:: networking democracy
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010“Networking Democracy – New Media Innovations in Participatory Politics” was the title of the conference that brought together international scholars in the respective field to Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The symposium took place from June 25 until 27, 2010 and was hosted by the Babeş-Bolyai University. Organized by the University of York, UK, and the Journal for Information, Communication & Society (iCS), this conference brought together a variety of contributions on different topics related to ICTs and democracy. The student protests that originated in Austria and spread via Germany all over Europe was covered, too (see for example Alexander Banfield-Mumb, Christina Neumayer, and Axel Maireder). International scholars such as William H. Dutton, Lance Bennett, Bruce Bimber, Donatella Della Porta, and Brian Loader, were keynote speakers; Frank Webster also gave a talk at this symposium. Congratulations to Brian Loader’s team at the University of York, in particular Dan Mercea, for organizing such a great event.
Discarded phones assembled for a giant mobile phone sculpture in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.