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52nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-52)
January 8-11, 2019——Grand Wailea Hotel, Wailea, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Submission Deadline (June 15, 2018)
Call for Papers
Digital Government Theory: Development, Integration, and
Application (Minitrack)
In fields of study that intersect with Digital Government, such as
Administrative Sciences and Management Information Systems, the
role of theory has been discussed for at least a couple of decades
if not longer. While some have asserted that "Theory is King"
(Straub, 2009) others call this the "theory fetish" (Avison &
Malaurent, 2014), or even hold that the ‘blanket insistence on
theory, or the requirement of an articulation of theory in
everything we write, actually retards our ability to achieve our
end: understanding.’ (Hambrick, 2007, p. 1346). We intend to
further this discussion and extend it into, or rather reanimate
it, in the domain of Digital Government.
Digital Government, formerly also referred to as electronic
government, has evolved tremendously over the last few decades.
The Digital Government Reference Library contains more than 10,500
peer-reviewed publications. This multi-disciplinary study domain
benefits from researchers and practitioners from diverse fields,
including but not limited to public administration, information
systems, information science, and political science. As the domain
matures, it is useful for scholars and other stakeholders to
examine the state of the body of knowledge.
To this end, several key questions emerge. Given the applied
nature of Digital Government, what is the role of theory? What are
the fundamental theoretical contributions to or from Digital
Government discipline, if any? What is the appropriate balance of
theory and practice in this domain of study? What are the
reference disciplines for Digital Government, if any? Does Digital
Government have, or shall Digital Government have, a "home"
(anchor) discipline? Is Digital Government (can, or shall, it
evolve into) its own discipline? What relevance does the Digital
Government body of knowledge have to practice?
The purpose of this mini-track is to explore the role of theory
development in this applied discipline. We hope to receive
submissions from scholars with diverse views on the current status
of the domain and the role of theory development in it.
We welcome submissions on varied topics, such as (but not limited
to):
— Digital Government Theory Development
— The Role of Theory Development and Theory Integration in Digital
Government
— Fundamental Digital Government Theories
— The Status of the Digital Government Domain (discipline, or
not?)
— The Future of Digital Government Research
— Digital Government Research Methodologies
— Digital Government Reference Disciplines, if any
— Multi-disciplinary studies in Digital Government
— Inter-disciplinary studies in Digital Government
Minitrack papers should be submitted online via the HICSS
submission system by June 15, 2018. The accepted papers will be
used to drive the discussion at a pre-conference workshop that
explores e-government theory development and its relationship to
applied research in the field. We will recruit workshop
participants with diverse views on the role of theory development
in e-government to promote critical discussion of the current
status and future trajectory of the discipline.
More information under :
http://faculty.washington.edu/jscholl/hicss52/digital-government-theory.php
and
http://faculty.washington.edu/jscholl/hicss52/ as well as
http://hicss.hawaii.edu
In case of questions please contact the
Mintrack Co-chairs
Hans J (Jochen) Scholl (lead)
University of Washington Email:
jscholl@uw.edu
Lemuria Carter Virginia Commonwealth University Email:
Ldcarter@vcu.edu
John Carlo Bertot University of Maryland Email:
jbertot@umd.edu
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