The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping power, authority, and ethics across societies. From machine learning to autonomous systems, AI is now embedded in governance, security, media, labour, and justice—fundamentally altering who makes decisions and who benefits.

This technological shift unfolds within a fragmented global order characterised by geopolitical tensions, divergent regulations, and a weakening of multilateralism. Rather than bridging divides, AI often deepens existing inequalities and amplifies systemic biases. As both a tool of control and a potential force for innovation in public service and civic life, AI raises urgent questions: Who designs these systems, for what purposes, and with what consequences?

We invite scholars, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers from diverse disciplines to contribute papers that explore and address these pressing issues. Contributions may draw from a range of disciplines, including political science, international relations, law, ethics, sociology, communication and media studies, information science, public administration, anthropology, and others.

Through this interdisciplinary engagement, the conference aims to foster a vibrant dialogue on the future of AI governance—and whether it will perpetuate existing hierarchies or facilitate the development of more just, inclusive, and humane socio-political orders. We welcome submissions using different methodological approaches to study these topics.

Subtopics

1. Global Geopolitics and National AI Strategies: Comparative Policy Responses

2. Surveillance Technologies, and the Future of Human Rights

3. AI, Labor Transformation, and the Future of Work

4. Tech Monopolies and the Challenges to Democratic Pluralism

5. Artificial Intelligence and Democracy: A Guardian or a Threat?

6. Regulating Digital Platforms and the Evolving Role of the State in Democratic Systems

7. AI in Influence Campaigns, Misinformation, and Disinformation

8. Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence and the Transformation of Public Administration

9. Automated Justice: AI in Decision-Making and the Protection of Due Process

10. The Cultural and Environmental Footprint of AI at Scale

This workshop is organized by the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (https://fisip.unair.ac.id) at the Universitas Airlangga.
The workshop will take place in Surabaya from about 27 August until about 28 August. All presenters are expected to attend in person and make their own travel arrangements.

The deadline to submit paper abstracts (up to 500 words) for the workshop is 30 June 2025.
Find the submission page at this link: https://fisip.conference.unair.ac.id/.
Acceptance notifications will be sent by 7 July 2025.
Registration for non-presenters will open on 7 July.
Please note that co-authors have to register separately as non-presenters if they wish to attend the workshop.

Invited Speaker

1. Prof. Mark Coeckelbergh – University of Vienna (Confirmed)

2. Prof. Marko Skoric – City University of Hong Kong (Confirmed)

3. Dr. Yuyun Surya – Universitas Airlangga (Confirmed)

4. Prof. Dr. Mohd Afandi Bin Salleh – Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (Confirmed)

Important Dates

• Call For Paper: 1 June 2025 (Extended Abstract - 500 words)

• Abstract Submission Deadline: 30 June 2025

• Acceptance Notification: 7 July 2025

• Registration (Early): 7 July - 14 July 2025

• Registration (Regular): 14 July - 21 July 2025

• Paper Submission: 20 August 2025 (3000–6000 words)

• Conference Date: 27–28 August 2025

Registration Fee

Early Bird Fee

• Student Presenter: IDR 650.000

• Non-Student Presenter: IDR 850.000

• International Presenter: USD 50

• Non-Presenting Audience: IDR 550.000

Regular Fee

• Student Presenter: IDR 750.000

• Non-Student Presenter: IDR 950.000

• International Presenter: USD 70

• Non-Presenting Audience: IDR 650.000

Contact us: conference@fisip.unair.ac.id