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Call for Papers - Designing for Literacy in a Postdigital World
deadline: 01.04.2026
category: Publication
keywords: Postdigital literacy; AI and education; more‑than‑human entanglements
Media and Educational Science
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Postdigital Science and Education Journal & Department of Design
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University of Southern Denmark
The Special Issue rethinks literacy in a postdigital world where humans, technologies and other material actors are deeply entangled. It calls for broader conceptualisations of literacy, focusing on how AI, disciplinary language and material environments reshape what it means to be literate, and how educators can design for emergent, more‑than‑human literate agency.
The 15th ARLE Conference in 2026: The Unbounded Journey: The Teaching of First Language, Literacy, and Literature in a Dynamic World
deadline: 01.04.2026
category: Event
(25.06.2026 - 27.06.2026)
keywords: L1 education; Vygotsky; technology and diversity
ARLE/IFTE & Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
This joint international conference brings together educators worldwide to celebrate L1 (first language and literature) education and mark the 130th anniversary of Lev Vygotsky’s birth. Under the theme “The Unbounded Journey,” it explores access, language, relationality, technology, place/displacement, storytelling, diversity, identity and agency in L1 research and practice in a post-pandemic, AI-shaped world.
8th International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Education (WAIE)
deadline: 05.04.2026
category: Event
(26.09.2026 - 29.09.2026)
keywords: AI in education; Intelligent learning systems; Educational robotics
Japan
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Japan
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Kogakuin University
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co-hosted by Hokkaido University of Science
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co-sponsored by Central China Normal University
WAIE is an annual event which aims at a key theme on Artificial Intelligence and Education. It is intended to provide a stimulating forum for researchers, scientists, engineers and practitioners to present their latest research findings, ideas, developments and applications in all aspects of Artificial Intelligence and Education. It will include keynote addresses by eminent scientists as well as plenary, special and regular presentation sessions. Peer review of all the papers will use a blind process and acceptance will be based on quality, originality and relevance. We welcome submissions concerning any branch of the Artificial Intelligence and Education, and their applications in education, and other subjects. The subjects include Artificial intelligence algorithms in education, Artificial neural networks in education, Knowledge Science and Knowledge Engineering, Educational robotics, Intelligent virtual reality based learning systems, etc, and their applications
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for an Inclusive and Sustainable Digital Economy in Africa
deadline: 15.04.2026
category: Event
(22.07.2026 06:00 - 23.07.2026 14:00)
keywords: inclusive AI, sustainable digital economy, Africa-focused governance
AfriAILab -
AfriAI Lab Conference 2026 — "Artificial Intelligence for Inclusive and Sustainable Digital Economy in Africa" — builds on AAIAC 2023 to advance AI-driven, context-aware solutions for Africa’s socio-economic challenges. Hosted by UDOM and NM-AIST with IEEE and partners, the event promotes collaboration, capacity building and applied research to scale AI for climate resilience, health, education, entrepreneurship and infrastructure, while prioritizing gender equity, ethical governance and equitable access to AI for underserved communities
Conference on Democracy & Digital Citizenship
deadline: 15.04.2026
category: Event
(27.08.2026 13:00 - 28.08.2026 12:00)
keywords: digital democracy; digital citizenship; datafied publics; AI and democracy; public trust in technology
Digital Democracy Centre (DDC); The Centre for Digital Citizenship (CDC); SHAPE - Shaping Digital Citizenshipand Copenhagen Centre for Social Data Science (SODAS)
The conference explores how digital technologies and AI are transforming democracy and citizenship. It examines how digital systems mediate relations between citizens and democratic institutions, shape public debate, governance, identities and datafied publics, and how they can both support and threaten democratic practices. By bringing together diverse disciplines over two days at Aarhus University (27–28 August 2026), the event aims to connect researchers interested in conceptual, methodological and practical questions around digital democracy and citizenship, including trust in technology, digital publics, and future democratic imaginaries.
Convocatoria 2026 número regular - Revista Chilena de Pedagogia
deadline: 30.04.2026
category: Publication
keywords: Teoría del pensamiento educativo y pedagógico, Tecnologías digitales e inteligencia artificial
Revista Chilena de Pedagogía
La revista recibe artículos con un rango temático variado, que incluye: - Teoría del pensamiento educativo y pedagógico - Estudios curriculares - Procesos didácticos - Actores de la educación - Política pública educativa - Formación docente inicial y continua - Educación pública y justicia social - Tecnologías digitales e inteligencia artificial
18° Congreso virtual internacional sobre Tecnología, Educación y Sociedad, CTES2026
deadline: 30.04.2026
category: Event
(28.05.2026 - 29.05.2026)
keywords: Tecnología, Educación y Sociedad
CENID
El propósito de la conferencia es crear una plataforma de debate para científicos, profesionales e investigadores nacionales e internacionales para compartir sus experiencias, mejores prácticas e ideas de vanguardia en I + D, las innovaciones y descubrimientos en el campo de la educación.
Third EUI-MPI Conference on IP, Competition and Innovation
deadline: 30.04.2026
category: Event
(15.10.2026 09:00 - 16.10.2026 17:00)
keywords: Intellectual property; Competition policy; Innovation incentives; Platform ecosystems
European University Institute & the Max-Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition
The relationship between intellectual property (IP) rights and competition policy is complementary in aiming to boost consumer welfare and innovation, but integrating innovation considerations into competition enforcement poses analytical and institutional challenges. Key issues include incentives, appropriability, and diffusion of innovation—especially in IP-intensive cases—while technological shifts (cumulative R&D, data-driven innovation, platform ecosystems) change how IP is used strategically. Jurisdictional differences in competition treatment of IP can create geopolitical tensions because of IP’s role in trade and the extraterritorial effects of competition rules. The Munich Conference on IP, Competition and Innovation solicits unpublished law-and-economics papers addressing cross-cutting and sector-specific issues; selected papers will be rigorously discussed over two days with attention to societal impacts.
Innovative and transformative approaches to quality inclusive education in international contexts
deadline: 30.05.2026
category: Publication
Beijing International Review of Education
It has been just over 30 years since the Salamanca Statement was endorsed by 92 governments and 25 international organisations in 1994, which marked an internationally shared commitment to inclusive education (UNESCO, 1994). The UN Sustainable Development Goals further affirm the indispensable role of quality inclusive education for a peaceful and sustainable future of the globe (UNESCO, 2015). While the definition of inclusive education is often contested, it can be usefully understood as a process that aims to maximise the presence, participation, and achievement of all students regardless of their backgrounds, and minimise any form of marginalisation, discrimination, and exclusion (Ainscow et al., 2006). Inclusive education requires an education system to adapt to student diversity through systematic changes, ranging from policy and resource distribution at a macro-level to classroom pedagogy and support at a micro-level. Inclusive education is to respect a student’s right to dignity, and it is every educator’s responsibility to build a learning environment with the right conditions for inclusion (Cantali et al., 2025). In the past few decades, we have seen landscape shifts in many countries with a growing recognition and valuing of student diversity in classrooms. The ways that countries address equality and equity issues in education systems tend to vary depending on complex economic, social, cultural, and political factors. For instance, in China, a traditional special education system operates as a way to ensure that resources and services are in place for children with disabilities, the country’s most vulnerable group to exclusion in education, while tremendous efforts have been made recently to increase access to regular schools and improve inclusive practice by reshaping teacher education programmes (Wang, 2023). In contrast, in Scotland, its unique Additional Support Needs system reaches nearly 40% of its student population and all teachers are expected to be competent in inclusive practice, whereas it still faces issues that compromise what the support system sets out to achieve (Morgan 2021; Scottish Government, 2025). There won’t be a single unified solution that can be uncritically applied across international contexts. This does not undermine the difference it makes to our understanding when we learn about, in more depth, how progress is made and how challenges are overcome in one another’s social-cultural context. Indeed, there have already been many examples that demonstrate the importance of learning across contexts (e.g., lesson study). Therefore, this special issue will bring together the latest research that adds to the global learning of innovative and transformative approaches to quality inclusive education. The collection is intended to contribute to the conceptualisation of inclusive education and create a positive impact on the future development of policy and practice.
Advances on Societal Digital Transformation DIGITAL 2026
deadline: 31.05.2026
category: Event
(05.07.2026 12:00 - 09.07.2026 20:00)
keywords: Transformación digital, riesgos digitales (desinformación y identidad), IA e IoT
International Academy
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Research
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and Industry Association
DIGITAL 2026 convoca a contribuciones académicas e industriales sobre la transformación digital de la sociedad y sus tecnologías (IA, IoT, ML, Big Data, digital twins, infraestructuras y comunicaciones), así como aplicaciones en transporte, salud, ciudades inteligentes, fábricas, agricultura, edificios y políticas digitales. También aborda riesgos y desafíos: desinformación, identidad digital, privacidad, seguridad, impacto social y necesidad de educación digital. Se aceptan artículos técnicos, posiciones, encuestas, trabajos en progreso, paneles, tutoriales y presentaciones industriales
Democratic Innovations for a Polarized Digital Society
deadline: 31.05.2026
category: Publication
keywords: Democratic innovations; digital participation; polarization
A special issue of Societies (ISSN 2075-4698)
This Special Issue examines how democratic innovations—such as citizens’ assemblies, deliberative mini-publics, referenda and participatory budgeting—are being redesigned in an era of social media, polarization and digital risks. It invites theoretical, empirical and methodological contributions on online/offline participation, hybrid models, AI and disinformation, and the evaluation of these practices.
Reshaping Social Reality: Digital Societies and the Data-Based Approach
deadline: 31.05.2026
category: Publication
keywords: Digital societies; data-driven methodologies; algorithmic governance
A special issue of Societies (ISSN 2075-4698)
This Special Issue examines how digital technologies and data-based approaches are reshaping social reality and traditional social science domains. It focuses on big data, algorithms, and AI in governance, public opinion, inequality, labor, and policy, highlighting epistemological, ethical, and methodological challenges and opportunities for contemporary social research.
Rethinking Disability Through Adaptation and Assistive Technology
deadline: 01.06.2026
category: Publication
keywords: Assistive technology; disability; quality of life
A special issue of Societies (ISSN 2075-4698). This special issue belongs to the section "Disabled People/People with Disabilities (Non-Medical Coverage)"
This Special Issue focuses on how assistive technologies shape the lives of people with long-term disabilities and chronic conditions. It seeks innovative empirical, conceptual and review papers on the relationship between disability, technology and adaptation, with particular interest in cost-effectiveness studies and research on how assistive technologies affect quality of life.
3rd Conference of the European Network for Digital Democracy (EDDY)
deadline: 03.06.2026
category: Event
(21.09.2026 - 22.09.2026)
keywords: Digital democracy; online deliberation; participatory technologies; digital divide; crowdsourcing
European Network for Digital Democracy
The 3rd EDDY Conference focuses on advancing digital democracy by bringing together academics and practitioners whose work on the topic usually remains separate. The event aims to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange through talks, interactive and social sessions, and keynotes from both academic and non-academic speakers. It invites contributions (talks or demos) on a wide range of themes related to digital democracy, including online deliberation, liquid democracy, digital tools for decision-making, machine learning, crowdsourcing, digital identities, social media, participatory budgeting and the digital divide, with a special encouragement for students and early-career participants.
Call for Papers per il fascicolo 3/2026 di Mondi Migranti "Digital Migration Studies"
deadline: 15.06.2026
category: Publication
keywords: Digital Studies, Migration Studies
Andrea Volterrani
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Gaia Peruzzi
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Michele Sorice
La presente call è interessata a ricerche e studi che indaghino il ruolo dei media digitali nei processi di transizione e insediamento, di riconfigurazione sociale e culturale, di territorializzazione e deterritorializzazione, di vulnerabilità e rigenerazione urbana, coinvolgendo individui e comunità migranti, con un’attenzione particolare al contesto italiano all’interno di una più ampia prospettiva europea e transnazionale. Questa call for papers invita alla presentazione di contributi teorici e studi empirici che si concentrino principalmente (ma non esclusivamente) sul ruolo delle tecnologie digitali in relazione a: • i percorsi migratori e le diaspore; • le procedure di accesso alle istituzioni e ai servizi nel Paese di residenza; • le relazioni comunitarie nelle aree ad alta presenza migrante; • i contesti e le pratiche di vulnerabilità urbana e rigenerazione; • le pratiche e le politiche (incluse quelle culturali e artistiche) di inclusione
Mercados de la identidad: branding, diferencia y capitalismo de plataformas Subtítulo: Tecnología, cultura, datos y poder en la publicidad y el marketing
deadline: 30.06.2026
category: Publication
keywords: Identidad digital, dataficación de audiencias, plataformas y métricas
Conexión
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revista del Departamento Académico de Comunicaciones de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Convocatoria para un número temático sobre los mercados de la identidad en publicidad y marketing: se buscan artículos teóricos y empíricos que examinen cómo plataformas digitales, algoritmos, datos y la creciente digitalidad reconfiguran branding, segmentación, creatividad (incluida IA generativa) y métricas, así como las disputas culturales y éticas alrededor de diversidad, apropiación, economía de la influencia y exclusiones. Envíos en español, portugués o inglés; evaluación doble ciego; revisar normas antes de enviar. Convocatoria permanente.
Welfare Services: Policies to Create Equality, Diversity and Democracy
deadline: 30.06.2026
category: Publication
keywords: welfare services and social work welfare professions, digitalization, resilience, children, young people, and families co-creation
A special issue of Societies (ISSN 2075-4698).
The Special Issue explores how political, economic and environmental crises challenge equality, diversity and democracy in welfare services. Focusing particularly on social work and child welfare, it examines the changing role of welfare workers, the knowledge needed to strengthen services, and how co-created, resilient welfare services can meet future citizens’ needs.
Sección 7 – Perspectivas decoloniales en la enseñanza de dinámicas culturales hispanoamericanas: cruzando umbrales hacia la pluralidad y la post-digitalidad
deadline: 30.06.2026
category: Event
(26.02.2026 - 28.02.2026)
keywords: poscolonial, español, postdigital, imaginarios, currículo
Ana Troncoso
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Yolanda López García
Sección 7 – Perspectivas decoloniales en la enseñanza de dinámicas culturales hispanoamericanas: cruzando umbrales hacia la pluralidad y la post-digitalidad. Formatos para las presentaciones (una propuesta por persona): 1: Ponencia interactiva de unos 45min (30min con 10min de discusión) 2: Taller práctico (90min) Lengua: español o alemán Es crucial que en las escuelas como lugares de socialización y formación, la enseñanza crítica y decolonial sea parte del currículo. No solo en los materiales que se utilizan sino también en la práctica docente. Es notable que haya estudiantes que llegan a su formación universitaria sin haber reflexionado sobre continuidades poscoloniales. Este hecho puede ser un indicador de la ausencia en la sociedad en general de perspectivas críticas sobre estas continuidades, o de un inadecuado tratamiento de éstas en el sistema escolar en particular. El presente panel propone crear un espacio de reflexión sobre cómo incorporar e implementar perspectivas críticas de lo poscolonial en la enseñanza de dinámicas culturales en Hispanoamérica y España, en consideración de todos los ámbitos involucrados en este proceso. Esto es considerar, junto a la enseñanza del idioma español, las transformaciones sociales de los contextos de sus hablantes y cómo éstas son abordadas y/o representadas por miembros de las respectivas comunidades. También significa considerar el contexto de aprendizaje, vale decir la escuela o centros de formación adulta, puesto que las condiciones de la poscolonialidad generan realidades también en el interior de las instituciones educacionales y se manifiestan, entre otras cosas, en los programas de enseñanza. Esta propuesta se enmarca entonces en la necesidad de cruzar umbrales epistemológicos y metodológicos para fomentar una comprensión crítica, diversa y plural que cuestione los imaginarios dominantes (Castoriadis, 2005) y dé voz a narrativas subalternas, propiciando así polifonías decoloniales. Considerando las experiencias de personas que trabajan en los distintos contextos de enseñanza, el panel busca discutir sobre perspectivas y herramientas de implementación para el fomento de una educación crítica y representativa de la pluralidad de los contextos en los que se habla la lengua. De esta manera se busca también contribuir a la necesaria transformación de currículos e inclusión de nuevas metodologías y prácticas. Se propone un abordaje interdisciplinario, que combine los aportes de la teoría poscolonial (Coronil, 2000 / Hall 2013) e interseccional (Lugones, 2008 / Mignolo, 2005 / Spivak, 2017), con un enfoque que reconoce la “mediatización profunda” (Hepp, 2020) y la continuidad entre los mundos “en línea” y “fuera de línea”, es decir, post-digitales (Knox, 2019). En este contexto es que las nuevas tecnologías y los medios pueden servir para explorar nuevas formas de enseñanza con materiales innovadores para los estudios del español, las dinámicas culturales de sus hablantes y la representación y mediatización de éstas. La interdisciplinariedad puede manifestarse también en los acercamientos metodológicos. Se invita a reflexionar sobre cómo las herramientas digitales y las plataformas de redes sociales pueden ser utilizadas para crear espacios de diálogo intercultural (López García, 2024) y de construcción colectiva de conocimiento. Se destaca la utilización del cine y otros medios audiovisuales (Troncoso Salazar, 2021) como vehículos para explorar imaginarios sobre el sur global, la diversidad de voces subalternas y su mediatización. El análisis crítico de producciones cinematográficas y series televisivas pueden reflejar realidades sociales y procesos culturales, entregando imágenes de mayor resolución, vale decir, más complejas, de las comunidades de la lengua estudiada. El panel busca entonces explorar experiencias pedagógicas que reflexionen sobre los siguientes posibles tópicos, sin limitarse a ellos: 1) Metodologías en la enseñanza del español y de estudios culturales sobre Hispanoamérica y España que incorporen una perspectiva crítica poscolonial. 2) Utilización de medios audiovisuales y digitales para explorar imaginarios emergentes subalternos. 3) Análisis crítico de sitios de redes sociales y plataformas digitales como espacios de producción cultural. 4) Desafíos y oportunidades de la post-digitalidad en la enseñanza de lenguas y culturas.
Digital Transformations and Trust in Child and Family Social Work - SPECIAL ISSUE
deadline: 31.07.2026
category: Publication
keywords: Children’s wellbeing; Digital divide; Digital social work; Misinformation and disinformation; Trust in institutions
Prof. Kateřina Mikulcová & Child and Family Social Work Wiley online
Special issue on how digital technologies reshape child and family social work, focusing on effects of digital divides, misinformation, surveillance and digitally mediated services on trust, engagement and wellbeing. Seeks conceptual, empirical and practice-based papers on risks (inequality, dis/misinformation, privacy), and on innovations and policies that promote inclusion, resilience and ethical, trust-building digital practices across diverse contexts.
Transformation of Higher Education in Emerging Technological Frameworks: Quality, Sustainability and Institutional Development
deadline: 31.12.2026
category: Publication
keywords: higher education transformation; digital transformation; governance and quality assurance
Dr. Borka Malcic
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Dr. Minja Bolesnikov
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MPDI & Topic editors: Prof. Dr. Boris Dumnić
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Prof. Dr. Milan Vidaković
The Topic examines how accelerated digital and emerging technologies (e.g., AI, learning analytics, automation, hybrid learning) are reshaping higher education at multiple levels: teaching and learning, governance, quality assurance, sustainability, and institutional strategy. It invites theoretical, empirical and applied work on how institutions adopt and govern these technologies while safeguarding academic quality, pursuing SDGs, and enhancing resilience, with particular interest in integrative, ethical and human‑centred perspectives.
Journal of Adult and Continuing Education
deadline: 31.12.2026
category: Publication
Journal of Adult and Continuing Education
The journal is peer-reviewed and focuses on international and national issues and is aimed at researchers, professionals and practitioners in all sectors. It publishes both research articles and reflections on policy and practice, and offers opportunities for all concerned with post-compulsory education to make contributions to debate.
Human Resource Development Review (HRDR)
deadline: 31.12.2026
category: Publication
Human Resource Development Review (HRDR)
Human Resource Development Review (HRDR) is an international journal focusing on theory development for scholars and practitioners in human resource development and related disciplines. HRDR publishes high-quality conceptual work using non-empirical research methods. The journal is committed to advancing HRD by providing fresh theoretical insights, new conceptual models, critical examination of literature, and multi-paradigm approaches to theory building.
Advances in Developing Human Resources (ADHR)
deadline: 31.12.2026
category: Publication
Advances in Developing Human Resources (ADHR)
Advances in Developing Human Resources (ADHR) focuses on the issues that help you work more effectively in human resource development. The journal spans the realms of performance, learning, and integrity within an organizational context. Balancing theory and practice, each Issue of the journal is devoted to a different topic central to the development of human resources. ADHR has covered subjects as wide-ranging and vital as performance improvement, action learning, on-the-job training, informal learning, how HRD relates to the new global economy, leadership, and the philosophical foundations of HRD practice.
Recherche et Applications en Marketing
deadline: 31.12.2026
category: Publication
Recherche et Applications en Marketing
Recherche et Applications en Marketing (English edition) is a peer reviewed academic international journal publishing original research in the field of marketing in French and translated into English. It is a main reference for the development and dissemination of new concepts and new methods in marketing. Recherche et Applications en Marketing publishes articles covering any aspect of marketing, including consumer behaviour, communication, retailing, CRM, new product development and more. The journal publishes research articles, research notes, critical state of the art papers, and also articles offering perspectives from other disciplines which might be applied to marketing. Recherche et Applications en Marketing is an official journal of the AFM (French Marketing Association - Association Française du marketing). It is the leading French research journal in the field of marketing which has been published since 1986, and in both English and French since 2007.