𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮: 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿, 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀

𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮: 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿, 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀

𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹:
Asian Journal of Communication

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿:
Taylor & Francis Group

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲:
31 July 2026

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly being adopted as a tool for governance across Asia, transforming public administration, service delivery, healthcare, policing, surveillance, smart cities, diplomacy, and automated decision-making. As governments and institutions deploy AI technologies to manage populations and address societal challenges, critical questions emerge regarding power, accountability, ethics, transparency, and social justice.

The Asian Journal of Communication invites submissions for its Special Issue titled AI for Governance in Asia: Power, Politics, and Ethics. The issue seeks to shift scholarly attention from the governance of AI to governance by AI, critically examining how AI technologies are designed, deployed, and used to shape governance processes and social order across Asian societies.

Asia presents a particularly important context for studying AI-enabled governance due to its diverse political systems, rapid technological adoption, strong state–technology partnerships, and varying attitudes towards privacy, surveillance, and digital governance. The Special Issue aims to generate nuanced, context-specific insights into the political, ethical, and societal implications of AI-driven governance in the region.

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁

Submissions may address, but are not limited to:

• AI and public administration and governance systems
• AI-enabled service delivery in healthcare, aged care, and social welfare
• AI, policing, surveillance, and security governance
• AI and automated decision-making systems
• AI-driven smart cities and urban management initiatives
• AI and propaganda, political communication, and information control
• AI and international communication and digital diplomacy
• AI and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• AI applications in labour governance and workforce management
• Bias, discrimination, and exclusion in AI-enabled governance systems
• Ethical dilemmas and social inequalities arising from AI adoption
• Platforms and digital infrastructures for AI governance
• State–technology relations and governance partnerships
• Public resistance, activism, and responses to AI governance initiatives
• Technological determinism and governance in the age of AI
• Disciplinary effects of AI-enabled governance on individuals and communities

The Special Issue particularly welcomes studies focusing on Asian contexts, including Southeast Asia and underrepresented populations such as migrants, refugees, children, older adults, and other marginalised communities that have often been overlooked in existing AI scholarship.

𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀

Interested authors are invited to submit:

• An abstract of 300–500 words outlining the paper title, central argument, and methodology
• A short author biography

Abstract submissions should be emailed to:

• Jian Xu – j.xu@deakin.edu.au
• Terence Lee – terence.lee@nottingham.edu.cn
• Gerard Goggin – g.goggin@westernsydney.edu.au

During full paper submission, authors should indicate that their manuscript is intended for the Special Issue titled AI for Governance in Asia: Power, Politics, and Ethics.

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲

• Abstract Submission Deadline: 19 January 2026
• Notice of Abstract Acceptance: 9 February 2026
• Full Paper Submission Deadline: 31 July 2026
• Special Issue Publication: Mid-2027

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀

• Jian Xu, Deakin University, Australia
• Terence Lee, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
• Gerard Goggin, Western Sydney University, Australia

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