Event overview
The Conference will bring together internet based activists from around the world to discuss the role of new media in promoting debate and dialogue, participation and social change as part of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation.
Sponsored by the Department of Politics, the European Commission, the International Debate Education Association (http://www.idebate.org), the Open Society Institute and Debatewise (http://www.debatewise.com)
The Conference will bring together internet based activists from around the world to discuss the role of new media in
promoting debate and dialogue, participation and social Change as part of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation (2009).
The keynote speaker will be Mr. Evgeny Morozov, a Yahoo fellow at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, where he is studying the impact of the Internet on global politics. He is also a contributing editor and a blogger for Foreign Policy Magazine. Prior to his appointment to Georgetown, he was a fellow at the Open Society Institute, where he remains on the board of the Information Program. His book about the Internet and democracy will be published in late 2010 by PublicAffairs (US) / Penguin Press (UK).
Other presentations include:
Blogging and political activism during Myanmar's Saffron Revolution
New media for an Open Society in Thailand
Citizen Journalism platforms in Belarus
The Online Debating Community in Romania
Bridging the North South Divide: efforts from Estonia
Journalism, Blogging and Education in Kyrgystan
Web 2.0, Learning and Teaching at Goldsmiths
For further information, contact Dr. Anca Pusca, Department of Politics: Ext 5317/ a.pusca@gold.ac.uk or go to the conference website: http://workserver.idebate.org/exchange/
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2009 | 9:00am - 5:30pm | |
| 13 Dec 2009 | 9:00am - 5:30pm |
Accessibility
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