular organization, use of technology, or methodology which highlights a unique aspect of contemporary civics. Please access the submissions page here.

We are asking for 100-word proposals by April 25, 2014. Authors will be notified in early May. Final cases will be due by June 30. For further information is available here and at www.cmr-acq.tumblr.com/thebook.