[Commlist] Call for Chapters: Digital Identity, Autonomy, and Communication in Posthuman Societies

Call for Chapters: Digital Identity, Autonomy, and Communication in 
Posthuman Societies

Editors
Filipe Moreira, inED, Escola Superior de Educação, Instituto Politécnico 
do Porto, Portugal
Paulo Barroso, ICNOVA, Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, Portugal
Alexandre Figueiredo, ICNOVA, Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
Pedro Simoes, ICNOVA, Instituto Politécnico da Guarda, Portugal

CALL FOR CHAPTERS
Proposals Submission Deadline: July 29, 2026
Full Chapters Due: September 30, 2026
Submission Date: September 30, 2026

INTRODUCTION
Artificial intelligence is driving profound and accelerating 
transformations in communication, education, and the structures of 
democratic governance. As generative AI systems become increasingly 
embedded in everyday informational environments — shaping how citizens 
access knowledge, how institutions communicate, and how public discourse 
is formed — questions of digital identity, personal autonomy, and the 
very conditions of human communication acquire renewed urgency. In what 
may be described as emerging posthuman societies, where human and 
synthetic agents coexist and co-produce meaning, it becomes essential to 
interrogate these developments from multiple scholarly perspectives. 
Digital Identity, Autonomy, and Communication in Posthuman Societies 
will bring together contributions from researchers in communication 
studies, educational technology, philosophy, and law to offer a 
genuinely interdisciplinary account of what it means to communicate, 
learn, and govern intelligent systems in democratic societies. The book 
will address three interconnected domains. First, it will explore how AI 
is reshaping communication practices, from the production and 
circulation of synthetic media to the algorithmic curation of public 
information and the erosion of epistemic trust. Second, it will examine 
the pedagogical and institutional challenges that AI poses to education, 
including questions of academic integrity, the transformation of 
learning environments, and the responsibilities of educational 
institutions in an era of generative tools. Third, it will engage the 
legal and philosophical dimensions of AI governance, with particular 
attention to the emerging regulatory frameworks in Europe, notably the 
EU AI Act, and to the deeper normative questions about identity, 
autonomy, rights, and accountability that these frameworks raise but do 
not always resolve.

OBJECTIVE
This volume aims to address a significant gap in the existing 
literature. While there is a growing body of work on AI from technical, 
economic, and policy perspectives, there remains a shortage of scholarly 
publications that bring communication theory, philosophy of technology, 
educational research, and legal analysis into sustained dialogue with 
one another. By drawing these fields into conversation, the book will 
advance more integrated frameworks for understanding AI not merely as a 
technical artefact but as a communicative, educational, and political 
phenomenon that reconfigures digital identity and human autonomy. 
Contributions gathered in this volume will be of direct relevance to 
scholars working on platform governance, digital media studies, 
philosophy of information, AI ethics, educational technology, and the 
law of emerging technologies. At a moment when academic institutions, 
regulatory bodies, and civil society organisations are struggling to 
develop coherent responses to AI, this volume will offer conceptual 
resources that transcend any single discipline, and is intended to 
become a reference point for researchers seeking rigorous, theoretically 
grounded perspectives on identity, autonomy, and communication in 
posthuman societies.

TARGET AUDIENCE
Academic: researchers and postgraduate students in communication 
sciences, media studies, educational technology, philosophy, and law who 
are seeking to engage critically with the social and political 
implications of artificial intelligence. The book will also be of 
relevance to practitioners and policy professionals working in areas 
such as digital regulation, media literacy, higher education governance, 
and public administration, particularly within European institutional 
contexts where the regulatory landscape is evolving rapidly. University 
libraries with collections in digital humanities, law and technology, 
and science and technology studies will find this volume a valuable 
addition to their holdings.

RECOMMENDED TOPICS
Contributions addressing, but not limited to, the following areas and 
topics are welcome:
- AI, Communication, and Public Discourse;
- The role of generative AI in transforming political communication and 
public debate;
- Algorithmic curation, filter bubbles, and the fragmentation of shared 
informational spaces;
- Synthetic media, deepfakes, and the crisis of epistemic trust in 
democratic societies;
- AI-generated disinformation and its implications for journalism and 
media ecosystems;
- Platform governance and the responsibilities of digital intermediaries 
in moderating AI-generated content;
- The automation of persuasion and its effects on public opinion 
formation AI, Education, and Learning Environments;
- Generative AI in higher education: pedagogical opportunities and 
institutional risks;
- Academic integrity in the age of large language models;
- AI literacy as a civic and educational competence;
- The transformation of teaching practices and curriculum design through 
AI tools;
- Ethical frameworks for the deployment of AI in educational institutions;
- Student autonomy, creativity, and the redefinition of authorship in 
AI-assisted learning Philosophy, Ethics, and the Governance of AI;
- Epistemic autonomy and the right to form one's own beliefs in 
algorithmically mediated environments;
- The philosophy of AI-generated knowledge: authenticity, authorship, 
and truth;
- Human dignity, autonomy, and identity in posthuman communicative contexts;
- Ethical frameworks for responsible AI development and deployment;
- AI consciousness, moral agency, and the limits of machine understanding;
- Trust, transparency, and accountability in AI systems Law, Regulation, 
and Democratic Accountability;
- The EU AI Act and its implications for communication, education, and 
public life;
- Fundamental rights in the age of intelligent systems: privacy, freedom 
of expression, and non-discrimination;
- Legal liability for AI-generated harm in media and educational contexts;
- Intellectual property, authorship, and copyright in the age of 
generative AI;
- Comparative approaches to AI regulation across democratic societies;
- The role of international governance frameworks in addressing the 
cross-border challenges of AI AI and Democratic Society;
- AI and the future of democratic participation, deliberation, and 
representation;
- Surveillance capitalism, data sovereignty, and the political economy 
of AI;
- Digital inclusion, algorithmic bias, and the unequal distribution of 
AI's benefits and harms;
- The geopolitics of AI development and its implications for democratic 
values;
- Civil society, digital activism, and resistance to algorithmic power;
- Media literacy, critical thinking, and the cultivation of informed 
citizenship in AI-saturated environments.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before July 
29, 2026, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining 
the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be 
notified by August 12, 2026 about the status of their proposals and sent 
chapter guidelines.Full chapters of a minimum of 10,000 words (word 
count includes references and related readings) are expected to be 
submitted by September 30, 2026, and all interested authors must consult 
the guidelines for manuscript submissions at 
https://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ 
<https://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/> 
prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a 
double-anonymized review basis. Contributors may also be requested to 
serve as reviewers for this project.

Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts 
submitted to this book publication, Digital Identity, Autonomy, and 
Communication in Posthuman Societies. All manuscripts are accepted based 
on a double-anonymized peer review editorial process.

All proposals should be submitted through the eEditorial Discovery® 
online submission manager.

PUBLISHER
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global Scientific 
Publishing, an international academic publisher of the "Information 
Science Reference", "Medical Information Science Reference", "Business 
Science Reference", and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. IGI 
Global Scientific Publishing specializes in publishing reference books, 
scholarly journals, and electronic databases featuring academic research 
on a variety of innovative topic areas including, but not limited to, 
education, social science, medicine and healthcare, business and 
management, information science and technology, engineering, public 
administration, library and information science, media and communication 
studies, and environmental science. For additional information regarding 
the publisher, please visit https://www.igi-global.com 
<https://www.igi-global.com>. This publication is anticipated to be 
released in 2027.

INDEXING INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE AUTHORS
IGI Global Scientific Publishing meets the criteria for inclusion in 
major indexing services such as Scopus; however, it is important to note 
that all indexing decisions are made independently by these services. 
IGI Global Scientific Publishing books are selectively indexed by the 
indexing organization after publication. Indexing cannot be guaranteed 
for any book prior to publication, and the indexing organization has 
complete control over the final selection and timeline.

IMPORTANT DATES
July 29, 2026: Proposal Submission Deadline
August 12, 2026: Notification of Acceptance
September 30, 2026: Full Chapter Submission
November 4, 2026: Review Results Returned
December 2, 2026: Final Acceptance Notification
December 9, 2026: Final Chapter Submission

INQUIRIES
Filipe T. Moreira
inED, Escola Superior de Educação, Instituto Politécnico do Porto
(filipemoreira /at/ ese.ipp.pt) <mailto:(filipemoreira /at/ ese.ipp.pt)>

Paulo Barroso
ICNOVA, Instituto Politécnico de Viseu
(pbarroso1062 /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(pbarroso1062 /at/ gmail.com)>

Alexandre Figueiredo
ICNOVA, Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre
(ampfigueiredo /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(ampfigueiredo /at/ gmail.com)>

Pedro Simoes
ICNOVA, Instituto Politécnico da Guarda
(psimoesphd /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(psimoesphd /at/ gmail.com)>

CLASSIFICATIONS
Education; Media and Communications; Government and Law; Social Sciences 
and Humanities
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