[EGOV LIST] HICSS 58 CFP: THEORY AND METHODS IN DIGITAL GOVERNMENT MINITRACK

[Cordella,A via eGov-list]

Dear colleagues,
we encourage submissions the HICSS minitrack on THEORY AND METHODS IN DIGITAL GOVERNMENT MINITRACK<https://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-58/digital-government/#theory-and-methods-in-digital-government-minitrack> that offer fresh perspectives and critical discussions on the role of theory and methodology in digital government. Your contributions will be instrumental in shaping policies and practices, aiding policymakers and practitioners in the design, implementation, and evaluation of digital initiatives.
This minitrack promotes academic engagement in testing and modifying existing theories and methodologies to capture rapidly changing reality. As an emergent research field that incorporates approaches from several disciplinary study domain as public administration, information systems, information science, and political science, there is a need to focus on theory and methods. In the multi-, cross- and even inter-disciplinary studies of digital government, theories and methods make up a key for valid and reliable studies that can guide sustainable and democratic use of digital government in policies and practices. These fresh perspectives are crucial for comprehending and examining the changing practices linked to the integration of ICT in the public sector.
The overall purpose of this minitrack is to explore the role of theory and methodology development in the field of digital government. We welcome submissions with diverse views on the role of theory and methodology development in digital government to promote critical discussion of the current status and new theoretical trajectories of the discipline. By exploring the theoretical foundations of digital government initiatives, these contributions will aid policymakers and practitioners in better designing, implementing, and evaluating these initiatives. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  *   Fundamental Digital Government Theories and new approaches
  *   Methodological comparisons, conceptualizations and reflections in Digital Government
  *   The Role of Theory and Method Development and Theory Integration in Digital Government
  *   The Status of the Digital Government Domain (discipline, or not?)
  *   Digital Government Research Methodologies
  *   Theory and methods from digital government reference disciplines contributing to the development of effective digital government strategies and practices
  *   Multi/inter-disciplinary studies in digital government
  *   Normative theoretical approaches to digital government
  *   New theoretical frameworks drawn from various disciplines
  *   Application of new theories to the digital government domain
  *   Innovative theoretical frameworks to study normative and regulative challenges associated to the adoption of emerging technologies in the public sector
  *   Theory building challenges and opportunities in digital government research
Minitrack Co-Chairs:
Antonio Cordella (Primary Contact)
London School of Economics and Political Science
a.cordella at lse.ac.uk<mailto:a.cordella at lse.ac.uk>
Magdalena Roszczyńska-Kurasińska
University of Warsaw
m.roszczynska at uw.edu.pl<mailto:m.roszczynska at uw.edu.pl>
Peter André Busch
Univeristy of Agder
peter.a.busch at uia.no<mailto:peter.a.busch at uia.no>
Elin Wihlborg
Linköping University
elin.wihlborg at liu.se<mailto:elin.wihlborg at liu.se>