International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)

Guest Editors:

Prof. Christopher G. Reddick, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
Dr. Saqib Saeed, Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan

Submission due date: November 1, 2012

OBJECTIVE OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE

The objective of the proposed Special Issue is to highlight technology design implications, user experiences and political implications of technology usage for homeland security. 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, 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
• 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.)

This journal is an official publication of the Information Resources Management Association www.igi-global.com/IJEP

For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com.

All submissions should be should be directed to the attention of guest editors.

Prof. Christopher G. Reddick
E-mail: Chris.Reddick@utsa.edu
University of Texas at San Antonio, USA

Dr. Saqib Saeed
E-mail: saqib.saeed@gmail.com
Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan