Call for Papers for Special Issue of Internet Policy Review on *Regulating the ‘Sharing Economy'*

Published: 21 August 2015

This Call for Papers is open to researchers from the fields of policy studies, sociology, law, philosophy, data, information and technology studies, economics and management. Emerging scholars are particularly encouraged to submit a proposal.

This Call for Papers is open to researchers from the fields of policy studies, sociology, law, philosophy, data, information and technology studies, economics and management. Emerging scholars are particularly encouraged to submit a proposal.  Contributions should focus on the impact of technological and social innovation in this area, with specific reference to European societies and digital regulatory frameworks. In particular, we seek papers which address the following topics of interest for regulators:

  • Crowdfunding and venture crowdfunding networks
  • Economic impacts of sharing economy on traditional sectors
  • Informal governance, ratings, reviews and crowd intelligence
  • Future of transportation, utilities, and ‘smart’ urban provision
  • Peer-to-peer production and distribution of media
  • Alternative digital currencies, legal and financial systems
  • Citizenship and civic engagement
  • Open data, privacy and accountability

In addition to the above topics, we welcome proposals for original, forward-looking contributions with a focus on the European digital regulatory environment (or that of a national or local jurisdiction in Europe). By critically examining this emerging topic, this special issue will generate EU-specific understanding of policy issues, and expand our scholarly understanding of economic and social trends with potential for long-term impact.

Special Issue editors: Kris Erickson, Research Fellow, CREATe, University of Glasgow & Inge Sørensen, Research Fellow, CCPR, University of Glasgow.

policyreview.info/node/371 

Important dates

7th September 2015: Deadline for expression of interest and abstract submission (500 word abstracts) to the co-editors Kristofer.Erickson@glasgow.ac.uk and Inge.Sorensen@glasgow.ac.uk

29th September 2015: Feedback on abstract submissions

30th December 2015: Deadline for full text submission (max. 35,000 characters) to editor@hiig.de

All details on text submissions can be found here: policyreview.info/authors

 


First published: 21 August 2015