[Commlist] CfP Networks, Algorithms, Citizenship: Toward the Post-Digital European Public Sphere

CfP Networks, Algorithms, Citizenship: Toward the Post-Digital European 
Public Sphere

EXTENDED Deadline Dec 30th, 2025


CALL FOR PAPERS

We warmly invite you to submit your proposals for the special issue 2026 
"Networks, Algorithms, Citizenship: Toward the Post-Digital European 
Public Sphere" of the/De Europa - European and Global Studies Journal 
/(University of Turin). Editor: Prof. Dr. Marinella Belluati.

The idea of a European public sphere as a shared space for democratic 
debate and transnational public opinion formation has long been central 
to academic and institutional debates. In a geopolitical, social and 
technological context marked by rapid transformation, it is necessary to 
revisit the conditions of its existence and sustainability, 
reinterpreting Habermasian foundations in light of contemporary forms of 
democratic participation and pervasive digitalisation. Today, two 
interrelated dynamics are reshaping the European public sphere: the 
digitalisation of public space, which has expanded channels of 
expression while intensifying fragmentation, unequal access and 
vulnerability to disinformation; and artificial intelligence, which 
operates not merely as a technical tool but as an epistemic and 
communicative infrastructure shaping cognitive, deliberative and 
decision-making processes at the core of democratic 
citizenship. Building upon this framework, the special issue welcomes 
contributions on the following topics:

- artificial intelligence and public communication in Europe;
- disinformation and digital campaigns;
- digital access and communication inequalities;
- governance and regulation of European digital communication;
- deliberation and participation in digital spaces;
- artificial intelligence and information ecosystems;
- European elections and digital public spaces.

Submission guidelines:

Articles should be original and unpublished (5,000-8,000 words including 
references), prepared for anonymous peer review and comply with /De 
Europa/’s author guidelines. Contributions are accepted in Italian, 
English or French. Abstracts should be provided in English regardless of 
the article’s language.

Deadlines:

-Abstract submission (300-500 words): December 30, 2025;

-Notification of abstract outcome: February 1, 2026;

-Submission of full manuscripts: June 30, 2026;

-Communication of revisions: by August 1, 2026;

-Submission of revised versions: October 15, 2026.

Articles will be available in open access. No payment from the authors 
will be required.

Contact and submissions to:(com4teu /at/ unito.it) <mailto:(com4teu /at/ unito.it)>. 
Email subject:/Special Issue Networks, Algorithms, Citizenship/

Further details on formatting and submission procedures are available on 
the journal website: 
https://www.deeuropa.unito.it/sites/www.deeuropa.unito.it/files/Networks_Algorithms_Citizenship_Toward%20the%20Post%E2%80%91Digital%20European%20Public%20Sphere_Call_EN.pdf 



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