IJEP 2013 - Special Issue On: Information Technology and Homeland Security

Guest Editors
Prof. Christopher G. Reddick, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
Dr. Saqib Saeed, Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan
Introduction
Post 9/11 world has an enhanced focus on homeland security and as a result huge investments have been done by governments to enhance the public security. Advanced technological systems have been designed in countries to improve monitoring, security, and control against a possible terrorist attack. The focus of the proposed special issue is to analyze the political implications of technology adoption for homeland security and emergency management mechanisms. The aim is to consider all relevant aspects of technology implications such as citizen’s rights and privacy. The special issue explores implications and issues with a view to suggesting appropriate strategies to improve the system design by highlighting the political implications of technology. The issues associated with emergency management in relationship to IT adoption will also be explored in this special issue.
Objective
The objective of the proposed special issue is to highlight technology design implications, user experiences and political implications of technology usage for homeland security and emergency management. Research contributions in this special issue will provide guidelines for government agencies to better understand the citizen’s perspective. The contents in this special issue are of interest for researchers working in the domains of information systems, human computer interaction, emergency management, organizational science, and political science
Recommended Topics
Topics to be discussed in this special issue include (but are not limited to) the following:
Cost benefit studies of technology adoption for homeland security
Digital divide and technology adoption for citizen security
Global politics and homeland security
IT and effectiveness of security organizations
IT and emergency management preparedness
Limitations, challenges, and barriers to ICT adoption for government bodies
Political, ethical, security, privacy, and legal issues
Politics of the IT function and role in security organizations
Precision and accuracy of homeland security IT infrastructure
System design for homeland security applications
User experiences with homeland security systems (e.g., body scanners, etc.)
Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this special theme issue on Information Technology and Homeland Security on or before November 1, 2012. All submissions must be original and may not be under review by another publication. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD CONSULT THE JOURNAL’S GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at http://www.igi-global.com/Files/AuthorEditor/guide.... All submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind, peer review basis. Papers must follow APA style for reference citations.
All submissions and inquiries should be directed to the attention of:
Prof. Christopher G. Reddick
E-mail: Chris.Reddick-AT-utsa.edu
University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
Dr. Saqib Saeed
E-mail: saqib.saeed-AT-gmail.com
Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan