[Commlist] Call for Papers: Data Justice Conference 2026

Call for Papers*
*Fourth international Data Justice conference: The Datafied State*
Date: *1-2 June, 2026*
Location: *Cardiff University in Cardiff, UK*
Host: *Data Justice Lab*
Although contested and multifaceted, the field of data justice continues 
to engage critical debates on the societal implications of datafication 
in all its iterations, from social media to platform capitalism to the 
current hype around Artificial Intelligence (AI). Much of this focus has 
been on the potential harm of such technologies on different communities 
and on the societal shifts associated with their uses by a diverse range 
of actors. Less focus, perhaps, has been on the way the advent of 
data-driven technologies has intermingled with and transformed the 
state. From high-stake uses, such as those revealed in the Snowden 
leaks, to crisis management as evidenced during the Covid-19 pandemic, 
to the mundane and everyday delivery of public services, platforms and 
AI systems are now deeply embedded within roles and functions associated 
with the state. At the same time, the state has been instrumental in the 
advancement of datafication and the role that technology, and its 
providers, now play in society. At a time when governments and 
technology companies are seen to be closer than ever, examining their 
relationship and its consequences seems pivotal for our understanding of 
data justice.
This two-day conference will therefore explore the role and 
transformations of the state in an age of datafication and what this 
means for social justice and resistance. It will examine the 
interrelations between data-driven technologies and government, the 
changing role of corporations, emerging popular responses, and efforts 
to democratise datafication. Hosted by the Data Justice Lab at Cardiff 
University’s School of Journalism, Media and Culture (JOMEC) in the UK, 
it will bring together international scholars, practitioners and 
community groups to discuss the nature and implications of the datafied 
state.
Keynote Speakers include:
*Nick Srnicek, King’s College London, UK*
*Sarah Myers West, AI Now, US*
*Oriana Bernasconi, UC Chile, Chile*
Submission of abstracts of max 500 words to 
(_DataJusticeLab /at/ cardiff.ac.uk) <mailto:(DataJusticeLab /at/ cardiff.ac.uk)>_
Deadline for submissions of abstracts: *31st of December, 2025*
Conference registration fees:
£175 / £150  (early bird)
£125 / £100 students (early bird)
Conference registration deadlines:
6th of March 2026 – early bird
17th of April 2026 – final deadline


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