The Center for Interdisciplinary Media Research and Analysis (CARISM) and the Centre Internet et Société, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in scientific partnership with IRSEM, are organizing the international conference called "Big Tech as an Actor of Global Security and Geopolitical Conflicts" from May 2 to 3, 2024.

On this occasion, IRSEM and its partners are inviting doctoral students and researchers to contribute to research on this theme. This call for contributions is open to a variety of disciplines, including but not limited to international relations, political science, media studies, security studies.

3 main axes:

• 1.      Big Tech in transnational conflicts and social movements
• 2.      Big Tech and everyday “trust and safety”
• 3.      Big Tech and digital sovereignty

Find here the detailed call for papers.

Please plan to submit an extended abstract (800-1000 words long, excluding bibliography) that should include one or more research question(s), a description of the data supporting the proposal, the used methodology, the main findings of the paper, and the paper’s primary contributions to literature and/or ongoing policy debates. Submissions should be sent to the following address: bigtechinsec@protonmail.com

Deadline for proposals: December 5th, 2023