Ethics of Information in the Perspective of Cultural Diversity

Dear Colleagues,

Ethical issues dealing with information-communication technology (ICT) are becoming everyday news. Since ICT spread global and into almost every pore of mundane life, cross- and intercultural differences in approaches to information ethics issues are more important than ever. We extend the call for papers on topics of ethics of information in the perspective of cultural diversity.

        Suggested topics are (but not limited to):

• conceptual frame for comparising cross-cultural effects in information ethics
• religious implications in ethics of information
• minority studies, cultural differences and information society
• ICT as mediator variable in ethical issues considering misuse of technology
• gender turn in (information) ethics
• subcultures, life-styles and ICT – expressing oneself across cultures
• disability, assistive ICT and striving for well-being
• information overload and mental health issues in cultural space
• cultural bias in Wikipedia

Brey, Philip (2009). Is Information Ethics Culture Relative? In Panayiotis Zaphiris and Chee Siang Ang (eds.) Human Computer Interaction: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications. Hershey, New York, Information Science Reference, 154-167.

Capurro, Rafael (2008). Intercultural Information Ethics. In Kenneth Einar Himma and Herman T. Tavani (eds.) The Handbook of Information and Computer Ethics. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons ,621-638.

Gefen, David, Nitza Geri and Naracimha Paravastu (2009). Vive la Différence: The Cross-Culture Differences Within Us. In Edward J. Szewczak (ed.) Selected Readings on the Human Side of Information Technology. Hershey, NY: Information Science Reference, 443-454.

Hongladarom, Soraj and Johannes Britz (2010). “Intercultural Information Ethics.” International Review of Information Ethics, 13, 2-5.

Kelly, Mathews and Jared Bielby (eds.) (2016). Information Cultures in the Digital Age. A Festschrift in Honor of Rafael Capurro. Weisbaden: Springer VS.

Leidner, Dorothy E. and Timothy Kayworth (2006). A Review of Culture in Information Systems Research: Toward a Theory of Information Technology Culture Conflict. MIS Quarterly 30(2), 357-399.

Sturges, Paul (2015). “Limits to freedom of expression? The problem of blasphemy.” IFLA Journal, 41(2), 112-119.

Assist. Prof. Josip Ćirić
Guest Editor

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• information ethics
• intercultural diversity
• cross-cultural comparison
• interdisciplinary discourse