[Commlist] CfP Digital Authoritarianism section at the ECPR General Conference

We invite paper and panel proposals for the Digital Authoritarianism 
section at the ECPR General Conference which will take place on 26-29 
August 2025 in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: 
https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/SectionDetails/1511 
<https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/SectionDetails/1511>

In recent years, we have witnessed the proliferation of two global 
"mega" trends: the world is becoming more digitized and more 
authoritarian. Many democracies worldwide suffer a gradual but 
substantial deterioration, and several non-democratic regimes manifest 
harsher forms of authoritarianism. Digital authoritarianism encompasses 
a range of digitally assisted practices and the underlying 
infrastructures that enable these practices. It is facilitated by the 
increasing reliance on digital technologies, the consequent generation 
of unprecedented amounts of data, and the unparalleled capacity to 
exploit this data. The study of digital authoritarianism includes 
purposeful authoritarian practices of covert surveillance methods, 
widespread censorship, online and digitally-assisted offline repression, 
disinformation campaigns, and the manipulation of voting behavior. It 
also includes investigating harmful by-products of digitization and 
economic incentives that drive technological innovation (i.a: Zuboff 2019).

This section investigates the different authoritarian ramifications of 
digitization and digital technologies. Our planned panels cover many 
themes that foster a better understanding of this phenomenon, and we are 
happy to include externally proposed panels that widen the scope of this 
coverage.

"Digital Authoritarianism and Generative AI" Chair: Hossein Kermani, 
(hossein.kermani /at/ univie.ac.at) <mailto:(hossein.kermani /at/ univie.ac.at)>

"Big Data Transformations: Does Regime Type Matter?" Chair: Ahmed Maati, 
(ahmed.maati /at/ tum.de) <mailto:(ahmed.maati /at/ tum.de)>

"Crisis of Social Reproduction and Gendered Perspectives on Digital 
Authoritarianism" Chair: Ülker Sözen, (ulk.sozen /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(ulk.sozen /at/ gmail.com)>

"Comparative Approaches to Digital Authoritarianism" Chair: Gregory 
Asmolov, (gregory.asmolov /at/ kcl.ac.uk) <mailto:(gregory.asmolov /at/ kcl.ac.uk)>

Deadline for submissions is January 6 (Midnight UK time). Please see the 
guidelines for paper & panel 
proposals:https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/Content?ID=1482&EventID=269 
<https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/Content?ID=1482&EventID=269>


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